Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: In a decisive push to safeguard the state’s cultural identity, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution making it mandatory for the state anthem, “Tamil Thai Vazhthu”, to be sung at the beginning of all official programmes across educational institutions, government offices, public sector undertakings…
Congress rally against Delimitation Bill Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Sunday held a statewide rally against the delimitation bill proposed by the Union BJP govt. TNCC chief Manickam Tagore demanded DMK to clarify its stand on the bill.Tagore who led the rally in Chennai flayed DMK for not participating in the all-party meeting…
Dr Agarwal’s Health Care chairman Amar Agarwal with CEO Adil Agarwal Chennai: After Africa, eye care chain Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is looking to enter the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Initially, it will launch facilities in the UAE.“We are evaluating GCC as a market and, particularly, to begin with, we will start in the…
Chennai: More than half of Maruti Suzuki India’s domestic passenger vehicle sales in FY26 came from what the company classifies as “green vehicles”, indicating its bet on multiple technologies rather than a single route to cleaner mobility. The category—which includes CNG cars, mild hybrids, strong hybrids and battery-electric vehicles—accounted for 52% of sales in FY26,…
Isro’s upcoming launch complex under construction at Kulasekarapattinam in Tuticourin district The Indian space industry is at a crucial juncture. Skyroot’s orbital mission last month made India the third country in the world to have private launch capabilities. With a host of promising startups beginning commercial operations and eyeing a global space market estimated at…
Nambi Narayanan is former director of advanced technology and planning at Isro Nambi NarayananThe upcoming spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam is strategically important to the nation, and the state govt should take the initiative to promote the location. We are talking about private players associated with launches. For instance, a small satellite launcher developed by Indian space…
Suresh S Kalpathi, executive director and chairman, Veranda Learning Solutions Following a long list of acquisitions funded by high-cost private credit to scale the business, the Chennai-based education company Veranda Learning Solutions reported its first full-year net profit in FY26. In an interview, Suresh S Kalpathi, executive director and chairman, said the offshoring wave is…
Researchers who won AI hackathon by developing AI-based prescription generator at IIT Madras Chennai: Doctors in govt hospitals soon may not have to write or type prescriptions. Ashwin AI, an artificial intelligence-based software developed by IIT Madras startup Plenome, will generate prescriptions and track the health of patients based on the conversations between the doctor…
Substance hidden in false bottom of luggage Chennai: Customs officials arrested a Malaysian national after recovering 4.033kg of suspected high-grade hydroponic ganja from his checked-in baggage at Chennai International Airport.Based on passenger profiling, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Chennai Customs intercepted the passenger after he arrived from Bangkok on Friday night.The passenger…
To tackle Semmancheri flooding Chennai: With several streets in Semmancheri facing severe waterlogging during every monsoon, the Greater Chennai Corporation is executing a ₹184.88-crore stormwater drain project aimed at providing a dedicated drainage link from the Semmancheri-Arasankazhani canal to the Buckingham Canal.Funded by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the project involves the construction of a 4,235m…
