Minister R Nirmalkumar accused the DMK of an open alliance with the BJP. CHENNAI: Minister for energy and law R Nirmalkumar on Friday attacked the DMK, alleging that its “covert understanding” with the BJP had turned into an open alliance, and accused the opposition party of compromising its stand to protect its leaders and their…
Tasmac has ordered an immediate halt to the sale of eleven liquor brands. CHENNAI: Do not buy these liquor brands at Tasmac outlets for now. The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has ordered an immediate halt to the sale of 11 liquor varieties manufactured by Enrica Enterprises Pvt Ltd, following an inspection by the…
The new wage pact covers 638 workers at the company’s Vallam Vadagal plant near Chennai Chennai: Motorcycle maker Royal Enfield, part of Eicher Motors, has signed a three-year wage settlement with the Vallam Royal Enfield Employees Collaborative Union (VREECU), covering 638 Associate Engineers at its Vallam Vadagal plant near Chennai.The settlement is effective for three…
Manu Iyer and Sridhar Parthasarathy Chennai: Bluehill.VC, a venture capital firm, has closed its Rs 400 crore maiden fund, with institutional participation from SIDBI, govts of Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, alongside family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs) from India and the Middle East.It is the maiden fund of the deep-tech focused firm founded by Manu…
Manu Iyer and Sridhar Parthasarathy Chennai: Bluehill.VC, a venture capital firm, has closed its Rs 400 crore maiden fund, with institutional participation from SIDBI, govts of Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, alongside family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs) from India and the Middle East.It is the maiden fund of the deep-tech focused firm founded by Manu…
Chennai: State social justice minister Vanni Arasu on Thursday said the state govt would consider enacting a separate law against caste killings after the Basha committee submitted its report.Speaking to reporters at Secretariat after a review meeting on caste killings, Vanni Arasu said the govt had already directed officials to take stringent action without any…
Vellore: A woman head constable attached to Gudiyattam taluk police station was stabbed to death, allegedly by her husband, while she was returning home after duty near Nellorpettai on the Gudiyattam-Pernambut road on Thursday night.The head constable, A Thamaraiselvi of Erthangal was riding home on her two-wheeler around 8 pm when her husband, Arvindan, an…
Four held with country bombs, narcotics Chennai: Police have arrested four men who plotted to kill members of a rival gang to avenge a history-sheeter’s death. Country-made bombs and narcotics, including ganja, were seized from them near Sriperumbudur. On Sept 5, 2023, Ebenezer, 32, a history-sheeter, was killed after country-made bombs were hurled at him…
C K Raja Raja Varma | Kochu Kuttan fighter (Age 15)Abolition of untouchability. Protests against toddy shops. C K Raja Raja Varma (Kochu Kuttan) was 15 when he began taking on the establishment. He was driven out of Travancore and sent to Madras in 1922. But the exile did not kill his spirit. He joined…
Chennai: Amid speculation that the M K Stalin-led DMK is moving closer to the BJP-led NDA, its parliamentary party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi attended the customary tea party hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday after the House was adjourned sine die. Kanimozhi exchanged pleasantries with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Union ministers…
