Hajime Aota, chairman, Yamaha Motor India Group Japanese two-wheeler maker Yamaha expects a strong recovery in 2026 after a difficult 2025, projecting double-digit growth driven by resilient demand and easing supply-chain constraints. As it sharpens its focus on scooters, exports, premium products and electrification, Yamaha is looking to accelerate growth in India. Hajime Aota, chairman,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu state pollution monitoring body has dropped action against the Tata Electronics’ Hosur plant after sample analysis failed to indicate water contamination, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has dropped any further action on the showcause notice after satisfactory response from the company, it…
Chennai: A magistrate court in Chennai sent Raheema Khatun and her boyfriend Ashraf Ali to three days of police custody in connection with the murder of her husband Ameer Ali, whose torso was found inside an abandoned suitcase at Perambur railway station on June 5.Immediately after the order, police brought the duo to the Otteri…
Chennai: A 39-year-old man, Prithviraj of Saligramam, was arrested for sexually harassing a 24-year-old woman from Nagaland on 100-Feet Road in Vadapalani during the early hours of Monday. The culprit followed the woman, falsely accused her of taking his mobile phone and sexually assaulted her when she was on her way home from a church.The…
Chennai: Sandwiched between GCC and Tambaram corporation limits, Medavakkam’s population has grown from 40,312 in 2016 to 94,665 in 2026. The village panchayat has emerged as one of the most sought-after residential destinations, thanks to its proximity to OMR, Velachery, Pallavaram and Tambaram. No wonder, the per square feet rate for a residential apartment has…
Nepalese watchman kills daughter, commits suicide Chennai: A day after a Nepalese man was rescued while trying to die by suicide after killing his 9-year-old daughter on the premises of the school she studied in, he died at the hospital without responding to treatment. Police said the man, Lakshmanan Prasad, 40, was working as the…
Time For New Govt To Study Old Lessons And Develop New Plans ayashree Perumal is pursuing mechanical engineering at Kun-Shan in Taiwan, an exceptional journey from her tiny village, Pannandur, in Krishnagiri district to an international university. She will become the first graduate in her family when she completes the course.Jeyashree and 947 more girls,…
Chief minister Vijay had defeated Irudhayaraj with a margin of 27,416 votes Chennai: With the limitation period of 45 days to file an election petition nearing, many DMK and AIADMK candidates, who lost in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, have approached the Madras high court.DMK candidate for Trichy East constituency, Inigo S Irudayaraj, has challenged…
White-throated kingfisher Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s wetland bird population rose to 6 lakh in 2026 from 5.5 lakh in 2025. Overall species count, though, dipped from 397 to 393 this year.State forest secretary Supriya Sahu attributed the higher totals to an expanded survey window this year. “In previous surveys, population estimation began during return migration,” she…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Releasing a white paper on Tamil Nadu’s fiscal management, finance minister N Marie Wilson on Tuesday said the state’s combined debt stood at Rs 13.18 lakh crore. The figure includes the liabilities of major power, transport, civil supplies and other public sector undertakings.The minister, however, said the…
