Hardeep Singh Brar, president and CEO, BMW Group, India Chennai: Despite a challenging operating environment, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for BMW in India. The German luxury carmaker is targeting a sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth in the post-pandemic period, with annual sales expected to cross the 20,000-unit mark for…
The Madras HC has called a halt to the church construction project adjacent to the Mariyamman temple CHENNAI: Madras HC has stayed construction of a proposed church near the Mariyamman temple in Coimbatore, saying “mala fide intention can’t be ruled out”.The division bench of Justices G R Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan noted Coimbatore’s history of…
The textile industry was severely impacted by the US tariffs followed by the West Asia conflict Chennai/ Coimbatore: Indian garment exporters are hopeful of a recovery in orders and a moderation in key raw material costs following the US-Iran peace deal. The industry, which was severely impacted last year by the US tariffs, followed by…
The textile industry was severely impacted by the US tariffs followed by the West Asia conflict Chennai/ Coimbatore: Indian garment exporters are hopeful of a recovery in orders and a moderation in key raw material costs following the US-Iran peace deal. The industry, which was severely impacted last year by the US tariffs, followed by…
Chennai: The state’s year-old water bell initiative for schools, launched with much fanfare to keep students hydrated, has now hit a roadblock. Teachers and students show little interest in keeping the activity alive even as the city has seen searing heat over the last few weeks.As per the school education department’s circular issued in June…
Chennai: A one-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed and his parents sustained serious injuries after a motorcycle crashed near Thiruporur in Chengalpet district on Tuesday evening. The accident happened as the mother’s dupatta got entangled in the vehicle’s rear wheel.The toddler was identified as Visagan, son of Pushparaj ,29, and Pavithra ,23, residents of Ammanambakkam village near…
Chennai: Former director-general of police Shankar Jiwal resigned as the first chairman of the Tamil Nadu Fire Commission on Wednesday. The DMK govt newly created the post and accommodated him in Sept 2025.Along with Jiwal, three members of the Tamil Nadu Fire Commission — Vikraman, Sathyamurthy and Namachivayam — also submitted their resignations.In a separate…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has decided to appoint more special public prosecutors (SPPs) to speed up the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act case trials and cut delays in filing charge sheets in order to ensure curb crimes against women and children.The decision was taken at a joint high-level review meeting held by…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University on Wednesday released the cut-off marks for five-year integrated law courses. At the School of Excellence in Law, BCom LLB course has the highest cut-off for open competition with 98.25 marks while BA LLB and BBA LLB had 97.75. BCA LLB has the lowest cut-off of 96 marks….
NAMAKKAL: The wholesale egg price in Namakkal touched a record ₹6.45 per piece on Wednesday, the highest level yet seen in Tamil Nadu’s poultry industry. The steep jump of 55 paise in a single week is mainly linked to rising feed expenses alongside steady consumer demand. Retail egg prices also went up. “An egg was…
