Chennai: TVK condemned the arrest of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and has reiterated the party’s opposition to Special Intensive Revision (SIR).“TVK condemns the arrest of leaders and MPs, including the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who staged a protest in Delhi against the SIR process. The manner in which…
Chennai: A three-day special drive began on Wednesday to enrol young and eligible voters, said chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik in a statement.Patnaik said special focus would be given to urban areas to increase the enrolment of young and first-time eligible electors. The services of electoral literacy clubs in schools and colleges would be utilised…
Girish Tanti, co-founder, Suzlon Chennai: Suzlon Group, a leading wind energy equipment maker, is investing Rs 200 crore to set up a new, large wind-blade manufacturing facility in southern Tamil Nadu, strengthening its manufacturing footprint in the state and creating about 2,000 jobs.The proposed plant, which will come up on a 40-acre site along the…
Football – International Friendly – Argentina v Benin – Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 6, 2026. Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts For football fans in Benin, Tuesday’s match against Argentina was less about the result and more about witnessing Lionel Messi’s final international appearance.Benin lost 3-0 in Buenos Aires in front of more than…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s scheme to give a 1g gold ring to babies born in govt hospitals will now cover children of women who moved elsewhere after marriage, provided both their parents remain permanent residents of TN.The govt has relaxed the residency requirement under the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram scheme, which previously required the mother to be…
Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel NEW DELHI: After a successful Asian Games campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, where India finished fourth in the medal tally with 85 medals, including 21 gold, the country’s para-athletes will look to carry the momentum into the Asian Para Games.Paralympic champions Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel have been chosen as India’s flag…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday refused to restrain the DVAC from taking any coercive action against a Class-I contractor of state water resources department, who challenged a 2024 communication sent by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the Tamil Nadu DGP in connection with its probe into alleged ₹4,000 crore illegal sand mining.The first bench…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha NEW DELHI: India has unveiled “Rising Together” as the vision for its bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha confirming that the country’s first project presentation to the…
High court Madras High Court Chennai: Can suppression of the purchase of a property worth a few lakhs, by a person who owns properties worth more than ₹600 crore, amount to undue influence of a voter? If one goes to a house of a voter and gives him ₹500 to vote for him, it would…
Pedro Rodriguez (Pic credit: Barcelona FC) A day after Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell to international football, his former Barcelona teammate Pedro Rodriguez has also called time on his illustrious career, with the Spain great retiring at the age of 39 after winning 25 major trophies.Pedro, who played alongside Messi during Barcelona’s golden era,…