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Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday, tracking gains in global markets amid renewed optimism that the US Federal Reserve may cut interest rates next month. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December gold futures climbed by Rs 328, or 0.26 per cent, to Rs 1,24,241 per 10 grams, with a business turnover of 12,868 lots.The…
Actor Ajith Kumar’s residence in Injambakkam, Chennai, came under police attention on Tuesday after an alleged bomb threat was issued by an unidentified person. The incident prompted a swift response from authorities, who deployed a bomb squad to inspect the property and its surroundings. Thorough search conducted, no explosives found According to India Today, police…
CHENNAI: Electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources — including wind, solar, small and large hydro, and nuclear — is steadily inching towards one-third of India’s total power output, with the first half of the current fiscal year witnessing a marked rise in its share compared to the same period last year.Excluding thermal and Bhutan imports,…
CHENNAI: October 2025’s record inflow of over $5 billion in private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) — the highest monthly tally in two years — offered temporary relief to an otherwise subdued market. Excluding real estate, PE-VC investments this year are likely to hover around last year’s level of about $33 billion, analysts said.Analysts pointed…
File photo of Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After hosting the recently concluded Women’s World Cup at unheralded centres in the country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to take the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup back to the Tier 1 centres. The global cricket body staged the WWC fixtures in Indore, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati and…
KRISHNAGIRI: A woman and her boyfriend were arrested on Wednesday on charges of installing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a hostel for Tata Electronics Private Limited women employees in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, superintendent of police P Thangadurai said in a statement. The arrested have been identified as Neelukumari Gupta, 22, from…
Police formed seven special teams to nab the culprits COIMBATORE: A 20-year-old postgraduate student who was in a car with her boyfriend in Coimbatore on Sunday night was abducted and gang-raped by three men. Police said the couple had parked the car at Brindhavan Nagar behind Coimbatore airport around 10.30pm on Sunday when three men…
Ford Motor Co is set to re-enter India with a fresh manufacturing plan worth about Rs 3,250 crore ($370 million). The American automaker on Friday announced restarting manufacturing activity at its Chennai facility, marking a major development after its exit from the Indian automotive market in 2021.The decision comes even as US President Donald Trump…
Cyclone Montha: Holiday declared for Chennai schools Source link
Heavy rain likely as cyclone looms over Bay of Bengal CHENNAI: The city and its neighbouring districts may receive heavy rainfall as the season’s first cyclonic storm takes shape from a low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal on Friday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Chennai, Tiruvallur,…
