Chennai: Hyundai Motor Company and TVS Motor Company have formalised a partnership to develop and commercialise electric three-wheelers, targeting India’s fast-growing last-mile mobility market and potential exports to other emerging economies.The companies said on Monday they had signed a joint development agreement to co-design and manufacture a new generation of battery-powered three-wheelers, a segment that…
CHENNAI: There are clear signs of an electoral churn in Tamil Nadu’s two biggest urban hubs — Chennai and Coimbatore. Seats in Chennai, once seen as a comfortable terrain for DMK, have turned competitive, while in Coimbatore, long considered an AIADMK bastion, the ruling party is mounting a serious challenge in some segments.DMK won all…
Chennai: Amid sharp political exchanges, the campaign trail is also seeing moments of warmth. In several constituencies, teachers are stepping out to campaign for their former students.In Chennai, DMK’s Thousand Lights candidate N Ezhilan’s professor J Amalorpavanathan went on a door-to-door campaign on Saturday, distributing pamphlets to voters. Amalorpavanathan recalled Ezhilan’s years at Madras Medical…
Villupuram: The entry of former AIADMK minister and Rajya Sabha MP C Ve Shanmugam into Mailam constituency has redrawn battle lines, turning what might have been a routine contest in a rural segment into a high-stakes electoral test shaped by caste alignments, alliance arithmetic and candidate clout.Shanmugam’s shift from Villupuram to his home turf is…
Image used for representational purpose only CHENNAI: As many as 157 candidates fielded by major parties have declared that they have serious criminal cases, including murder, attempt to murder, crime against women and children, and corruption, pending against them. Even if they win, they are at risk of losing their MLA posts as these offences…
CHENNAI: The VCK–PMK poll rivalry, which grips much of the northern Tamil Nadu districts, begins on the outskirts of Chennai, from Thiruporur assembly constituency. Historically, victory margins have been narrow in at least seven elections. Reason: dalits and vanniyars are in near-equal numbers from Uthandi to Mamallapuram.As Old Mamallapuram Road (OMR) has transformed into the…
Chennai: Doctors in the fray are turning years of patient care into voter outreach, building campaigns around families they have treated and networks formed through practice.DMK has the highest number of doctors in its list at about 15, followed by TVK with about 11 and AIADMK with five. Other doctors in the contest include Tamilisai…
VIRUDHUNAGAR: A powerful explosion killed 23 workers and injured six at a firecracker factory in Kattanarpatti village Sunday afternoon, underscoring a long history of fatal blasts in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu – part of India’s main fireworks manufacturing belt centred around Sivakasi.The blast struck around 3.20pm at Muthuramlingapuram panchayat, roughly 520km southwest of Chennai,…
Chennai: DMK chose to forgo its hat-trick opportunity by ceding Pallavaram, which it won in 2016 and 2021, to DMDK, while AIADMK gave the seat to its minor ally, Indiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK). Pallavaram is one of the only two constituencies (the other being Thiruporur) in the Chennai region, where the allies lock horns for…
Chennai: Upgradation of the five-decades-old Metrowater pipelines through MLA or smart city funds, preventing untreated sewage from draining into Adyar river and widening of roads to reduce traffic congestion along key stretches are among the demands of Kotturpuram residents this election.Locals from areas, including Kottur Gardens, Lake View Road and Surya Nagar, have met a…
