During the December quarter, the housing sales declined 26 per cent to 1,06,038 units across eight major cities. The sales decline on lower demand mainly due to high prices, said real estate consultant PropTiger.
During 2024, eight major office markets saw a 6% annual decline infresh supply of workspaces, even as the demand hit an all-time high, areport by the real estate consultancy firm said.
In a novel protest to seek justice for the sexual assault victim of the prestigious Anna University in Chennai and to highlight women's security, BJP state president K Annamalai flogged himself in front of his residence in Coimbatore.
With the opposition parties training their guns on the DMK Government in the in the sexual assault of a girl student at the prestigious Anna University campus in the heart of Chennai, City Police Commissioner, A Arun ,on Thursday denied any slackness on the part of the police in arresting the accused.
Close on the heels of cyclone Fengal, which devastated northern Tamil Nadu, heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal continues to lash the state and neighbouring Puducherry.
In a shocking incident, three people have died and 20 others were hospitalized in what is suspected to be drinking water contamination at Pallavaram under Tambaram Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
Ahead of the landfall, heavy rains have already lashed parts of the state, causing waterlogging in several areas of the Chennai district.
The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments are on high alert, deploying NDRF and SDRF teams in the districts which are expected to face the cyclone’s wrath. The Tamil Nadu government has stepped up measures like relief camps and shelters and emergency medical teams.
India's Pranav V. maintained his perfect start in the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 by registering his fourth win in as many games against Vaishali R. on Friday even as Arjun Erigaisi grabbed the lead in the Masters section, defeating Amin Tabatabaei in a clash of the leaders.
After Kamala Harris, who lost the US Presidential election, the spotlight has turned to Usha Chilkuri Vance, 38, wife of Vice-President designate JD Vance. She has a Chennai connect as well.
