A few weeks ago, Chennai played host to a quiet but strategically significant development amid the din of election rallies. Francois Provost, chief executive of the 58 billion euro French auto major Renault Group, spent nearly a week in India—much of it in Chennai—signalling the city’s growing importance in the global ambitions of Europe’s third-largest…
On April 30, N Kamakodi, MD & CEO of City Union Bank, will step down from the 121-year-old institution. His departure brings the curtain down on a 15-year journey that saw the private sector bank transition from manual processes to a tech-driven model, while retaining a focus on asset quality and disciplined expansion. Over these…
Vamanan She could play the traditional heroine, a morally ambivalent protagonist, a breezy comedienne, an unrestrained seductress, or a supporting player with shades of grey. G Varalakshmi was an actress of remarkable range. Off-screen, however, she remained resolutely herself, a woman who lived by her passions, indifferent to social approval. That uncompromising persona earned labels…
CHENNAI: Nearly 20,000 more voters turned up at polling booths across 16 constituencies on April 23 than in the 2021 Assembly election, held at Covid-19 second wave peak.On Saturday, after re-verifying polling-station data and adding postal ballots, the ECI put the total votes polled in Chennai at 24.41 lakh. Postal ballots — including those cast…
While some posed for photos with him, a tourist insisted that he repeat the ‘over’ gesture he made after seat-sharing talks with Congress at DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam on March 4. Stalin responded positively. CHENNAI: After days of hectic election work, chief minister M K Stalin took a break, arriving in Kodaikanal on Saturday with…
Chennai: Students who have created portfolios on platforms such as ‘GitHub’ and ‘Behance’ are likely to get weightage for admissions to computer science-related courses and creative courses such as visual communication. Some colleges wanted to conduct one-to-one counselling with students before the admissions to give them an idea about the programmes started in emerging areas.With…
Commuters on the Tiruttani–Arakkonam route will experience disruptions for several weeks due to engineering works. (Representative image) CHENNAI: Commuters on the Tiruttani–Arakkonam stretch are set to face disruptions over the next few weeks as Southern Railway has announced cancellations and partial curbs on EMU services due to ongoing engineering works.As part of the exercise, EMU…
CHENNAI: The Election Commission on Saturday revised Tamil Nadu’s April 23 voting percentage to 85.10%, down from the earlier estimate of 85.15%, a decrease of 0.05%. This marginal correction accounts for 28,672 voters, pegging the current state total at 4.87 crore votes. The ECI is yet to release the final polling data and the provisional…
Chennai: The lack of regular maintenance of the electricity distribution network has begun to show on the ground, with several neighbourhoods facing repeated interruptions in power supply.Incidents of transformers bursting, fires in pillar boxes and tripping of feeders have increased, resulting in frequent and prolonged power cuts and an unreliable supply, after the Tamil Nadu…
Chennai: If the weather already feels hot and humid, it may turn scorching within a week. Meteorologists said daytime temperatures along coastal areas such as Chennai are likely to rise further, breaching the 40C mark in the first week of May. On Sunday, however, the city and suburbs may continue to record maximum temperatures of…
