William Beardmore-Gray, senior partner and group chair, Knight Frank LLP Chennai: Global property consultancy Knight Frank is considering India for establishing its first Global Capability Centre (GCC). The facility will integrate the centres of excellence (COEs) currently operating in Malaysia, Mumbai and Poland to support its international operations.William Beardmore-Gray, senior partner and group chair, Knight…
Chennai: From dingy rooms selling overpriced snacks made in illegal kitchens, the bars attached to Tasmac outlets are set for a big makeover.In the biggest of changes, the bars will not be just a spot to booze anymore. They will also serve tea, coffee, and juices, making the premises open to non-drinkers too. Tasmac has…
Chennai: Ancient stone inscriptions across the state will be deciphered using artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a ₹1.5-crore project, the TN govt announced in the assembly o nWednesday. The announcement was part of a policy blueprint presented by school education and Tamil development minister A Rajmohan. Under a new Tamil Heritage Conservation Mission, the…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday informed the Madras high court that necessary permission will be provided to Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) to conduct a statewide two-wheeler campaign demanding abolition of NEET.Recording the submission, Justice V Lakshminarayanan adjourned hearing on the matter to Aug 19.According to DK, it had planned a two-wheeler campaign from July…
Women allege attack for tipping off about sand smuggling Kallakurichi: A 15-member gang allegedly barged into the house of a local social activist at Vaipalayam near Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district, physically assaulted two women members of his family, and issued death threats.While the victims maintained that the assault was an act of retaliation by the…
Govt school in soup as video of students assaulting classmate goes viral Chennai: The Pallipattu Govt Higher Secondary School in Tirutanni has landed in the soup after a video of a group of students physically and verbally assaulting a fellow student surfaced on social media.The attackers, who were all in school uniforms, were seen pinning…
CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the two-day South Zone Chief Ministers’ Conference to be held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram starting Thursday.Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, Kerala CM V D Satheesan, Puducherry CM N Rangasamy and Tamil Nadu…
CHENNAI: The Union govt has informed the Madras high court that individual states retain full discretion to decide when to render their state song during a govt function and may place it at any point in the programme.“Whenever a state song is rendered with the national song and national anthem, the national song (Vande Mataram)…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay handed over appointment orders to 80 candidates selected through the TNPSC for various roles in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday inaugurated facilities built at a cost of ₹23.67 crore at the Arulmigu…
Vidya Reddy co-founder and Executive Director of Tulir Chennai: In the assembly session on Monday, Tamil Nadu PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna attributed a “40% rise in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) cases between 2023 and 2026” to the state’s inability to crack down on drug culture (which he claimed ‘arrived’ in 2020). As…
