MOBILITY BOOST: The Yamaha factory at Vallam Vadagal Chennai has long been home to India’s two-wheeler manufacturing heavyweights. Alongside TVS Motor and Royal Enfield, Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha is now giving the city a bigger role in its global ambitions—not merely as a production base but as the company’s major export hub. More than a…
Chennai’s reputation as India’s healthcare capital has long rested on its hospitals and medical tourism. Increasingly, however, it is also becoming a destination for growth capital. Recently, Iswarya Fertility Center, a city-based IVF chain, secured more than `350 crore (about $37 million) from global healthcare investor OrbiMed Asia—one of the largest private equity investments in…
Chennai: A day before Parliament session was set to commence, former chief minister M K Stalin returned to Chennai from England on Sunday after completing his 14-day tour. Stalin had visited England to participate in the graduation ceremony of grandson Inban Udhayanidhi.Stalin was given a rousing reception by DMK leaders and cadres at Chennai airport….
Chennai: A Chennai motor accident claims tribunal has awarded ₹1.04 crore as compensation to the family of a woman dentist who was killed in a road accident in Neelathanallur, near Thanjavur in 2022.As the dentist travelled in a goods carrier (Tata Ace), the tribunal granted the award after deducting 10% towards contributory negligence on part…
Just 24 years after launch, CMBT, once Asia’s biggest bus terminus, stares at oblivion Chennai: Just 24 years after launch, CMBT, once Asia’s biggest bus terminus, stares at oblivion. The complex at Koyambedu has fallen into neglect after a majority of intra- and inter- state bus services were shifted to Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus at…
Raja Wahab Kashmiri as a judge in ‘Bandha Paasam’ VamananFrom the snow-draped valleys of Uri in Kashmir to the bustling film studios of Salem and Coimbatore in the pioneering decades of the Tamil talkie, Raja Wahab Kashmiri’s journey was every bit as dramatic as the films he directed. Born on the banks of the Jhelum…
Chennai: The number of seats available for online general counselling has increased by 26,580 (15%) compared to last year. As many as 1,98,825 seats are available in 418 engineering colleges for the general counselling this year.About 2.3 lakh students will compete for these seats in three rounds, which will begin on Monday. Experts predict the…
GCC collects ₹103 cr property tax in 14 days Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has collected ₹103.03 crore in pending and current property tax dues in just 14 days, with officials attributing the sharp rise to a special intensive collection drive being held across the city. The collection was recorded between July 3 and 16, during…
GCC removes encroachments on Pantheon Road Chennai: More than ten days after chief minister Vijay inspected the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children in Egmore, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Sunday carried out an eviction drive on Pantheon Road.GCC removed six encroachments, including two bunk shops, a sugarcane juice…
An educational game made using LLM Chennai: For teachers, AI large language models (LLMs) must not be a mere information platforms that perform administrative tasks, but to change classroom pedagogy and help students learn more effectively. This motto is what prompted organisers of Universal Teachers Academy (UTA), a Tamil Nadu-based teachers’ collective, to create educational…
