Pet owners without licences shall be imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh and a fine of ₹5000 would be levied if they fail to comply the rules while taking the pet outside. | Photo Credit: File photo Residents in Greater Chennai Corporation limits will no longer be allowed to apply for new dog licences or
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Nominated disabled members B. Balaji and P. Jhancy Uma attended their first Council meeting on Friday. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Council meeting on Friday was the first of its kind for two newly nominated members — B. Balaji and P. Jancy Uma, both persons with disabilities. They thanked the
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The MKB Nagar Police has arrested a 35- year-old man for allegedly blackmailing a woman after creating obscene images using the woman’s photograph. A 35-year-old woman residing in Vyasarpadi complained that her photograph had been manipulated and stored on a mobile phone by her relative Karthik, who also belongs to the same locality. The matter
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Synopsis ICICI Prudential Asset Management’s IPO saw a strong subscription, indicating a likely firm market debut with potential listing gains of 10-20%. Analysts suggest the stock could list above ₹2,500, with some assigning a ‘Buy’ rating and a price target of ₹3,000. The company’s strong fundamentals and industry tailwinds support long-term growth prospects. ETMarkets.com Khan
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NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said the govt was taking multiple measures to deal with the problem of air pollution and results of the steps being taken would be visible in the coming years. Speaking at Times Network’s India Economic Conclave (IEC), Yadav said though the number of days with the
BENGALURU: Cognizant AI CTO Babak Hodjat said at the Nasdaq-listed company’s AI Lab here that as enterprises race to embed large language models (LLMs) deeper into business operations, a key question remains unresolved: how much can these systems be trusted to reason correctly at scale? While today’s LLMs are powerful, he said, they tend to
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NEW DELHI: The board of Bharti Airtel on Thursday approved the appointment of Shashwat Sharma as MD & CEO from Jan 1 as Gopal Vittal will take charge as executive vice chairman for a period of five years. The board also green-lighted access of the remaining around Rs 15,740 crore proceeds from the Rs 21,000
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NEW DELHI: Govt has managed to get significant concessions for Indian workers and professionals looking to work in Oman, with the Gulf nation allowing companies to employ up to 50% Indians in their workforce, instead of 20% at present. The move is aimed at ensuring that Indian companies that set up shop do not end
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BENGALURU: Accenture reported revenues of $18.7 billion for the first quarter (Sept-Nov) of the 2026 financial year, marking a 6% increase in dollar terms and 5% growth in local currency. The performance came in at the top end of the company’s guided range of $18.1-18.7 billion, which had implied 1-5% growth in local currency. The
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CHENNAI: India’s tech startups’ cumulative equity funding stood at $10.5 billion in 2025, a decline of 17% on a YoY basis and down 4% compared to the $11 billion raised in 2023, according to a report. This marks a reversal from 2024, when funding had shown a modest annual recovery following the 2021 peak and
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