TAMIL NADU
CHENNAI
NATION
SPORTS
World champion D Gukesh made good use of his white pieces to beat Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in the final game of the day to rise to joint second spot after the second day of the Zagreb leg of the Grand Chess Tour here. Iranian Grandmaster Firoujza Alireza is at the top by extending his lead by a huge three points.
BUSINESS
Read MoreGoldman Sachs has raised India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.8 per cent for calendar year 2026 from 6.5 per cent earlier, following the US-Iran peace deal that has led to lower global oil prices and eased supply chain disruptions. The investment bank has also raised its FY27 GDP growth forecast for the country by 40 basis points to 6.5 per cent.
External commercial borrowing (ECB) inflows are expected to recover in FY27, supported by RBI measures to attract foreign capital, according to a Bank of Baroda (BoB) report.
Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp decline, led by heavy selling in IT stocks, after disappointing earnings and guidance from Accenture triggered a global tech sell-off.
DAIMANTÉ, a new jewellery brand from Caratix Jovella Pvt. Ltd., has entered India’s luxury market with a focus on technology, sustainability
ENTERTAINMENT
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared director Dayal Padmanabhan’s eagerly awaited period crime drama ‘Lakshmikanthan Kolai Vazhakku’, featuring actor Vetri in the lead, for release with a U/A certificate. Taking to its X timeline to share the news, production house 2M Cinemas, which is producing the film, wrote, “We are delighted to announce that #LakshmiKanthanKolaiVazhakku has been certified ‘U/A’. A period crime thriller, now ready to reach…
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.