Dr S M Balaji with Prime minister Narendra Modi and others CHENNAI: Dr S M Balaji, director and craniofacial surgeon at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital in Chennai, attended the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Seychelles as an official invitee of the Seychelles govt.Prime minister Narendra Modi, who was the chief guest at the event,…
CHENNAI: If anyone speaks about dividing the country and creating a separate Tamil nation, they will certainly be considered to be having mental health issues in the present-day scenario where the nation is unified in heart and soul, the Madras high court has said.Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while quashing a criminal case…
SALEM: S Karthi, 32, of M Kallipatty village in Salem district, who was arrested in 2024 on charges of raping and impregnating a minor girl, refused to apply for bail as he was firm that he would leave prison only after he was declared innocent by a court. He spent almost two years in the…
Suburban train in Chennai Chennai: Commuters on the city’s suburban rail network are likely to face inconvenience on July 5 and 12 (next two Sundays) with Southern Railway cancelling 41 EMU services for five hours to facilitate engineering works between Chennai Beach and Tambaram.A release said that the line and power block has been permitted…
Chennai: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district has increased to 18 after another worker died while undergoing treatment at a govt hospital, according to a health department bulletin issued on Friday.The latest fatality, Alathi Maharana Juanga from Odisha, was reported on Thursday. A total…
A team of lawyers led by Richardson Wilson, representing former Tamil Nadu minister E.V. Velu, on Thursday appeared before the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) office in Alandur and sought additional time for his appearance in connection with an inquiry initiated on a complaint against him. Chennai: A team of lawyers representing former DMK…
TN forest department rolls out mobile forensic lab, fire-response vehicles and upgraded arms for forest foot soldiers Chennai: To tackle forest fires more effectively, Tamil Nadu’s forest department has introduced an all-terrain vehicle capable of dousing flames in remote, off-road areas that are otherwise difficult to reach during emergencies.The state’s forest fire season runs from…
Man, niece found dead at home Chennai: A 50-year-old man and his college-going niece were found dead at the former’s rented house in T Nagar on Friday. Police suspect suicide over personal issues in the family and have registered a case. The deceased, Ramu of Ranipet, was working as an autorickshaw driver in the city…
Chennai: Ramco Systems, an enterprise software company, appointed its president and chief operating officer, Sandesh Bilagi, as chief executive officer.In his new role, he will drive Ramco’s global growth agenda and accelerate its strategy to become an AI-native enterprise software company, it said in a statement. Sandesh led the operational turnaround that returned the company…
Chennai: Chennai-based renewable engineering procurement and construction company Renfra Energy India has filed draft red herring prospectus for an initial public offering with Rs 430 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale component of up to 47,94,800 shares. The company plans to utilise the proceeds with Rs 160 crore towards redemption of non-convertible debentures…
