Chennai: Flagging problems faced by the public due to continuous increase in the level of roads, anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam has urged govt to make milling (removal of the blacktop) of roads mandatory before laying new ones, monitor road levels and provide relief to affected residents.People in several places have complained of flooding due to…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has removed Sri Lanka’s hosting rights for the first-ever Women’s Champions Trophy, scheduled for 2027, because of concerns over government involvement in the running of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).The tournament was expected to feature six teams, including the host nation, but the change could also affect Sri Lanka’s place in…
Venkatesh Kap, founder of Ebitaus, a Chennai-based fintech Individual KYC (know your customer) has gone digital in the past decade. Banks and lending institutions can verify an individual borrower’s identity in minutes. Still, corporate KYC remains an untidy business of documents, databases, emails and human checks—even as companies become more important customers of banks, lenders,…
IPL Trophy (Photo Credit: BCCI/IPL) The Indian cricket board’s reluctance to seek better price discovery ahead of the upcoming IPL and home bilateral media rights tender is weighing heavily on the industry.With about six months to go before the final IPL edition of the 2023-27 rights cycle begins, there is growing concern among cricket’s biggest…
led the country in outstanding gold loans, with borrowers across agriculture, MSMEs and other segments increasingly leveraging their gold holdings All that glitters is not gold, but for Tamil Nadu’s borrowers, the yellow metal proved to be a valuable source of liquidity as gold prices surged over the past year. The state led the country…
Decades of spends on education, health and skills have strengthened employment and growth in Tamil Nadu BY INVITATIONTamil Nadu has built a strong base for its next phase of growth, with rising exports, new investments and deep human capital supporting its economic momentum. The state has recorded double-digit real growth for two consecutive years and…
Chennai: Political leaders from Tamil Nadu paid rich tributes to Congress stalwart and Tamil Maanila Congress founder G K Moopanar on his 25th remembrance day.Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore, MDMK general secretary Vaiko, former BJP state president Tamilisai Sounderarajan, CPM veteran T K Rangarajan, Congress leaders Peter Alphonse and Praveen Chakravarthy were among…
Chennai: A couple arrested in Assam and Manipur in connection with the murder of a woman whose dismembered, headless body was found in a suitcase aboard the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra railway station were brought to Chennai under heavy police security.The accused, Manik Uddin Laskar and his wife Bhagabati Majhi, were brought from Guwahati…
Aryna Sabalenka (Getty Images) NEW YORK CITY: Aryna Sabalenka arrived at Flushing Meadows chasing history. She could leave it without the No. 1 ranking.The 28-year-old two-time defending champion is chasing history, aiming to become the first woman since Serena Williams (2012-14) to win three straight US Open titles. But her dip in form has left…
Chennai: Three people were killed and one was critically injured when two bikes collided head-on near Sriperumbudur on Sunday evening.Duraipandian, 26, of Madurai, an HR manager at a private firm in SIPCOT, and his co-worker, Yuvaraj, 23, of Panruti, went to a theatre in Oragadam to watch a movie and were returning to their residence…
