INCOIS forecasts El Nino to Peak in Nov-Jan, likely to Overlap with NE Monsoon 2026 Chennai: The El Nino event developing over the equatorial Pacific is expected to peak between Nov 2026 and Jan 2027, coinciding with the northeast monsoon season when the city receives nearly 62% of its annual rainfall and Tamil Nadu about…
Chennai: Two men were killed in separate incidents within the limits of Mambalam police station in T. Nagar on Wednesday night. Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident.In the first incident, Rajendran, 50, a resident of Kannammapet in T. Nagar who worked as a housekeeping worker at a wedding hall, was found dead…
Chennai: A burglar was arrested by the Rajamangalam police for breaking into a locked house in Kolathur and stealing gold jewellery and other valuables. Police recovered two gold chains weighing three sovereigns, worth ₹4 lakh, and seized the two-wheeler used in the crime.The complainant, G. Muthusubramani, 48, a railway technician working in Andhra Pradesh, locked…
Duraimurugan withdraws plea seeking transfer of trial in corruption case Chennai: Madras high court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea moved by former DMK minister Duraimurugan seeking transfer of a disproportionate assets case against him from the Chennai special court for cases against MPs and MLAs to a special court in Vellore.On Thursday, when the…
In a fresh twist to the standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the release of the 982-page Keeladi excavation report. CHENNAI: In a fresh twist to the standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the release of the 982-page Keeladi excavation report,…
Unidentified man dies by suicide near SIDCO Chennai: An unidentified man jumped in front of a speeding truck and was killed near the SIDCO Industrial Estate in Thirumudivakkam on Wednesday night. Police said Mahesh, 30, a lorry driver from Kundrathur, was returning to Thirumudivakkam from Oragadam. When he was driving past the Electricity Board office…
Chennai: Citing elements of scam in ₹284 crore worth tenders for construction of footpaths across the city, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) cancelled them on Wednesday.The tenders, floated days ahead of the model code of conduct for the assembly polls, had multiple irregularities such as pre-fixing tenders to a few contractors and a four-fold increase…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday appointed Natham R Viswanathan and S P Velumani as party deputy general secretaries, and Varasur A Arunachalam as party headquarters secretary. The appointments have signalled an improvement in ties with the leaders who had patched up with EPS after rebelling against him. Senior leaders P Thangamani,…
Chennai: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday welcomed chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s statement that Tamil Nadu govt would cooperate with Union govt on administrative matters though BJP is TVK’s ideological enemy.“As a Union minister, I welcome the announcement of TVK govt that it will cooperate with Union govt,’’ Nirmala told reporters in Kancheepuram…
Girish Wagh, MD & CEO of Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Chennai: Tata Motors expects significant sourcing efficiencies and new product opportunities from its 3.8 billion euros acquisition of Italian truck and bus maker Iveco, with the transaction on track for completion in the second quarter of FY27.Iveco sold about 140,000 vehicles and reported revenue of…
