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Infosys must pay ₹6.76 cr to Tangedco, rules court

THE Madras High Court has refused to grant relief to Infosys Limited from paying ₹6.76 crore shortfall charges for consumption of electricity for Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES).

Tender for Parandur airport may be floated by next year

Clearance for greenfield airport expected after MCC is lifted: Official

Cultural centre construction on hold: TN to HC

THE Madras High Court on Thursday questioned the rationale behind the minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) making announcements on the utilisation of temple funds.

Poll-bound Nandigram on edge as BJP worker killed

NANDIGRAM in West Bengal's Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency was on the boil days ahead of the sixth phase of voting there on May 25 after a female BJP worker was killed and several others suffered injuries in an attack by a group of unknown persons.

Five of family found dead in Virudhunagar

IN a tragic incident at Thiruthangal in Virudhunagar, five members of a family, including a two-month-old baby, were found dead inside their house around Thursday noon.

CM asks Pinarayi to stop check dam work on Silandhi

Water flow in Tamil Nadu's Amaravathy river may fall if the check dam is built on Silandhi river in Kerala | EXPRESS EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Thursday wrote a letter to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan, urging the Kerala government to suspend the work on construction of a check dam across the Silandhi river.

Mehbooba battling for honour, PDP redemption on her home turf

FORMER Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, 65, is facing the toughest of electoral battle in her political career spanning over three decades.

Google to manufacture Pixel phones, drones in TN

IN a shot in the arm for the state's efforts to become an advanced technology manufacturing hub, Google is likely to manufacture Google Pixel phones and drones in Tamil Nadu.

Seven more Maoists shot dead in their core turf in Chhattisgarh area

SECURITY forces on Thursday shot dead seven armed Maoists in their core stronghold area along the forested terrain of inter-district border of Narayanpur-Bijapur in south Chhattisgarh.

MEA 'processing request to cancel Prajwal passport

Return immediately, says Deve Gowda, warns grandson of isolation from family if he doesn't

Tune In To The Trying Tales Of Climate Change

A cyclone every year, scorching heat waves, unseasonal rains, a dip in groundwater levelthe world is evident.

THE EDUCATION OF SANTOSH

NAMRATA JOSHI A spirit of quiet subversion runs through Sandhya Suri's debut feature film Santosh, which competes in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival 2024.

Really reeling from their suffering?

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Use your mind, says Naveen to BJP's AI charge

CHIEF Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked the BJP leaders to use their mind for alleging that his videos are artificial intelligence (AI)-generated and deepfakes.

EVM vandalism: Hunt on to arrest YSRC MLA

Reddy is caught on camera smashing an EVM at poll booth on May 13; police arrest MLA's driver near Sangareddy

NGT orders CPCL to pay ₹5 cr to TNPCB for Nagai oil leak

INVOKING the 'Superfund' law of the US statutes, the National Green Tribunal's southern bench in Chennai on Wednesday ruled that Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) should pay a fine of ₹5 crore to the TN Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) within two months for the oil leak from its pipeline in coastal Nagapattinam in March 2023.

Power show: Sirai Sandhai clocks ₹40K sale

THE Tamil Nadu Department of Prisons and Correctional Services has set up a prison bazaar, 'Sirai Sandhai', at Tangedco's headquarters on Anna Salai, Chennai.

Cong to picket BJP office if Modi, Shah fail to apologise; Annamalai says he'll arrange food

TAMIL NADU Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should tender an unconditional apology to the people of Tamil Nadu within a week for insulting Tamils during their election campaign in Odisha.

Farmers seek Ayyakannu's release, climb mobile tower

TENSE moments prevailed at Woraiyur Road in the city on Wednesday when a group of farmers blocked the road and climbed a mobile phone tower nearby demanding the release of their association leader P Ayyakannu, whom the city police have placed under house arrest.

Minister blames Covid for delay in procuring buses

In his reply to EPS, Sivasankar says 7K new buses will be added to fleet by April 2025

Cop refuses to buy bus ticket, clip sparks debate

AFTER a video of a police constable refusing to buy a ticket while travelling on a government bus went viral online on Wednesday, the state transport department has called for action against the policeman.

Royal turnaround: Ashwin spins the tide in Rajasthan's favour

Veteran delivers a miserly spell with two wickets as RR beat RCB to enter Oualifier 2

Parveen's suspension a collective failure

The suspension and the lead up to it had multiple layers of intrigue and drama. India boxer Parveen Hooda was handed a suspension of 22 months until July 16, 2025 on May 17.

All-round Russell, a bonus on the field for KKR as IPL final looms

KOLKATA Knight Riders' pacer Mitchell Starc might have walked away with all praise and deservedly so given his deadly opening spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night.

SpiceJet to seek ₹450 cr refund from Maran

SPICEJET on Wednesday said it will seek a refund of 450 crore out of the total 730 crore paid to the airline's former promoter Kalanithi Maran and his firm KAL Airways following a Delhi High Court ruling.

₹2,10,874 CRORE RBI'S RECORD DIVIDEND TO GOVT

Transferable surplus 24 arrived at basis of mic capital work based al Jalan report

'OMCs should bargain with oil producers for discount'

DOMESTIC oil marketing companies (OMCs) should come together and negotiate with oil producing companies for a good discount on long-term contracts, said petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.

Interview for SBI chief post deferred indefinitely

THE much-anticipated interviews for selecting the next chairman ofSBI, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been deferred, for some unspecified/undisclosed reasons.

NYKAA NET PROFIT SURGES 188% TO ₹7 CR: REVENUE UP 28% AT ₹1,668 CR

ONLINE fashion retailer Nykaa on Wednesday reported a 188% jump in net profit to ₹6.9 crore for March quarter compared to ₹2.4 crore in the year-ago period.

PM Sunak calls for snap UK polls on July 4

LONDON BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the UK, choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance.