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CHENNAI: With about three weeks left until the Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India on Thursday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu's Director General of Police in charge (Law and Order), G Venkataraman and appointed Sandeep Rai Rathore as head of the police force. Venkataraman, a 1994-batch IPS officer, is being replaced by Rathore, a 1992-batch officer, who will now oversee all election-related policing in the state. In a separate order, the ECI also effected several key police po ...Read More >
CHENNAI: AI firm LatentView Analytics has invested $3 million (about Rs 28 crore) in US-based agentic AI start-up Healtheon AI to target revenue cycle management vertical in the healthcare sector, the company said in a regulatory filing. The investment has been made through SAFE Notes (Simple Agreement for Future Equity Notes) on April 1. "We wish to inform that LatentView Analytics Corporation (Incorporated in New Jersey), a material and wholly-owned subsidiary of the company has executed a s ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The war in West Asia has hit closer home for auto-rickshaw drivers and passengers who travel on the ubiquitous last-mile travel option in Chennai, as automobile LPG price has shot up to Rs 84 in pumps operated by public sector firms - and even higher at Rs 100 in private firms, said to be the highest ever. This has a direct bearing on the common public, said Tamil Nadu Auto Rickshaw Workers Federation, affiliated to the CITU, noting that the surge in price has forced auto drivers to ch ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Thursday strongly criticised the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, terming it a "direct attack" on minority institutions and urging its immediate withdrawal. In a post on X, Stalin said the proposed amendments would adversely affect Christian NGOs, churches and other minority organisations, alleging that the move was aimed at restricting foreign funding to such institutions. "I strongly condemn the Foreign Contributio ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday launched a sharp attack on AIADMK general secretary 'Edappadi' K Palaniswami, saying the previous AIADMK regime failed to curb crimes against women in Tamil Nadu. Addressing a campaign meeting in Erode, canvassing votes for DMK and Secular Progressive Alliance candidates, Stalin said Palaniswami has no locus standi to speak on women's safety, as it was during the AIADMK regime Pollachi sex scandal and misconduct of a DGP against a woman SP happen ...Read More >
MANAMADURAI: DMK leader Kanimozhi on Thursday took a swipe at the AIADMK over its alliance with the BJP, saying its leader Edappadi K Palaniswami would face the same fate as JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, and wanted the party "at least" in the opposition. The Lok Sabha MP, addressing a public meeting here for the April 23 polls, claimed it was not a mere Assembly election but a battle between "Keeladi and Nagpur, the headquarters of RSS." She was referring to the Keeladi archaeological excavations ...Read More >
MADURAI: A district court on Thursday deferred the pronouncement of the quantum of sentence for nine police personnel convicted in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam double custodial death case of a father-son duo to April 6. Madurai First Additional District Court Judge Muthukumaran reserved the order on sentencing after hearing intense arguments from the CBI, the defense, and the emotional appeals made by the victims' family members. The nine convicted policemen -- Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American writer of Indian-origin, has made it to the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist as the English translator of a Portuguese language novella. "On Earth As It Is Beneath" by Brazilian author Ana Paula Maia, described by judges as a "brutal, haunting and hypnotic novella set in a remote Brazilian penal colony, where the boundaries between justice and cruelty collapse", is among the six worldwide contenders for the coveted literary honour. The ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh searches at some premises linked to the executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC and some others in multiple cities, officials said. The raids are being undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi in connection with an alleged coal smuggling and pilferage scam of West Bengal, according to officials. The premises of I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh are among those covered, they said. The f ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday strongly condemned the proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and alleged it was a direct attack on Christian NGOs, churches and other minority institutions. Stalin, also the president of the ruling DMK, said: "I strongly condemn the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposed by the Union BJP Government, which is a direct attack on Christian NGOs, Churches and other minority institutions. Aft ...Read More >
MALAPPURAM: Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Thursday said that the Argentina football team allegedly deceived the state by not coming to play a match even after receiving money for it. Abdurahiman said that he had really wanted the Argentina football team and Lionel Messi to come to Kerala and play a match in the state. "For that, I had held several discussions. It was also not an easy task to find sponsors to arrange the Rs 250 crore to be paid to the international football team. "Bu ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Sameer Rizvi gave ample display of his talent, coming in as an 'Impact Substitute', as Delhi Capitals cantered home by six wickets against Lucknow Super Giants despite initial stutters to make a winning start in the IPL here on Wednesday. Chasing a lowly target of 142, DC were reduced to 26 for 4 within first five overs but Rizvi (70 not out off 47 balls), substituting T Natarajan, conjured an unbroken 119-run stand for the fifth wicket with the seasoned Tristan Stubbs (39 not out off ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: GST revenues grew about 9 per cent in March, scaling to the pre-tax cut level of over Rs 2 lakh crore, the third highest monthly collection in the 2025-26 fiscal, buoyed by mop-ups from imports as well as domestic sales and purchases, government data showed on Wednesday. Gross domestic revenues rose 5.9 per cent to over Rs 1.46 lakh crore, while those from imports grew 17.8 per cent to Rs 53,861 crore during the month. The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up was Rs 1.83 lakh cr ...Read More >
CHENNAI: TenderCuts, India's omnichannel fresh meat and seafood brand, has raised $2 million through debt from Lakme Finance. The raise follows the company's transition to profitability, making TenderCuts the first organised player in the fresh meat and seafood category in India to achieve positive EBITDA at both the store and consolidated levels. The capital will be deployed towards working capital and expanding operations across core markets ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which came into force on April 1 (Wednesday), following directions from the Supreme Court. However, implementation on the ground, particularly by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), continues to lag, with source segregation yet to be effectively enforced. The new framework replaces the earlier rules and seeks to tighten compliance, improve segregation and introduce accou ...Read More >
KOCHI: Ecstatic after scoring on debut, India's Australian-born striker Ryan Williams said that he had replayed the moment in his head so many times before the match that when it actually happened, he felt a bit "blurry". Williams made a dream India debut as his fourth-minute strike set up the home side's 2-1 win over Hong Kong in an inconsequential Asian Cup qualifying round match here on Tuesday. "It's a strange one. I have been dreaming about this for a long time and done a lot of work to m ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prices of commercial LPG were hiked by Rs 195.50 on Wednesday, on back of surge in global oil prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict. A 19-kg commercial LPG now costs Rs 2,078.50 in Delhi, according to state-owned oil companies. Rates were last increased by Rs 114.5 per 19-kg cylinder on March 1. Domestic cooking gas LPG rates, which were last hiked by Rs 60 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 7, remain unchanged. It costs Rs 913 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi. State-owned Indi ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Mindspace Business Parks REIT, owner of quality Grade A office assets, located in four key office markets of India, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of 100 per cent equity shareholding in Sycamore Properties Private Limited and Content Properties Private Limited, comprising 2.6 million sqft at Commerzone Pallikaranai, located on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Road (PTR) in Chennai, for Rs 2,541 crore. The Board of the Manager to Mindspace Business Parks REIT has approved the transacti ...Read More >
CHENNAI: "We will not spare anyone -- whether it is Stalin, Udhayanidhi, Sabareesan or Kanimozhi," Union Minister and BJP's Tamil Nadu poll in-charge Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, releasing a chargesheet against the DMK regime and backing it with what he called hard data on crime, corruption and governance failures. Unveiling the document titled "The Stalin Government in the Dock of the Accused" at Kamalalayam, the party's state headquarters here, Piyush Goyal described it as not just a charges ...Read More >
Chennai: The members of the Tamil Nadu IT Hostel and PG Owners' Welfare Association raised concerns about whether the shortage of commercial gas cylinders in the city was natural or artificial. "Due to the inability to meet demand and financial difficulties, an owner committed suicide. We mandate the immediate intervention of CM Stalin to resolve the issue," the association said during a press meet held in Chennai on Tuesday. They stated that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's foreign‑exchange reserves of over $700 billion are large enough to deter speculative moves and allow the Reserve Bank of India to intervene to stabilise the rupee, a report said on Tuesday. The report from SBI Research said current reserve levels are equivalent to more than 10 months of imports and that short‑term debt is below 20 per cent of reserves, providing room and time to intervene in the market to prop up the rupee if it is so desirable. The research firm, however, f ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The makers of director Rojin Thomas's upcoming horror fantasy thriller 'Kathanar', featuring actors Jayasurya, Prabhu Deva and Anushka Shetty in the lead, on Tuesday released a fascinating trailer of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Clocking two minutes and 49 seconds, the trailer unleashes a cascade of breathtaking moments -- stunning visuals, a soaring musical score, crystalline sound design, and the magnetic screen presence of its leads, heralding a fresh fusion ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's real GDP growth for the next fiscal could erode by around 1 percentage point, while retail inflation could rise by about 1.5 percentage points from their baseline estimates if the West Asia conflict persists through the next fiscal, an EY report said. The EY Economy Watch report said that several sectors, including employment-intensive sectors like textiles, paints, chemicals, fertilizers, cement and tires, could be directly impacted. Any reduction in employment or incomes i ...Read More >
CHENNAI: It's the perfect start to his journey from a common man to politician, 30-year-old R Sabarinathan, TVK's candidate for Virgumbakkam, said about his brief but heartwarming moment on stage with Vijay that went viral. The viral video from the candidate announcement event on March 29 captured the raw, emotional moment as Sabarinathan broke down in tears, only for the actor-turned-politician to personally wipe them away and hug him. The fact that Sabarinathan is the son of Vijay's long-tim ...Read More >
TIRUVANNAMALAI: Keeping up his attack on Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the people to "teach a lesson" to the AIADMK top leader for allegedly attempting to bring the BJP to the state and ensure a decisive mandate to the DMK-led alliance for the party's "2.O regime" in the state. Addressing a poll campaign here, about 195 km from Chennai, the DMK youth wing leader said the April 23 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu was a combat be ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Actor-politician Vijay has been booked under five sections by Peravallur police for allegedly violating election rules during his campaign in Kolathur, officials said on Monday. According to the complaint filed by election authorities, Vijay is accused of using nearly 30 loudspeakers despite permission being granted for only five, thereby causing public disturbance. According to a Daily Thanthi report, he has also been charged with gathering a crowd exceeding 5,000 people and obstruct ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Rajasthan Royals' teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Monday said the team's senior players and support staff, including head coach Kumar Sangakkara, have given him the freedom to keep playing his attacking game. The 15-year-old prodigy blazed away to a 15-ball fifty to power RR to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL opener here, three days after his birthday. While he missed the cake cutting on the day of his birthday as he had gone off to s ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday advised citizens to give accurate information to Census enumerators, asserting that the individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to get benefit under any scheme. Addressing a press conference, as the first phase of the country's 16th Census is all set to begin in April in some states, including Delhi, the commissioner said under Section 15 of the Census Act, all ind ...Read More >
MUMBAI: As a clip of actress Rashmika Mandanna's mother allegedly making allegations against her former fiancé, Rakshit Shetty has gone viral, the 'Dear Comrade' actress has decided to break her silence on the matter, calling it a serious invasion of privacy. Urging the netizens to stop spreading the content, the 'Animal' actress dropped a detailed note on her Instagram Stories explaining that the audio being circulated on social media appears to be from a private conversation that took place n ...Read More >
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