Heavy rains lash Chennai, Stalin tells ministers to rush to rain-hit areas

Heavy rains pounded Chennai and other northern coastal regions of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday as a low pressure area developed into a well-marked low pressure area. IMAGE: Rainwater enters the......

Prestigious South Chennai LS seat to see fierce triangular fight, here is why

Home to some top-notch educational institutions and IT companies, the prestigious South Chennai Parliament seat is set for a 3-way direct fight involving two women leaders and a former MP as the......

Social media lends helping hand in reaching aid to Chennai flood-hit

Submerged in water, with no access to power and transport, it was various social media platforms that came to people's aid in the rain-hit city since Monday. IMAGE: People use a boat to shift to a......

Cyclone Michaung leaves trail of death and destruction

At least 12 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents in and around Chennai even as personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors were engaged in rescuing stranded people in the city......

Wipro gets 85-acres in Chennai for IT centre

IT major Wipro Corporation will be allotted 85-acre land at the proposed Knowledge Industry township at Sholinganallur in the outskirts of Chennai, for expanding its software development centre,......

Tech Mahindra seeks transfer of Satyam SEZs

Tech Mahindra, which merged Mahindra Satyam (Satyam Computer Services Limited) with itself a few months ago, is in the process of transferring three special economic zones that were allotted to the......

Political drama in Tamil Nadu rattles investors

Three way split of AIADMK has slowed decision-making, prompting industry to look outside the state, says T E Narasimhan. The political turmoil in Tamil Nadu since the death of J Jayalalithaa in......