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Pappan canal overflows, 300 moved to relief centre in Tambaram corpn

OVER 300 residents of Annai Anjugam Nagar in Tambaram Corporation were evacuated on Friday morning after the area got flooded as surplus water was released from Chembarambakkam lake into Adyar river.

Broken chairs and mosquitoes at GH distress attendants

THE waiting area at the Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruvallur district was left inundated after the downpour on Wednesday.

E. coli in water supplied to Pallavaram, says BJP

RELEASING the results of the water quality test allegedly carried out independently by the BJP, on the water supplied in Pallavaram area, state president K Annamalai on Friday said the water was indeed contaminated.

Two weeks on, new road caves in due to damaged underground pipelines

THE road on Kuppusamy Street near Anna Salai in Chinna Porur has caved in just 15 days after it was newly laid. The cave-in was caused by damaged underground metro water and sewage pipelines.

Record rain lashes Nellai, Tenkasi

Reservoirs in city full

HC clears way for MS award to TM Krishna

BY setting aside an injunction order of a single judge on the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi award, instituted by The Hindu newspaper, a division bench of the Madras High Court on Friday cleared the legal hurdle to present the award to popular musician TM Krishna.

Rajnath Singh, Priyanka trade barbs in debate

Discussion to mark 75th year of Constitution

Allu Arjun arrested, granted bail

ACTOR Allu Arjun was on Friday arrested in connection with the death of a woman at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre during the premiere of Pushpa-2 on December 4.

Ex-principal of RG Kar, cop granted bail

A Sealdah court on Friday granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, former principal of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, and Abhijit Mondol, former officer in-charge of the Tala police station, in the horrific rape-murder case of a junior doctor four months ago.

India now leads in global Gen AI enrolments

THERE has been an unprecedented demand for Gen AI learning as online learning platform.

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: BIGGEST FOCUS OF AI INVESTMENTS IN 2025

The primary focus of artificial intelligence (AI) investments for Indian organisations in 2025 will centre around enhancing customer experience, followed by planning and strategy and optimisation of IT functions.

Usman at home in Brisbane as hosts prepare to take on India

As the sun went down in Brisbane on Thursday, there was an immediate shift in the mood of the city.

Juve deepen Man City crisis; Barca post win

MANCHESTER City's crisis continued with a 2-0 defeat away to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Pep Guardiola's old club Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund to clinch a spot in the knockout stage of Europe's elite club competition.

Srinath, Ramesh laud historic win

India's Gukesh beat China's Ding Liren in the 14th round on Thursday to show his class and claim the World Chess Championship in Singapore.

ALL RISE, NEW KING ON BOARD

India Grandmaster's persistence pays off as he forces Liren to make a blunder in the closing moment

CEA says India's GDP to grow at 6.5-7% in FY25, cites global uncertainties

The country will achieve 6.5-7% growth for the current financial year, said V Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic advisor, Government of India.

Govt plans to raise coal stocks to 50 MT in FY26 as power demand likely to go up

AS power demand is expected to touch a new high next year, coal ministry is planning to increase stocks at the beginning of the next financial year to 50 million tonne.

Zomato gets ₹803 cr notice for non-payment of GST

FOOD deliver giant Zomato said on Thursday it has received a tax notice of nearly ₹803 crore from the Joint Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Thane Commissionerate, Maharashtra.

Auto parts sector grew 11.3% to ₹3.3L cr in H1, China biggest source of import

THE turnover of India's automotive component industry reached ₹3.32 lakh crore ($39.6 billion) during April to September 2024 (H1FY25), reflecting an 11.3% growth compared to the same period last year, according to the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA).

Retailers ask FM, GST Council to reject 35% tax slab

INDIAN Sellers Collective, an umbrella body of trade associations and sellers, on Thursday urged finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the GST Council to reject recommendations of GoM (Group of Ministers) on GST rate rationalization.

Indian VC funding to cross $300 bn by 2030

FROM $10.9 billion venture funding in 2015, Indian VC funding is expected to cross $300 billion by 2030.

Rupee hits new low of 84.88 against USD

THE rupee fell to a new low of Rs 84.88 during intra-day trade on Thursday against the US Dollar.

Finance ministry asks banks to closely monitor top 20 large insolvency cases

FINANCE ministry has asked the public sector banks to closely monitor the top 20 large cases of defaults that are undergoing insolvency proceedings.

Nov inflation falls to 5.5%; raises rate cut hope in Feb

Inflation falls below the central bank's upper tolerance level of 6%

Gay def veterans win compensation from UK

BRITISH military veterans who were discharged or suffered other forms of discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity will receive up to 70,000 pounds ($89,300) under a government compensation programme announced on Thursday.

US to up tariff on Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon

THE Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect US clean energy businesses.

Israeli strikes kill 28 in Gaza; UNGA for truce

PALESTINIAN medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Yoon stares down on South Korean impeachment vote lined up for Sat

SOUTH Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight \"until the very last minute\" in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament last week.

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news

THE Australian government said on Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organisations.

Syrian rebel leader vows to shut down notorious prisons

SYRIAN rebel forces have said they intend to close the notoriously harsh prisons run by ousted president Bashar al-Assad and hunt those involved in the killing or torture of detainees, Reuters reported.