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Petrol bombs thrown at Tamil Nadu governor's house, BJP blames DMK govt

A man was arrested for throwing molotov cocktails at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Wednesday

Industrial & Logistics sector leasing to touch 5-year high in 2023: CBRE

In the July-September quarter, Chennai recorded the highest absorption of 2.1 msf followed by Bangalore and Mumbai

Nokia's Chennai factory achieves 7-million-unit production milestone

The factory manufactures 5G New Radio (5G NR), 5G massive MIMO products, 4G/LTE radios as well as Fiber Broadband equipment among others

Nokia achieves 7 mn telecom gear production milestone at Chennai plant

Finnish telecom company Nokia on Thursday said its Chennai plant has achieved the production milestone of 7 million telecom network gear units. The company started the plant 15 years ago and is one of the largest factories of Nokia globally. "Nokia's factory in Chennai has reached a significant production milestone by reaching seven million telecom units. The factory has completed fifteen years of operation this year and is playing a key role in boosting telecom equipment manufacturing in the country," Nokia said. The factory manufactures 5G New Radio (5G NR), 5G massive MIMO products, 4G or the LTE radios as well as fiber broadband equipment among others. Nokia exports approximately 50 per cent of the production. "Further, it (Nokia) has progressively increased the localization of components by up to 2 times compared to previous years in 5G equipment manufacturing," the statement said. The company had announced the start of manufacturing 5G telecom gears in India even before the

Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs AUS Playing 11, toss result, streaming

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against India on a pitch that is expected to assist spinners. Hotstar will live stream the India vs Australia World Cup match in India for free.

Hitachi Energy's largest global tech, innovation centre comes up in Chennai

Facility will house over 2,500 technologists specialising in transformers and grid automation

Against the flow

Cauvery dispute highlights poor water management policies

Technical issue affects outbound international services at Chennai airport

A server problem led to disruption in services at the International Departure at the city airport here on Wednesday, affecting 9 outbound services and about 1,500 international passengers, officials said. The technical issue that was noticed around 1.30 am was fixed by 6 am, they said. Only international departures were affected, impacting printing of boarding passes and baggage handling, officials added. International services to destinations including Colombo, Dubai and Bangkok suffered delays.

IRCTC launches 4 days/3 nights Chennai-Shirdi package for devotees

IRCTC launched a three-night and four-day package for devotees who want to visit Shirdi Sai Baba. Here's everything you need to know about IRCTC Chennai-Shirdi package

Cauvery water dispute: Farmers' woes mount as Karnataka, TN struggle

DAM IF YOU DO, DAM IF YOU DON'T: The Cauvery water tussle isn't just a farm matter; it's also the lifeblood of two cities steering their state economies

HP partners with Google to make Chromebooks in India from next month

PC maker HP has joined hands with Google to manufacture Chromebooks in India from October 2, the company said on Thursday. The Chromebook devices will be manufactured at the Flex Facility near Chennai, where HP has been producing a range of laptops and desktops since August 2020, it said in a statement. "Manufacturing Chromebook laptops in India will allow Indian students to get easy access to affordable PCs. By further expanding our manufacturing operations, we continue to support the Make in India initiative of the government," HP India, Senior Director - Personal Systems, Vickram Bedi said. HP is one of the applicants under the government's Rs 17,000 crore production linked incentive scheme for IT hardware. "The local production of Chromebooks with HP marks an important step in our efforts to continue supporting the digital transformation of education in India," Google, Head of Education - South Asia, Bani Dhawan said. Chromebooks come at a lower price compared to notebooks wit

Unitech case: ED provisionally attaches land worth over Rs 125 crore

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached land worth Rs 125.06 crore belonging to Unitech Infopark Limited in connection with its probe into money laundering allegations arising out of complaints from home buyers of the Unitech group, officials said Monday. The ED has provisionally attached 39.83 per cent share of 4.79 acres of land that forms part of the Uniworld City township at Nallambakkam in Chennai. "The value of the land attached is Rs 125.06 crore. The said land is owned by Unitech Infopark Limited in which 39.83 per cent shares are held by Narnil Infosolutions Private Limited (a benami company of the Chandras, the promoters of Unitech Group)," the ED said in a statement. The action is part of an investigation undertaken by the ED based on cases registered by the Delhi Police and CBI on the complaints from home buyers against Unitech Group, its promoters and others, it said. In its investigation, ED detected that the Chandras of Unitech had allegedly invested t

AIADMK general secy Palaniswami to chair key meet in Chennai tomorrow

The meeting will held at around 3.45 pm tomorrow at AIADMK party headquarters and will be headed by AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami

L&T Realty records complete sell-out of 1st residential project in Chennai

L&T Realty, the real estate division of engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro, has sold out all the homes in the first phase of its maiden residential project in the city, the company said on Sunday. L&T Realty is engaged in the construction of Avinya Enclave in Manapakkam and the residential project is spread over seven acres. The first phase comprises four towers -- 500 apartments with a mix of two, three and four-BHK residential units. The price of an apartment at Avinya Enclave starts at Rs 90 lakh, a company statement said here. "L&T is a respected brand, and it is a great honour for us to launch our first residential project in Chennai. Proximity to the proposed Manapakkam Metro station and being surrounded by thriving retail and commercial hubs adds to the many benefits that this project has," said L&T Realty CEO and MD, Shrikant Joshi. The project, launched on September 9, is designed to ensure optimal utilisation of open spaces and ...

Colt Data Centre lines up Rs 6.2K cr for Mumbai, Chennai units in 5 years

Based in Navi Mumbai, the new data centre sits on a land parcel of 15 acres and is capable of supporting 120 Megawatts (MW) of IT power capacity

Celebi India starts ground handling at Chennai International Airport

Turkish aviation services firm Celebi India said on Monday it has started providing ground handling services at Chennai International Airport. With this, the company is offering its services at nine airports in the country. Celebi India will be providing comprehensive ground handling services to both scheduled and non-scheduled air operators at domestic as well as international terminals of the facility, it said. Airlines have already started entering into ground handling service contracts with the company, with US-Bangla Airlines and YTO Cargo signing a pact for carrying out such activities on their behalf, Celebi said. Chennai Airport is a key gateway for travellers, and Celebi India is happy to contribute to its growth and efficiency, said Tauseef Khan, CEO of Ground Handling, Celebi India. "This launch marks a significant milestone for Celebi India and Chennai Airport, strengthening our commitment to delivering world-class ground handling services in the aviation sector," he .

Bengaluru-Chennai express highway to start by Jan 2024, says Nitin Gadkari

Earlier, in July, Nitin Gadkari said that the central government has set a provisional target for the construction of about 13,800 kilometre National Highways (NHs) in 2023-24

Bengaluru-Chennai express highway to be operational by year-end: Gadkari

The Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will be launched by this year-end or January 2024 and it will prove crucial in reducing the travel time between the two metros to just two hours, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Also, with the massive infrastructure being built across the country, Chennai will soon be connected with Delhi through the access-controlled highway project, he said. I reviewed the progress of National Highways projects in Chennai today. The Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will start by this year-end or January 2024. So, you can launch luxury buses and sleeper coaches in this sector, the minister said, addressing the 75th anniversary celebrations of Ashok Leyland here. Gadkari, who earlier launched the Ashok Leyland's IeV series, India's first electric commercial vehicles in its category, said there's a great requirement for electric buses in the country. We are making good roads. We are connecting Delhi to Chennai via .

Chennai-based Saas company Zoho says it surpassed 100 mn users globally

Chennai-headquartered SaaS company Zoho said it has surpassed 10 crore users globally. Zoho has become the first bootstrapped SaaS company to reach the milestone, the firm said in a statement. The company had crossed USD 1 billion in annual revenue in 2022. Zoho said it has witnessed a 3-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 65 per cent in the upmarket segment in India. "This is an impressive milestone for any organisation, but it's particularly sweet for us as a bootstrapped company that has never raised external capital," Zoho Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sridhar Vembu said.

Rising acceptance of organ donations is making Chennai a hub of transplants

The biggest reason for Chennai's emergence as a transplant hub is perhaps the rising availability of donors, both living as well as dead