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Filmmaker Gautham Menon and his firm Photon Factory have lost a legal battle at the Madras High Court. The court upheld a prior ruling, ordering them to pay Rs 4.25 crore with 12% annual interest from May 2010 to R.S. Infotainment. This stems from a film production deal that never materialized, leading to a prolonged dispute over the advance payment.

Refusing to quash the government order (GO) for awarding Kalaimamani awards to 201 artists representing various art forms, Madras high court has directed Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram and the government to adhere to the time frame for announcement of awardees every year.

'Kadhale Kadhale' revolves around the love life of the current generation and their perspectives on relationships.

As many as 365 paintings, each depicting different Thirukural couplets, are the main attractions of this year’s Chithirai exhibition that was inaugurated at Tamukkam grounds on Saturday evening by minister for information and publicity M P Saminathan along with ministers P Moorthy and P T R

The Madras high court judgment asking the school fee determination committee, now headed by Justice S R Singharavelu, to review the prescribed fee structure fixed for schools is likely to open the floodgates of appeals from schools, as the validity of the structure fixed by the committee comes to an end with the coming academic year.

After parents of a private unaided school in Coimbatore took to the streets in 2009 protesting the high fee charged by the school, the state government drew up the Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act 2009.

The fee structure stipulated by a statutory committee for nearly 30 schools has been set aside by the Madras high court.

Amid the growing popularity of taxis for short trips, a new initiative launched in the city on Thursday, Cabus.in, tries to combine the best of travelling in a bus and in a personal car for long distance travel. Cabus.

The Union government has urged the Madras High Court collegium to prioritize social diversity, including women and candidates from SC, ST, and minority communities, in upcoming judge appointments. This request, from Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, follows the Supreme Court's request for a revised shortlist of candidates.

Central prison officials have seized six mobile phones from four prisoners in a surprise raid conducted at the prison on Friday evening.

He was convicted in the case with a life term and had spent his days at Palayamkottai Central Prison from 1998 to 2001. Syed was the highest scorer among the life term convicts.

Four inmates of a remand home at Pollachi near here made a hole in the wall of their cell and escaped on Friday night.

The Supreme Court's three-member Collegium, led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, has recommended five additional judges as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. This includes Justice L C Victoria Gowri, whose appointment faced previous petitions over alleged prejudicial remarks and political ties. The decision aligns with a proposal from the HC Collegium.

The Tamil Nadu Loudspeaker Owners Welfare Association has found a way to be heard over the restrictions on decibel levels – hosting a contest to see who can go the loudest and clearest.

A makeover is in the offing for hundreds of male prison inmates across the state. The government has issued orders to replace the shorts that inmates wear with trousers.

Thousands of farmers, lured by private firms, have been queuing up to invest in emu farms in Salem and Erode in the hope of making a quick buck, investing life savings or borrowing money to start a business.

Can a mere expression of regret by employees be construed as admission of guilt and the worker concerned be dismissed from service? No, the Madras high court has ruled.

A makeover is in the offing for hundreds of male prison inmates across the state as the government plans to issue trousers to them.

The mercy petition of Govindasami, who has been on death row since 1998, was turned down thrice. He has proved fourth time lucky. Home ministry has advised the President to commute his death sentence to life term.

In July, C Shekar was among the many senior citizens fined Rs 100 for strolling on the Pondy Bazaar pedestrian plaza. Now, the 64-yearold wants to know if parks will be safe to be relieved of stress and to keep fit.

The super star has become inaccessible these days and his fans fully blame the actor’s aide.

Innovation in India used to be largely about developing products for personal consumption and cheaper no-frills versions of existing devices. Many were developed only to be shipped to global markets.