Chennai: Domestic tractor sales declined 18% year-on-year to 1,19,667 units in Sept 2026 due to a host of factors. However, sales rebounded 73% month-on-month from 69,250 units in Aug this year.Industry representatives attribute the decline in Sept volumes to a patchy monsoon, a high base following the GST rate reduction in Sept 2025, a shift…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Tuesday quashed a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against former minister and DMK leader K Ponmudy. The court passed the order since Ponmudy was acquitted in the predicate offence based on which ED registered the case.The issue pertains to alleged irregularities in awarding licence for mining red…
Sridhar Vembu, chief scientist and co-founder at Zoho Chennai: Zoho has paused hikes for its employees and is cutting down marketing spend due to cost inflation, rising AI-related expenses and challenging geopolitical and market conditions, said the company’s founder and chief scientist, Sridhar Vembu.In a post on X this Tuesday, he said that AI usage…
West Bengal sports minister Indranil Khan announced the November 25 El Clasico Legends blockbuster at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday/ Image:X Kolkata is preparing for another taste of El Clasico, with Barcelona and Real Madrid legends set to bring their famous rivalry to India on November 25. The exhibition will give fans another chance…
CHENNAI: The horrific, desolate and life-threatening infrastructural gap in Chennai’s MRTS stations has now claimed a life. Worse, the death came to light only four days later.Four days after a 55-year-old woman went missing at Mylapore MRTS railway station, her bloated body was found inside a room at the station on Monday. Police suspect she…
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates their first goal, scored by Angelo. (Reuters Photo) Cristiano Ronaldo continued his relentless pursuit of 1,000 career goals by scoring his 981st strike in professional football, helping Al-Nassr secure a 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan’s Neftchi Fergana in the AFC Champions League Elite on Monday. But the Portuguese superstar’s latest goal…
Supa Hospital in Mettupalayam is not just another private medical centre. The multi-specialty and maternity hospital run by Dr N Mageshwaran, a 55-year-old paediatrician, turns into a coaching centre for tribal youth on weekends. Around 18 teenagers and young adults from Gopanari, a remote tribal settlement nestled near Anaikatti, arrive in the clinic on every…
Sahithi Varshini learning chess from her father Lokeswara Moogi Rao (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: In May 2019, before the pandemic had pressed the pause button on the world, Sagar Shah, already an International Master (IM) and one of the most influential voices in today’s chess fraternity, wrote a line in his ChessBase column: “Just like…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas) has decided not to sanction animal experimentation proposals involving Forced Swim Test (FST).In FST, mice, hamsters and other small animals are administered test substances, placed in water-filled beakers and forced to swim to avoid drowning. It is purportedly used to study human depression.Vice-chancellor R Narendra Babu…
Soccer Football – Saudi Pro League – Al Riyadh v Al Nassr – Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – August 21, 2026 Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Cristiano Ronaldo is closing in on the 1,000-goal milestone, with just 19 more goals to go, while continuing to lead the line…