Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Madras has launched the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre to power an ambitious Global Project to map the human brain at the cellular and connectivity levels, with a focus on high-resolution brain imaging.This state-of-the-art Centre aims to become a world-renowned research centre, generating unprecedented human brain data, scientific output and technology tools.IITM…Continue Reading

Chennai: The deep-tech startup hub spearheaded by IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) and RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in developing the ecosystem necessary to support and scale fintech startups in India. The two organizations will jointly…Continue Reading

Madras High Court directs IT dept to bring in legal heirs of late CM Jayalalithaa in wealth case

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Income Tax department to file applications bringing in the names of J Deepa and J Deepak, the legal heirs of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, in the records relating to the wealth and income tax cases pending against her. Justices R Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq gave the…Continue Reading

Madras High Court orders fresh autopsy of fisherman who died at sea

Raj Kiran’s body was recovered and a postmortem conducted at Jaffna Medical College Hospital in Sri Lanka. Later, the body was handed over to the Indian authorities A Pudukkottai fisherman died after falling into the sea when his boat collided with a Sri Lankan naval vessel.   | Photo Credit: Ashok R. Raj Kiran’s body…Continue Reading