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Five years of GST: Rates for some goods still in need of fine-tuning

The tax continues to evoke mixed feelings and remains work in progress

AIADMK council meet will decide OPS' future in party: Palaniswami camp

The AIADMK's dominant Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) camp on Monday slammed rival leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) as a symbol of 'betrayal' and said upcoming General Council meet shall decide his future

AIADMK meeting of top office bearers violates party by-law: O Panneerselvam

Ahead of the meeting of top office-bearers of the AIADMK at the party's head office in Chennai, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam has said that the meeting is a violation of the party by-law

Tamil Nadu records sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, 1,472 infections logged

Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu witnessed a sharp rise as the state reported 1,472 fresh infections on Sunday, pushing the active caseload to 7,458, according to the State health bulletin

The renewal of old rivalries in Tamil Nadu over 'single leadership' issue

This is not the first time that an AIADMK general council has been hit by controversy

TN power utility to run feasibility study for 2500 MW hydropower projects

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is conducting a feasibility study on three hydropower projects that will generate 2500 MW of power

Ford extends production at TN plant till July-end amid labour unrest

The factory located at Maraimalai Nagar on the outskirts of the city has been witnessing labour unrest since May 30 over the compensation offered by the management

Stalin launches Centre for advance mfg; urges faster industry 4.0 adoption

Two centres at Sipcot Industrial Parks inn Hosur and Sriperumbudur also launched; Maturity Index survey also set up to help companies achieve their Industry 4.0 goals

As new Covid-19 cases cross 1,000-mark, TN health officials on alert

The Tamil Nadu health department is on a high alert after the number of fresh Covid-19 cases has crossed the 1000-mark in the state

World Bank approves Rs 4,400-cr funding for three projects in India

The funds will be used for an education project in Gujarat, a social protection programme in Tamil Nadu and a project to help recovery in the fisheries sector post the pandemic

Ahead of party meet, AIADMK leader OPS says 'Dharma will triumph again'

AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam appeared to have resigned himself to the fact that the odds are stacked against him and his followers, ahead of the June 23 party meeting

Tamil Nadu police turns down OPS' plea to deny nod for AIADMK meet

Tamil Nadu police declined to entertain a petition submitted by AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam urging them to deny permission to the party General and Executive Council meetings

Vedanta Ltd invites EoI to sell Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi

Exploring options to ensure plant and assets are best utilised, says company

Copper plant sale offer 'diversionary,' says anti-Sterlite group in TN

'Vedanta may sell its machinery and equipment, but the land should revert to the government. The land must be allotted only to agro-based units by the government'

TN to gain Rs 4,000 cr by repurposing old coal units for clean energy

Four coal plants are approaching or have crossed the 25-year mark after which they have to mandatorily be retired. They have high per-unit running costs and depend on lengthy coal supply chains

TN delegation to meet Scindia for discussions on Chennai's second airport

A Tamil Nadu delegation, led by state Industries Minister Thangam Thenarasu, will meet Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi today to discuss improvement of aviation facilities in the state

Mekedatu row: I need not answer Tamil Nadu CM on everything, says Bommai

Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai on Thursday said the state government has effectively presented its arguments on the Mekedatu project and is confident of getting the Detailed Project Report cleared.

Tamil Nadu logs 476 Covid-19 cases, active infections near 2,000 mark

Hitting another spike on the number of daily infections, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday added 476 coronavirus cases including 5 returnees from domestic and overseas, pushing the tally to 3,458,445 till date

Ford resumes production at TN plant as some workers withdraw strike

According to a union official, about 100-150 people have joined the duty at the factory since Tuesday and the unit was operating in double shifts

Innovation fund Pontaq signs deal with TN govt to support startups

Holds investor summit with participation from 50 tech-based startup founders