Chief Minister Vijay “blackmailed” children by appealing to them, two election petitioners allege before Madras High Court

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had “blackmailed” children by making an appeal to them to prevail upon the adults in their familiies to vote for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, election petitioners R.D. Shekar and S. Inigo Irudayaraj, of DMK, who lost to him in Perambur and Tiruchi East Assembly constituencies respectively, have contended […]

Cybersecurity Programme: IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur introduce practice-oriented Bachelor of Cybersecurity with two-year field deployment

IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur launch India’s first practice-oriented Bachelor of Cybersecurity programme Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have jointly launched India’s first practice-oriented four-year Bachelor of Cybersecurity (B.Cyber.) programme, which will begin with the academic year commencing July 2026. The undergraduate course has been introduced to address the […]

Madras High Court Orders Kartigai Deepam Lighting on Tirupparankundram Hill

Chennai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier order directing the lighting of the traditional Kartigai Deepam on the summit of Tirupparankundram Hill. The court dismissed appeals filed by the Tamil Nadu Government and the Temple Administration against the order. The decision was delivered by a division bench comprising […]

UAEU and IIT Madras Zanzibar develop AI-based framework to forecast malaria outbreaks | World News

In a significant step forward for global public health, researchers from United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ Zanzibar campus have introduced a cutting-edge, data-driven framework that accurately models and forecasts malaria transmission. By integrating artificial intelligence with mathematical modelling, this new approach aims to support early intervention and improve […]