Mayor kicks off karate training for schoolgirls

Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor R Priya inaugurated a karate and taekwondo sports training programme for schoolgirls at Chennai High School (CHS) in Cooks Road.

200 in upscale Anna Nagar apartment take ill; water contamination suspected

AT least 200 residents of The Metrozone apartments in Anna Nagar have fallen sick over the past week, experiencing diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting, allegedly due to water contamination.

'Junking predicate offence FIR on technicality won't kill PMLA case'

HC division bench says blanket application of SC verdict without due regard to facts of each case shall render both judgment objective of PMLA ineffective

Madras univ contract staff yet to get June, July salaries

OVER 150 contract workers employed at the University of Madras have not received their salaries for June and July.

Elephant corridor study will be completed soon, says min

FOREST Minister M Mathiventhan on Wednesday said the study to identify elephant corridors in the state will be completed soon.

Juvenile, 2 kids detained as boy brings sickle to school

AN SSLC student was apprehended by the Thalaiyoothu police for allegedly bringing a sickle to his school to threaten a classmate on Wednesday.

A year on, blood bank at Srivilliputhur not open

THE Government Hospital in Srivilliputhur attends to around 180 deliveries every month.

Nod for free health cover for all over 70

AHEAD of the Assembly elections in Haryana and J&K, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 5 lakh free health coverage for all senior citizens aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), irrespective of their income.

India to drive global semicon industry: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is poised to play a significant role in driving the global semiconductor industry forward. He was speaking after inaugurating SEMICON India — 2024, a three-day exhibition, at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

TN flower farmers smell loss as Kerala mutes Onam fiesta

THE Wayanad disaster that killed more than 400 people in Kerala seems to have had a deleterious effect on neighbouring Tamil Nadu too as hundreds of flower farmers and traders in Coimbatore have been hit by the steep slump in price and quantum of flowers sent to Kerala for Onam festival this year.

3-year-old steps out to relieve herself due to lack of toilet in anganwadi, run over by van

A three-year-old girl, who stepped out of an anganwadi at Vanamangalam village near Thalli in Krishnagiri district allegedly to relieve herself, was hit by a tempo van and died on the way to hospital on Tuesday.

It's Rahul's turn to get into the quota firing line

Shah, Mayawati, Shinde criticise statement on abolishing it 'when India is a fair place'

Bengal govt rejects terms set by junior docs for talks

THE standoff between the protesting junior doctors and the West Bengal government continued on Wednesday with the latter rejecting the demands for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee' presence and a live broadcast as pre-conditions for talks to resolve their monthlong agitation.

CAPTURING BEACHSIDE MOMENTS

A trip to hill top, an evening jaunt to the beach, a campfire near a river side, or an off-grid summer vacation, were considered a luxury a few decades ago.

South Asian Jr athletics C'ship starts today

INDIA'S Sharuk Khan will spearhead India's challenge at the three-day fourth South Asian Junior Athletics Championships starting Wednesday here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

More Indians breaking into top: Anand

Five-time world champ, who will be in action for Ganges Grandmasters in Global Chess League, opens up about Gukesh vs Liren final, India's Olympiad chances & what he misses most. Swaroop Swaminathan took notes...

'Scrapping old cars helps grow vehicle sales'

ROAD transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that an increase in scrapping of old vehicles can help the automobile industry to grow its sales of new vehicles by 18-20%.

Carlyle to write off $40 million of lease arrears, says SpiceJet

CARLYLE Group's commercial aviation investment and servicing unit will write off $40.2 million of SpiceJet's lease arrears and convert $30 million of its arrears into equity, the Gurugram-based airline said on Tuesday.

Revenue up 412% from higher tax on online gaming

Cletics START DESPITE the initial backlash from the industry, there has been a remarkable 412% increase in revenue from the higher tax on online gaming.

Equity fund inflows up 3% to ₹38K cr in Aug

THE heavy demand for smallcap and mid-cap funds buoyed the open-ended equity mutual fund inflows by 3.03% to 38,239 crore in August, pushing the industry-wide assets under management well past the ₹66.7 lakh crore mark in the reporting month, up from ₹64.96 trillion in the previous month.

Card transactions may see stricter disclosures

WITH the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pushing for more disclosures for cross-border wire transfers, the Indian government says it won't adopt stricter norms at the cost of ease of doing business.

'See JFSL's loan biz entry as opportunity for partnership'

THE entry of Jio Financial Services (JFSL), a Reliance Industries group company, would only help boost credit growth in the country, says YS Chakravarti, CEO of Shriram Finance, the country's second largest Non-banking Financial Company (NBFC).

India has capability to become trusted partner in semicon supply chain: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has the capability to become a trusted partner in a diversified semiconductor supply chain.

Maruti's EV to deliver 500 km range, carmaker to export to Europe, Japan

THE first electric vehicle (EV) from the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) will be powered by a 60 Kilowatt-hour battery that could do a range of 500 km on a single charge.

'No clarity on GST on services imports'

Many industries in a state of uncertainty as they navigate the implications of this decision

India-funded projects to continue in Bangladesh

QUO DHAKA A top adviser of the interim government said on Tuesday that India-funded projects are \"very important\" and will continue under the new administration in Bangladesh.

New sanctions await Iran for supplying to Russia arms

SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken said the United States would impose sanctions on Iran and that Russia could use the Iranian missiles against Ukraine \"within weeks\".

Oz mulls minimum age for social media

AUSTRALIA will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said on Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and \"onto the footy fields\".

Israeli air strike kills 19 in Gaza humanitarian zone

Defence minister Gallant says truce deal a strategic opportunity

Tech billionaire lifts off on SpaceX for spacewalk

CANAVERAL A daredevil billionaire rocketed back to space on Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA's Apollo moonshots.