Tamil Nadu plans world-class Olympic City and Motor Sports City in Chennai. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is set to strengthen its position as a major sporting and motorsports hub with plans to establish a world-class Olympic City and a dedicated Motor Sports City in Chennai.Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the projects in the state Assembly…
The Madras HC has ruled against M K Stalin’s plea disputing V S Babu’s election win, which alleged EVM errors and inconsistencies post-counting CHENNAI: Madras high court on Thursday dismissed as not maintainable a plea by DMK chief M K Stalin seeking to nullify the victory of TVK MLA V S Babu from the Kolathur…
Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay (Image credit-X) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will construct a new building complex housing the state Legislative Assembly and Secretariat in Chennai, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore. The complex will come up over an area of 20 lakh sq ft and will incorporate modern facilities and infrastructure.The proposed complex…
The authorities in charge of the supply have swindled about ₹30 crore from June 2019 to June 2021 by modifying the bills of supply, the petitioner said. Chennai: Madras high court has warned that it would be constrained to transfer the DVAC probe into the suspected multi-crore scam in the Madurai Central Prison to another…
The petitioner, advocate Parvez Mushraf, a resident Dindigul, wanted the authorities to place in the public domain the details of people from Tamil Nadu who travelled to Nepal, including those who had been rescued, those undergoing treatment, and those still missing. Chennai: A lawyer has moved Madras high court seeking direction to the state and…
At least 2,000 data-entry operators will have to be appointed across two shifts to digitise four lakh records a day. Progress will be monitored through a dashboard, with shortfalls attracting penalties. Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set to digitise a vast archive of historical records, including property documents dating back to 1865 and birth and death…
Snakebite deaths expose Tamil Nadu’s rural health gaps Chennai: Snakebite deaths in Tamil Nadu are concentrated in rural areas, where victims were largely farmers or daily-wage workers bitten in fields or after dark. Delayed treatment and unsafe first-aid practices—including tourniquets, herbal remedies and cutting the bite wound—were among reasons that caused death, an analysis by…
A hunger strike called by nearly 50 differently-abled unemployed teachers entered the third day on Wednesday, at Commissionerate of the Welfare of the Differently Abled office on Kamarajar Salai in Chennai. Photo.C Suresh Kumar Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will withdraw cases registered between May 2021 and April 2026 against farmers and teachers who participated in…
Chennai: CB-CID cybercrime wing registered a case on Sept 1 after detecting an AI-generated deepfake video impersonating chief minister C Joseph Vijay circulating on social media platforms.The video showed a person resembling Vijay speaking in Hindi, asking people seeking financial assistance to contact a WhatsApp number. The social media centre of the state police alerted…
UT administration notified the Chandigarh Mental Healthcare Rules, 2026 on Tuesday Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) commissioner G S Sameeran on Wednesday opened a mental health wellness centre at Ripon Building to more than 20,000 of its employees.The centre, ‘Mind Mantra’, has been established by GCC in collaboration with the Credai Chennai Foundation and Dhruthi…
