TAMIL NADU
Prices of key construction materials, including jelly stones, M-sand and P-sand, have risen sharply across several districts in Tamil Nadu, putting significant pressure on the construction sector.
CHENNAI
Chennai, June 8: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has introduced facial recognition technology in the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, marking a major step toward ensuring transparency and preventing impersonation during one of India’s most competitive exams. The preliminary…
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NATION
In a major political development, senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray on Monday resigned from both the party and his position as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, amid a deepening internal crisis within the organisation.
WORLD
SPORTS
Alexander Zverev secured his first-ever Grand Slam title by winning the 2026 French Open, defeating Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in a thrilling five-set final at Roland Garros.
BUSINESS
Read MoreAdani Group Chairman Gautam Adani’s net worth rose to $89.2 billion, ranking him ahead of Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani ($88 billion) and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son ($87 billion), who held the title of Asia’s richest before shares of the Japanese investment firm fell on Thursday, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list.
The GST department has issued a tax demand of Rs 124.65 crore to struggling airline SpiceJet for non-filing of GST returns for the past several months, an official said.
The government has halved windfall gains tax on export of petrol to Rs 1.5 litre, while reducing the levy on diesel to Rs 13.5/litre and aviation turbine fuel to Rs 9.5/litre effective June 1.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to hold repo rate hike in its June monetary policy meeting and must use short-term rates and nudging to manage the pressure on the domestic currency, an SBI Research report said on Sunday.
ENTERTAINMENT
Musical prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram is set to unveil his first-ever symphony, Symphony No. 1: New Beginnings, on June 21 at The Music Academy in Chennai as part of World Music Day celebrations.
COLUMNS
TR Jawahar writes in his Pointblank column: Three weeks after the NEET-UG 2026 fiasco, merit lies shattered as students confront a system where integrity has become a gamble.
TR Jawahar, in his Point-Blank column, says a controversial judicial remark branding unemployed youth as “cockroaches” has spiralled into a sharp digital uprising, with satire morphing into a serious critique of power and privilege.
TR Jawahar writes in his Point-Blank column that the rupee is once again on a slippery slope, inching uncomfortably close to the ₹100-per-dollar threshold.
T R JAWAHAR in his PointBlank column says, Tamil Nadu’s Gen Z is quietly rejecting alcohol culture, choosing fitness, mental clarity and financial prudence over the once-glorified drinking habits shaped by politics and cinema.
