Chennai: An unidentified man died after being run over by a speeding truck while attempting to cross a median on Surya Narayana Chetty Street in Royapuram on Saturday night. Police are yet to establish the identity of the victim.Police said the man was trying to reach the other side of the road and noticed a…
Chennai: A month after the assembly election debacle, Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) walked out of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday.TMC president G K Vasan said the exit from the AIADMK – BJP alliance was aimed at ‘reviving and strengthening’ the party and not intended for joining some other alliance. The decision was taken at…
Chennai: A woman inspector attached to the Greater Chennai Police has been suspended after being booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with an alleged ₹20-crore gold coin investment scam.Police said inspector Sheela Mary, attached to the Royapuram All Women Police Station, was named in an FIR along with the scheme’s promoter, Prabhumani,…
Dysfunctional traffic signal near Ambattur cause chaos Chennai: A malfunctioning traffic signal at the Ramaswami Mudalaiyar School junction near Ambattur has led to traffic congestion, wrong-side driving, and inconvenience for motorists, with residents urging authorities to restore normal traffic flow at the earliest.The 12-km Ambattur-Red Hills Road serves as a key corridor connecting areas such…
Three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and later died (Image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: A three-year-old girl died after she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old guest worker at Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district on Monday. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Bipin Manjhi from Bihar.The incident sparked protests outside the SIPCOT police station, with…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (File photo) CHENNAI: Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday condemned the sexual assault and murder of a three-year-old girl near Gummidipoondi and demanded that police identify the “real culprits” and ensure stringent punishment for them.Expressing shock over the child’s death after she was sexually assaulted and abandoned in a bush, Udhayanidhi said…
Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to transfer the investigation into the alleged sexual assault racket unearthed in Salem to the CB-CID.Veerapandian issued a statement demanding detailed investigation into the case. Veerapandian said the case had exposed a disturbing pattern of exploitation in which economically vulnerable women were…
Rohit Ravi, managing director, The Residency Hotels Chennai: Hospitality group The Residency Hotels is investing Rs 600 crore over the next three years to set up three new luxury hotels in South India. The expansion comes even as the company is developing two hotels in Mysuru and a second property in the Maldives.“An investment of…
Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar Iron-air is now emerging as a leading technology for long-duration energy storage (LDES), driven by compelling unit economics and storage chemistry. One startup has taken an ambitious approach to building the battery tech from the ground up.Founded in 2022, Meine Electric is building a utility-scale battery energy storage system designed…
Tamil Nadu produces more than half of the country’s electric two-wheelers No account of India’s electric-vehicle (EV) transformation is complete without Tamil Nadu. The state produces more than half of the country’s electric two-wheelers and around 40% of its total EV output, making it the undisputed hub of the electric-mobility manufacturing ecosystem. Long known as…
