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Health ministry launches ₹500 cr scheme to boost medical device industry

IN a bid to boost India's medical device industry, the Centre on Friday launched a ₹500 crore scheme that will focus on critical areas, including manufacturing, skill development, clinical studies, infrastructure, and industry promotion.

Democracy basis of ties with US: Rahul writes to Trump

DAYS after the US elections, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote to President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris.

India-Australia joint exercise begins in Maha

IN signs of a deepening India-Australia defence cooperation, war fighting and cricket are expected to underscore the current edition of 'AustraHind' joint training exercise, which commenced the 14-day Foreign Training Node at Pune in Maharashtra on Friday.

EAM bats for regional connectivity

Jaishankar in Singapore to attend 8th roundtable of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks

RATAN TATA: A LEADER WHO EMPOWERED A GENERATION OF DREAMERS

It has been a month since Ratan Tata left us. From bustling cities and towns to villages, his absence is deeply felt across every segment of society.

NAMBY-PAMBY LIBERALS VS FIX-IT CONSERVATIVES

ONALD Trump presents his comeback as a miracle and the world is in for months of punditry on what he did right and what Kamala Harris got wrong.

IT'S TIME FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY

We see wider divisions between socioeconomic classes and within the federal polity. We must focus on the well-being of all, rather than enriching a select few

FRAME NORMS TO CARE FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS

KERALA has always had a complicated relationship with elephants, which have been an integral part of the state's cultural history.

PRAGMATIC BUSINESS SENSE SHOULD TRUMP U.S. TARIFF THREAT

DONALD Trump's return as the 47th president of the US will likely put Indo-US trade ties under sharp focus.

After people risk life to carry body, ₹20L given for bridge

The hardship faced by residents of Veerasozhapuram to carry a 92-year-old man’s body across an overflowing Rajan Canal to reach their burial ground on Friday has again brought to fore, the demand for a bridge in the village.

A LEGACY OF BALANCE

In his new book 'Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism', acclaimed historian Ramachandra Guha offers a fresh perspective on India's environmental heritage, challenging the widespread belief that environmental consciousness is a uniquely Western import

UN award for 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam' scheme

Tamil Nadu's Health and Family Welfare Department has won the 2024 United Nations Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award for its 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam' scheme, recognised at the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.

Archana Patnaik named TN's new Chief Electoral Officer

THE Election Commission of India on Friday designated senior IAS officer Archana Patnaik as the Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu.

Case on Surya over farmer death report

BJP MP, two editors of Kannada digital platforms shared fake report linking Waqf row

Runoff water fight ends in murder

POLICE arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death in Aminjikarai over an argument on Thursday night.

IRCTC announces domestic, international tour packages

THE South Zone of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday announced various domestic and international tour packages for November and December.

Money laundering: 4 get bail after 1K days in jail

FOUR men facing trial in a money-laundering case arising out of an alleged ₹1,137 crore cheating case were given bail by a CBI court in Chennai as they had faced incarceration for more than 1,000 days.

Seeman booked for denigrating Karunanidhi

KARUR police on Thursday registered a case against Seeman, the chief coordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former CM M Karunanidhi.

Bangladeshi man held in Tiruppur shared room with terror suspects

A Bangladeshi national was arrested from Tiruppur on Thursday, and investigations have revealed that he had stayed with members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a banned terrorist outfit.

Statewide digital crop area survey starts in Cuddalore, to cover 24 cr ha

AGRICULTURE and Farmers' Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam inaugurated a digital crop area survey initiative covering 24.45 crore hectares in Tamil Nadu on Friday.

Stalin can't freeze govt schemes to name buildings after his dad: EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday alleged the DMK government has abandoned several 'people-oriented' projects, and is keen on constructing Kalaignar International Convention Centre in Muttukadu at a cost of ₹487 crore.

CM hands over Karunanidhi Tamil award to ex-UoM prof

CM MK Stalin presented the Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award to former University of Madras Tamil professor M Selvarasan (78) on Friday.

Green trend no bar, power corpn wants to improve efficiency of thermal plants

TAMIL Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TNPGC), despite facing challenges in keeping up the Plant Load Factor (PLF) at its coal-based thermal power plants, is aiming to improve efficiency by raising the PLF that indicates how much of a power plant's full capacity is being utilised.

Segregate graft cases of MPs, MLAs to speed up trial: Govt

343 non-corruption, 76 corruption cases pending against TN legislators

Mere intention to commit crime does not constitute an offence, rules HC judge

HOLDING that mere intention or preparation to commit a crime does not constitute an offence under Section 511 of the IPC unless an attempt is made, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently quashed an FIR against a duo on charges of trying to steal sand from a waterbody in Tiruchy.

Bail for bizman, friend held for creating ruckus on Marina beach

THE Madras High Court has granted bail to businessman Chandramohan and his friend Dhanalakshmi who were arrested by the Mylapore police recently for creating ruckus over parking a car on Loop Road on the Marina and abusing policemen.

State declares snake bite a notified disease

THE Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that snake bites have been declared as a notified disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939, becoming only the second state in India after Karnataka to do so.

Anna Nagar, haunted by flood, keeps sandbags, pumps ready

MONSOON woes drown even posh areas of the city like Anna Nagar every year, which residents attribute to poor urban planning and old and inadequate drainage system.

Jasper et sard stones unearthed in Vembakottai

\"SURA Aeru ezhuthiya mothiram thottal,\" posted Minister Thangam Thennarasu on social media on Friday.

NEED A HOLISTIC PLAN, NOT KNEE-JERK REACTION

Every year Chennai's weather predictions of impending rains and cyclones inundate print, visual, and social media with news of potential floods. I live on the banks of the Virugambakkam-Arumbakkam Canal in Choolaimedu since 1973.