Namakkal, April 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday intensified his opposition to the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise by symbolically burning a copy of the delimitation bill and raising a black flag. Leading from the front, Stalin burned the proposed delimitation bill in Namakkal, where he also hoisted a black flag as part of the statewide protest he had called for.The Chief Minister had earlier urged people across Tamil Nadu to raise black flags atop their home…
Latest Chennai News & Updates
Chennai, April 15 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly criticised the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government over what he described as a serious deterioration in law and order, following a brutal attack on a college student near Chennai. In a post on the social media platform X, Anbumani alleged that the incident took place in Vallur village near Minjur, on the outskirts of Chennai.According to his statement, a college student who was studying at ho…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) US tech giant OpenAI on Wednesday said that India ranks among the world’s most advanced AI markets, mainly in coding, data analysis and complex reasoning.India ranks among the top five nations globally in thinking capability usage per person, measured using reasoning tokens used by ChatGPT Plus users, the release from OpenAI said.The country is one of the fastest‑growing AI builder ecosystems with four-fold growth in Codex users in just two weeks after the launch o…
Chennai, April 15 (IANS) The makers of director Amutha Sarathi’s ‘Sannidhanam (P.O)’, featuring actor Yogi Babu in the lead, have now released the film’s first single, ‘Yeri Vanthom Ayyappa’, a soulful and devotional track that beautifully captures the essence of faith and devotion associated with the Sabarimala pilgrimage. Set to tune by AGR, the song has lyrics by Mohan Rajan. It has been rendered with heartfelt intensity by Abhishek Raju and Vishnu Ram.The film has been evoking interest in …
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Office vacancy across India’s top eight cities averaged 13.85 per cent in Q1 2026, slipping below the 14 per cent threshold for the first time since the pandemic driven by sustained occupier demand and a sharp moderation in new supply, a report said on Wednesday.The report from commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield said vacancy declined by about 48 basis points quarter‑on‑quarter and around 191 basis points year‑on‑year in Q1 2026. It a…
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), April 15 (IANS ) With the campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections nearing its final phase, high-profile visits by national leaders have intensified the political battle across the State. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal are set to play key roles, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigns in the southern districts.Rekha Gupta will campaign in Coimbatore North on Wednesday in support of BJP candidate V…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The industrial and warehousing demand across the top eight cities remained strong in the January-March period, witnessing a 22 per cent annual growth with 11 million square feet of leasing, a report said on Wednesday.Delhi-NCR continued to drive demand during the quarter, with 28 per cent share, followed by Chennai with 21 per cent share, according to the Colliers report. Notably, leasing in Hyderabad and Bengaluru also remained robust, with Grade A industrial and ware…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Praful Hinge had no clue he was carrying a stress fracture. It was only in March 2023, after being selected for a stint at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, that physio Naveen Babu PK broke the news to him – a severe L4 fracture on the left side of his lumbar spine.Six to eight months of rehab followed, and for Hinge, a young fast bowler from Nagpur, it felt like staring at the end of the road. Fast forward to nearly three years later, and Hinge was steaming in at th…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Wishing all Tamils around the world a happy Tamil New Year, popular Tamil actor Harish Kalyan on Tuesday disclosed that his wife Narmada and he had named their baby girl ‘Kriya’. Taking to his X timeline to greet all Tamils around the world on the joyous occasion of the Tamil new year, Harish Kalyan wrote in Tamil, “Ulagengum vaazhum Tamizh uragvugazhukku iniya Tamizh Puthaandu nalvaazhthukkal. Ippadikku Kriya, Narmada and Harish Kalyan (Sweet Tamil New Year good wishes …
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at easing voter movement and reducing confusion, polling locations across all 16 Assembly constituencies in Chennai will be colour-coded for the upcoming elections. The move is expected to significantly improve navigation at large polling centres where multiple booths operate within the same premises. Announcing the initiative, District Election Officer J. Kumaragurubaran said the colour-coding system will be implemented at polling…