Chennai: Bridge Green Upcycle, a US-based urban-mining company, has entered into a lithium carbonate commercial agreement with Hartree Partners, a global commodities trading firm. The eight-year term is valued at $500 million to $1 billion at current market conditions, according to Bridge Green Upcycle. Hartree receives exclusive marketing rights for lithium carbonate produced by Bridge…
Chennai: Former Mylapore DMK MLA Dha Velu on Tuesday moved Madras high court, seeking to quash the Tamil Nadu govt’s GO for constructing a new secretariat complex at Foreshore Estate (Pattinapakkam).Velu said the GO was arbitrary and that it suffered from non-application of mind and that the govt had not examined a single alternative site,…
Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea moved by former DMK minister M R K Panneerselvam seeking to discharge him from a corruption case registered in 2011 by DVAC for alleged amassment of assets to the tune of ₹3.01 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income.When the plea came up for hearing…
Chennai: A 17-year-old boy, standing on a railway track, glued to his mobile phone looking for directions to reach a marriage hall, was run over by a train at Thiruvottriyur railway station on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Gurucharan of New Washermenpet. Police said the teenager had been taking up catering work part-time and…
Naorem Roshibina Devi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Naorem Roshibina Devi has already established herself as one of India’s most consistent wushu performers at the Asian Games. On Tuesday, the Manipuri athlete added another chapter to that record, assuring herself of a third successive continental medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.Roshibina defeated Macao, China’s Chu Man Sin…
Chennai: Tambaram corporation has started cracking down on establishments that allow water to stagnate unchecked on their premises, leading to excessive mosquito breeding. On Monday, the civic body collected ₹1.29 lakh in fines from 88 places in all its five zones.The corporation warned that construction sites, hostels, educational institutions, and commercial establishments that allow water…
India cricketers after winning the Asian Games gold. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India finally opened its gold-medal account at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday as Harmanpreet Kaur-led side successfully defended its women’s cricket title, beating Sri Lanka in the final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin.The emphatic victory took India’s medal tally to seven…
Chennai: Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taylors Road, has launched an initiative to plant and nurture 75,000 trees as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Chinmaya Mission.Named ‘Chinmaya Amritavanam’, the initiative was launched during the school’s 59th Annual Day celebrations and aims to create a long-term green legacy by planting 1,000 trees for every year of…
File Pic: Balraj Panwar (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Uneasiness is brewing in India’s rowing camp ahead of the start of the Asian Games competition on Wednesday, with several rowers expressing unhappiness over last-minute changes to crew combinations and event entries.Some athletes have alleged that they were shifted from their original events while reserve rowers were…
Prakash of Madhavaram, who was arrested for setting a woman on fire CHENNAI: A man who poured petrol on a woman employee of Ponneri Government Hospital and set her ablaze on Monday night was shot in the leg by police on Tuesday morning. He was apprehended when he attacked a sub-inspector with a sickle and…