Pachaiyappa’s College in Chennai Photo B A Raju Chennai: S Jayachandran was unanimously elected president of the newly constituted Pachaiyappa’s Trust Board after elections were held on September 6 and votes counted on September 7.The nine trustees were elected from four constituencies — University of Madras Senate members, Pachaiyappa’s Trust College Council, approved teachers and…
BENGALURU: Several members of the Indian athletics contingent training in Tsukuba City, ahead of the Asian Games beginning in Nagoya on Saturday, rushed out of their hotel rooms on Wednesday night after a tremor shook them from their sleep.While some athletes thought it was a dream, few others shared that they felt someone had barged…
Chennai: The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Govt Employees Organisations (JACTTO-GEO) has opposed prescribing an 18-year service rule for giving interim pension to retired govt employees under Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS).Tamil Nadu govt has been giving interim pension for the past two months to those who retired after Jan…
Last week, the ICC sounded the media-rights bugle by appointing a five-member working group. The group’s top priority in the coming months will be to consider all possible steps that can help the ICC retain the existing value for the 2028-31 cycle, or even better it, by exploring the best price-discovery models available. The ICC’s…
Chennai: Gem Granites owner R Veeramani, 84, was taken into the three-day custody by the Central Crime Branch’s Anti-Vice Squad on Thursday for questioning in connection with a case of rape of a minor girl. Citing his age and health condition, an Egmore magistrate directed police to question him within the court premises.Veeramani was among…
For Neha Aggarwal Sharma, the difference between this Indian team and the one she was part of at the 2014 Asian Games is hard to miss. India’s 10-member table tennis contingent is already in Japan, with the Aichi-Nagoya competition for the event beginning on September 20. At the forefront are world No. 3 men’s doubles…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has recorded 16,334 dengue cases and nine deaths between Jan 1 and Sept 16 this year. Health department said rise in cases is not abnormal compared with corresponding period last year. The state had recorded 15,688 dengue cases and 13 deaths between Jan and Sept 2025, while 2024 saw 34,339 cases and…
Chennai: A mere delay in conducting disciplinary proceedings against an employee will not automatically become fatal to the entire proceedings, Madras high court has said, adding, “Courts must examine the reasons for the delay and the circumstances in which the alleged misconduct was discovered.”A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice Krishnaswamy Govindarajan…
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave names India among Chess Olympiad contenders NEW DELHI: The 46th edition of the Chess Olympiad kicked off in style for the French men’s team on Wednesday as they secured a clean 4-0 sweep over lower-ranked Tunisia. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, popularly known as MVL, was absent from action as the Board 1 player was rested,…
N Sridhar, CEO, Greenbase Chennai: Greenbase, Hiranandani group-backed industrial and warehouse infrastructure venture, plans to develop about five million sqft industrial and logistics park in the outskirts of Chennai with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. The company said it has completed land acquisition and is developing a 215-acre parcel in key industrial corridors near…