Chennai: Indian Bank met or exceeded nearly all of its FY26 guidance metrics, with the cost-to-income ratio the lone miss at about 46% versus a 45% target, the public sector lender’s MD & CEO Binod Kumar told TOI. The bank’s core profitability remained stable, with net interest margin (NIM) at 3.24% for FY26—above the guided…
Chennai: This year, the seat matrix for the state’s undergraduate medical programme is unlikely to see an increase in govt medical colleges compared to 2025. Plus Max Medical College and Hospital, a new private college in Salem has applied to start the MBBS programme, while some existing colleges have sought higher intake. Officials at the…
Chennai: A 19-year-old man was arrested at Central Railway Station on charges of murdering a 79-year-old woman and stealing her gold jewellery in Karur district on April 26. The accused, who was absconding, was traced to a Chennai-bound train and apprehended upon arrival.Police said the woman, Thayarammal, who was alone at home when murdered, was…
Chennai: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) which met on Wednesday directed Karnataka to release 2.5 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for the month of May, aligning with the Supreme Court’s final award in the inter-state river dispute. TN also objected to Karnataka’s contention that excess water was released in 2025 -26, stating…
Thousands of transgender women transitioned from ‘brides’ to ‘widows’ in a ritual reenactment of the Mahabharata legend during the Koothandavar festival at the temple dedicated to Lord Aravan at Koovagam near Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district on Wednesday. The transition follows the symbolic sacrifice of Lord Aravan, son of one of the Pancha Pandavas, Arjuna, who,…
A fire rages in Parson Valley range in the Nilgiris, burning through more than 800 hectares in two weeks When the Nilgiris forests caught fire two weeks ago, Tamil Nadu’s forest department fought back with everything it had — drones, more than 400 field staff and an Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter equipped with…
Chennai: Cholamandalam MS General Insurance has reported a profit before tax of Rs 445 crore for the 2025-26 fiscal year and reported PBT of Rs 99.25 crore for the Dec quarter. Gross written premium (GWP), a measure of total sales revenue an insurance company generates, increased 6.9% for the year and stood at Rs 8,904…
SALEM: A science writer in Yercaud in Salem district has set a record by uploading 25,000 public-information images on Wikimedia Commons.Elango, known as ‘Yercaud’ Elango, who worked as a botanical assistant with the Botanical Survey of India and retired in 2021, has documented scientific, botanical, zoological and archaeological subjects on Wikimedia Commons since Nov 22,…
TNPDCL officials said that there were not any interruptions in power supply across the state due to the surge in power demand. 130239729CHENNAI: In the peak of summer in Tamil Nadu, the power demand and consumption has been scaling dizzying heights every day. On Tuesday, the power consumption in the state breached the 470 million…
CHENNAI: A CCTV operator on election duty recorded and shared video footage from a high-security surveillance control room near a strong room housing electronic voting machines (EVMs) at Anna University on Tuesday. He was arrested moments after the clipping surfaced on social media platforms, triggering an outcry. Yuvaraj of Thiruvarur district was deployed by a…
