Kalaignar TV office. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The 18-year-old alleged 2G spectrum scam has come back to haunt Kalaignar TV Private Limited, with the Income Tax (I-T) department reviving its inquiry into the receipt of ₹200 crore by the television channel during the assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The Madras High Court has, … Read more
Armenian Street in George Town is the biggest marker to the people who once flourished here. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Ask anybody in the city as to which of the European nations they associate with Madras, the most common answer will be England. But when you mention the Armenians to them, the reaction … Read more
The Syndicate of the University of Madras, on Monday, withdrew a proposal to revise the pay scales of non-teaching staff of the university to bring them on par with the State government-approved scales for similar posts. The University has been in the eye of a storm as the non-teaching staff resorted to protests on campus … Read more
N. Kumar, Chairman – Group Corporate Board, The Sanmar Group As a resident of Chennai since the age of one, I have seen the city grow and expand continually. I remember playing cricket in small grounds, watching movies in theatres, and cycling through sparse traffic to school. Just like my elder brother and former Chairman … Read more
J. Radhakrishnan, P. Amudha, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, and Dheeraj Kumar, all serving as additional Chief Secretaries, were appointed as the official spokespersons | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) dismissed, with costs of ₹1 lakh, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate, challenging the appointment … Read more
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu theatrical rights holder of Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Kingdom’ has approached the Madras High Court to restrain Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator S. Seeman and his followers from interfering with the screening of the movie in cinema halls on the alleged ground that … Read more
The report on the ‘Results of the Educational Census of Madras November 1871’ throws some interesting light on the sharp divide in the pyall schools in the Madras Presidency. The Educational Census was meant to ascertain the exact state of education in Madras as shown by the number of schools, their standards of instruction and … Read more
The judge pointed out that a public awareness campaign carried out by food safety officials to warn people against consuming adulterated watermelons had backfired, leading to monetary loss for the farmers who had not indulged in any such adulteration. (File photo) | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Madras High Court order, which completely halted a recruitment process to fill 2,569 vacancies in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department (MAWS), spelling relief for the Tamil Nadu government. The interim order of the High Court on April 3 had brought to a grinding stop a recruitment … Read more
University of Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Syndicate members of the University of Madras have demanded an inquiry by a syndicate sub-committee into alleged irregularities in the purchase of equipment for a centre for social research at the institution. A written demand was made to the Registrar of the varsity in August … Read more