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Ward 167 Lakshmi Nagar First Main Road tar being laid by Greater Chennai Corporation.  Mr J Natarajan Ward Secretary, AE GCC Rajesh. V Rama Rao, G Ravindran, AK Narayanan and Dhanapal were present on the occasion.  

MakeMyTrip India’s leading online travel company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Flamingo Transworld, one of India’s leading regional tour operators, subject to the fulfilment of certain closing conditions.Over the last 30 years of its operations,Flamingo has created a strong affinity in the regional markets of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh with its group tour services.   These tours are curated to make holidays a memorable experience and are particularly popular for having curated selection of Indian meals made by on-tour chefs or verified Indian vegetarian/Jain kitchens, in-house tour managers fluent in regional languages and extensive coverage of popular attractions and experiences for domestic and international tourists. Flamingo's popular international and domestic group travel packages, which are currently sold largely through 51 offices across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, will comple...

TANKER Foundation is happy to announce that it’s Founder Trustee,  Dr. Georgi Abraham , a world-renowned nephrologist, has been honoured with the prestigious  Karl D. Nolph Lifetime Achievement Award  in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of nephrology on 27th February 2026 at the 46th Annual Dialysis Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.  Dr. Georgi Abraham also pioneered  Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)  in India. He was instrumental in introducing and establishing CAPD in the country during the early 1990s, making life-saving dialysis treatment more accessible and affordable for patients suffering from kidney failure.His tireless dedication to advancing renal care, patient advocacy, and innovation in dialysis has significantly transformed kidney treatment practices in India. This international recognition is a heart warming moment for TANKER Foundation and the entire nephrology community. Tamilnad Kidney Researc...

Strengthening Chennai City’s Electric Public Transport Network SWITCH Mobility , a global leader in electric buses and light commercial vehicles and part of the Hinduja Group, flagged off SWITCH EiV12 Low Floor Buses for city transport from Central Bus Depot in Chennai. The flag-off forms part of a centralised rollout of 145 electric buses comprising of 100 AC and 45 Non-AC city buses at the Central Depot. The flag-off was undertaken by the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin, in the presence of Mr. S.S. Sivasankar, Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Government of Tamil Nadu. The occasion underscores Tamil Nadu’s continued commitment to strengthening sustainable urban mobility and improving air quality for its citizens, in line with the Government of India’s vision for “Disabled-Friendly means of transport” and “No Emission Buses”. Manufactured at SWITCH’s state-of-the-art facility in Tamil Nadu, the SWITCH EiV12 Low Floor Bus embodies t...

HCLTech , a leading global technology company, won the 2026 ServiceNow Partner of the Year Award in two categories: AI Customer Value Partner of the Year – Americas and Service Provider of the Year – Americas.  These awards underscore HCLTech’s proven expertise in the ServiceNow ecosystem and highlight how the company is helping enterprises to bring AI directly into service workflows to work faster, smarter and at scale. By using solutions such as Now Assist, Virtual Agent integrated with Microsoft Teams and Predictive Intelligence, HCLTech has enabled global, AI-powered operations across 23 languages — delivering intelligent ticket categorization, faster service resolution and seamless employee experience.  HCLTech has further differentiated itself in the market by combining comprehensive service offerings and specialized ServiceNow expertise. The company has demonstrated strong capabilities in managing and operating ServiceNow-licensed instances for clients, consistentl...

For years, most Indians never planned meals around protein. Food was cooked based on habit, taste, budget, and what was available at home. Dal was dal. Milk was milk. Eggs were just eggs. No one counted grams or checked labels. Protein was not part of daily conversation, and it did not need to be. That began to change slowly. As lifestyles shifted, work hours got longer, and health conversations moved from doctors to social media, protein started entering everyday language. What was once taken for granted became something people actively talked about. From fitness conversations to family WhatsApp groups, protein moved from being invisible on the plate to becoming a buzzword, as more people began questioning whether their daily diets were getting enough of it. One of the lesser-known realities of Indian diets is that protein is not necessarily missing, but unevenly distributed across the day. Many everyday meals provide energy and fullness but fall short on protein unless supported by...