CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has emerged as the country’s biggest employment generator under Centre’s production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles, creating nearly one in four jobs generated under the programme.The scheme for textiles has contributed to employment generation by encouraging investments in the manufacture of MMF apparel, MMF fabrics and technical textiles.The scheme has generated…
Debt-ridden TNPDCL lets ₹584 crore slip, another ₹300 crore at risk Chennai: For debt-ridden Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL), every rupee collected is worth more than two rupees saved. Yet, TNPDCL, which has a debt of more than ₹1 lakh crore as per the recent white paper released by the state govt, has…
Chennai: Three men were arrested for robbing and extorting ₹35,000 from a real estate businessman after luring him to a house in T Nagar through a dating app. Police recovered ₹21,000 and seized a mobile phone and knife. The realtor, Sureshkumar, 53, of Arumbakkam, received a call through the mobile application on Sunday evening and…
On March 23, 2020, while the man’s wife was away, he offered the domestic worker’s daughter a spiked drink, and raped her. Chennai: A 58-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was a domestic worker at his house.According to the prosecution, the convict from Ashok Nagar,…
Tamil Nadu makes for 13% of India’s total exports. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has retained its position as India’s third-largest exporting state for the third consecutive year, with merchandise exports rising from $43.2 billion in 2023-24 to $58.9 billion in 2025-26, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal told Lok Sabha. Tamil Nadu accounts for 13%…
Break in migratory pattern Chennai: Chennai’s wetlands witnessed something unusual this year: Greater Flamingos, typically fleeting visitors tied to a predictable seasonal rhythm, are now being recorded through the year at both Pallikaranai Marshland and Kovalam Creek.The majority spotted are juveniles, a first for both locations. “This is the first time the juvenile flamingos were…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday met Tamil rapper Arivu alias Arivarasu Kalainesan who protested against NEET in front of the Secretariat and got detained.Hours after Arivu’s protest seeking a ban on NEET and his meeting with Vijay, TVK said moving education to the state list was the only solution to the issue….
Chennai: IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has opened registrations for the latest batch of the Out of the Box Thinking (OOBT) through mathematics course. The online course, which is free of cost, is expected to nurture creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills among school and college students, educators.The course will commence from Aug 7 and…
Chennai: In order to eradicate corruption in tendering and procurement, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to train around 2,000 officials on floating, scrutinising and evaluating tenders.The civic body floats more than 300 tenders, ranging from works worth a few lakh rupees to projects costing several hundred crore. every month. Over the past two…
Chennai: After 86 days of voting, the results of election conducted to elect 23 members to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was declared by the Supreme Court-appointed high-power committee on Tuesday.Those who elected include former chairman of the council P S Amalraj, and 17 others including advocates K Balu, R C Paul…
