In the wake of the alleged fraudulent registration of a 1.4-acre parcel of land worth around ₹100 crore belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani, the HR&CE department has launched a comprehensive review of temple properties across the state.Speaking to The Times of India, S Ramesh, HR&CE minister said the CB-CID probe into…
Chennai: In a democracy, the voice of the dissent should be respected and a mere criticism of the govt or ministers cannot be termed a public order issue, the principal sessions court observed, while granting bail to political commentator and YouTuber Vinoth Suriya Kumar. He was was arrested by the cyber crime wing for a…
CPCL achieved a refinery capacity utilisation of 108% in Q1FY27 Chennai: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) reported a sharp turnaround in its financial performance for the first quarter of FY27, posting a standalone net profit of Rs 1,017 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, against a net loss of Rs 57 crore in…
Milky Mist focuses on value-added dairy products Chennai: Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd. is expected to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the first week of August, according to people familiar with the matter.The IPO follows a ₹482-crore pre-IPO fundraise in May, led by Jongsong Investments Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced a protest at Palani on July 25, alleging illegal registration of valuable land belonging to the Palani Mutt. Claiming that the ongoing CB-CID investigation is compromised, he called for a CBI probe to ensure transparency.In a statement, Palaniswami said the mutt land, worth around Rs 100…
Chennai: After years of relying on private tankers and borewells for drinking water, more than four lakh residents in Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Thiruneermalai, Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam and Sembakkam are set to get piped supply under a proposed ₹500-crore project by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.The project is part of a wider plan to extend piped drinking water…
Relatives stage road blockade over woman’s death in Royapettah, demand probe into dowry harassment Chennai: Relatives of a 24-year-old woman, whose body was brought to the hospital for a postmortem on Tuesday, staged a road blockade outside the hospital, alleging that she was murdered over dowry harassment. They demanded immediate action against her husband and…
(Photo credit: AI) Thousands of students and professionals seek paying guest accommodation in Chennai annually CHENNAI: Three years ago, S Hameed, 24, stepped out of Chennai Central with a backpack, a job offer and the hope of building a better future. He had come from Puttur in Andhra Pradesh, after his UG. But finding a…
He consumed alcohol, barged into a house and sexually assaulted a 48-year-old woman who was asleep. Chennai: A 29-year-old Nepalese national was arrested by Choolaimedu police after he was accused of trespassing into a house and molesting a 48-year-old woman while she was asleep on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Kesavan, is a native of Nepal…
His modus operandi was to stand beside the railway tracks and use a stick to knock the phones down before fleeing with them. Chennai: Perambur railway police on Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old man who used a stick to knock mobile phones from the hands of passengers travelling on the footboards of Chennai suburban trains.Police identified…
