Chennai: When police stopped an auto splattered with blood during an early-morning patrol near Kundrathur on Friday, the three men inside tried to pass it off as blood from a hand injury. Unconvinced, the cops took them in for questioning and eventually uncovered the murder of their 27-year-old friend.Thirumudivakkam police, who intercepted the auto during…
We inherited a system that was riddled with corruption, says minister R Nirmalkumar Chennai: Former electricity minister V Senthilbalaji and incumbent minister R Nirmalkumar traded barbs in the Assembly on Friday over complaints of inflated power bills, defunct officials’ contact numbers and alleged lapses in power infrastructure development.The argument started when Coimbatore South MLA Senthilbalaji…
Chennai: Leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin questioned chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s shift in his stand on delimitation, resulting in an intense debate in the state assembly on Friday. TVK ministers maintained that the party has not changed its position.Udhayanidhi flagged the issue, citing Vijay’s speech in Southern Zone Council meeting chaired by Union…
CM C Joseph Vijay waving from his car Chennai: Leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin announced in the assembly on Friday that all 59 DMK MLAs would not avail the cars to be provided by the state govt.He said the decision was taken on the direction of DMK president M K Stalin, considering the state’s…
Sekar Vembu, founder and chief executive of Vembu Technologies Chennai: Vembu Technologies, a software company focused on backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity solutions, targets more than $250 million in revenue, including $200 million in global business, over the next five years, as it scales and establishes itself as a larger, enterprise-focused player.The company, founded in…
Chennai: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will make its first round of investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) over the next two months. This would mark the pension regulator’s maiden entry into the AIF ecosystem, following investments in equities and debt.The NPS Bharat Fund of Funds (FoF) has been established under NPS…
Chennai: A war of words broke out in the assembly on Friday between HR&CE minister S Ramesh and former minister P K Sekarbabu over the handling of temple administration. While Ramesh accused the previous DMK govt of leaving projects worth ₹418 crores pending, Sekarbabu hit back, stating that succeeding govts should complete, not cancel, projects…
Chennai: DMK MLA P H Manoj Pandian on Friday questioned the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation’s (TNMSC) role in procuring gold rings for newborns, asking whether the corporation had the mandate or expertise to scrutinise tender bids for gold for the Thaimaman Thanga Modhiram scheme.Participating in the Assembly discussion, Pandian said the procurement should have…
Chennai: Law minister R Nirmalkumar announced in the assembly on Friday that the state govt would establish 17 new special courts for the exclusive trial of Pocso cases at a cost of ₹25 crore.The decision has been taken considering the huge backlog of cases, Nirmalkumar said. While Madurai would have two new courts, the rest…
Chennai: Raising the issue of legislative decorum, former chief minister and MLA O Panneerselvam on Friday urged assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar to accord proper dignity and protocol to leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin inside the House.During the ongoing assembly session, Panneerselvam drew attention to parliamentary conventions, noting that the leader of the…
