Victor Vulpe and Louis Lampertsdorfer finished second and third respectively Every year, three unusual pairs of shoes travel the world and shoe lovers and design enthusiasts religiously convene to see them. These are the top three winners of The World Championship of Shoemaking. The annual event, started in 2018 by Shoegazing (a website run by … Read more
AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday, November 30, 2023 accused the DMK regime of being “administratively incompetent” to tackle the rains in Chennai. In a message on his social media handle, Mr. Palaniswami said the DMK government had been boasting of having taken up … Read more
The UK government on Tuesday released a roadmap for establishing an Intelligent Mobility Skill Centre (IMSC) in West Bengal. The roadmap was unveiled in presence of West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim, senior officials from state technical education, and UK government officials, a statement said. Underlining the UK’s expertise in clean … Read more
IOCL, at present, stores gas in two tanks with capacities of 1,80,000 cubic metres each. File photograph | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) has proposed to expand the capacity of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located inside the Kamarajar Port, in Ennore, Chennai. At present, the terminal has the capacity to process … Read more
In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy. The cruising … Read more
Apple supplier Pegatron has registered a new company Pegatron Electronics India Private Limited. The Taiwanese firm has registered the new company with the Registrar of Companies, Chennai. Pegatron Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.’s business activity is described as manufacture of other communication equipment. Based in Mahindra World City, Chengalpattu, near Chennai, the company has a paid … Read more
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reviewing the progress of work in Ram Nagar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday visited various parts of Chennai to take stock of the ongoing roadworks. He later held a meeting and instructed the Chief Secretary, Shiv Das Meena, to monitor the progress across … Read more
Actor Vijay Antony. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The teenage daughter of actor and music composer Vijay Antony was found dead at their house in Alwarpet in the early hours of Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Police said it is a case of suicide. Police sources said the victim Meera Antony was 16-year-old and was … Read more
A special train will be operated from Kochuveli to Tambaram to clear the extra rush along the route, said a release issued by the Southern Railway here on Tuesday. The one-way special (06048) Kochuveli–Tambaram Superfast will depart from Kochuveli at 5 p.m. on September 10 and arrive at Tambaram at 12 p.m. the next day, … Read more
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Representatives of Coherent Corp., IIT Madras and Guidance Tamil Nadu entered into a tripartite agreement over the setting up of the centre of excellence | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement American manufacturer of optical materials and semiconductors, Coherent Corp, has entered into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guidance Tamil Nadu and IIT Madras’s Research … Read more