Chennai: R V Arlekar took charge as full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Later in the day, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay called on Governor at Lok Bhavan and congratulated him.Arlekar, who was serving as Governor of Kerala, had been holding additional charge as Tamil Nadu Governor since March 5, after his…
Rolls-Royce’s Chennai showroom, which houses a dedicated Bespoke Commissioning Atelier Chennai: Rolls-Royce is finding a younger clientele in India. Entrepreneurs and members of wealthy business families are joining its traditional customer base, prompting the British ultra luxury carmaker to place greater focus on personalisation.Globally, the average age of people who drive Rolls-Royces has fallen to…
Indian Bank MD and CEO Binod Kumar Chennai: Public sector lender Indian Bank is targeting to raise $1 billion through External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) by Dec-end under the RBI’s concessional swap window. This comes close on the heels of the state-owned lender mobilising FCNR(B) deposits worth Rs 22,486 crore (about $2.4 bn) and raising Rs…
Chennai: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a deputy director-level officer of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, posted in Chennai, along with a Delhi-based advocate and his kin for allegedly demanding a ₹1 crore bribe to favour a complainant in an investigation into the DHFL scam.CBI arrested Harish Kumar…
Data centre unveiled by Singapore’s Deputy PM Gan Kim Yong and CM Vijay Chennai: CapitaLand Investment (CLI), opened its data centre in Chennai and its second in the country, under CLI’s Singapore-listed business trust, CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT). The new data centre will have 53 megawatts (MW) of capacity after its completion by the end…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin has urged Tamil Nadu govt to appeal against Supreme Court verdict that there was no need to provide reservation under the BC(M) category to backward-class people who convert to Islam.In a statement on X on Thursday, Stalin said the SC verdict was against social justice. “TN govt must immediately…
Puducherry: The Lycée Français International de Pondichéry (LFIP) has officially commenced its historic bicentenary celebrations, marking two centuries of education, heritage, and enduring cultural ties between France and India. Founded in 1826 as the Collège royal de Pondichéry by French Governor Eugène Desbassayns de Richemont, the institution stands as one of the oldest operating French…
Data shows that 1,71,847 animals were rescued against 36,287 human lives saved between 2023 and 2025, nearly five times as many across the state Chennai: A snake curled up in a kitchen, a cow trapped in a well, a dog stranded in a drain or a swarm of honeybees hanging over a house — these…
Out-of-favour India women’s cricket team top-order batter Punam Raut on Thursday announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect.The 37-year-old represented India in four Tests, 73 ODIs and 35 T20Is between 2009 and 2021.“After much thought and reflection, I have decided to retire from international cricket in all formats of the…
The women conduct every part of the funeral from carrying the body to digging burial pits When Saraswathi R first carried a body all the way to the cremation ground, relatives scolded her, villagers asked why she was doing it. “I asked them why only men were allowed to do it.” Twenty-five years later, says…