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"We saw an opportunity in the grey-collared job-search market," said Janakiraman in an exclusive chat with CNBC-TV18, "Manyjobs is an exclusive job portal for grey-collared workforce, which constitutes 45% of the overall workforce in India - we're not just another job portal."

As Mindgrove looks to replicate the success of Secure IoT, its first batch of chips is expected to roll off the production line and be market-ready by July- September 2025, should present-day global economic conditions sustain.

A total of $9.56 billion in electronics exports out of a national export order book of $29.12 billion means that the state accounted for approximately one out of every ₹3 that India earned from the export of electronics goods through all of last fiscal.

The BJP has been on the front foot in the last 10 days, in its attempt to whip up public sentiment against the DMK and the Tamil Nadu government's apparent inaction against the perpetrator of the crime, even resorting to theatrics to get the job done.

Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside believes AI adoption will disrupt SaaS pricing models, shifting from pay-per-licence to pay-per-interaction. With 1,700 customers using its AI co-pilot Freddy, he expects most of Freshworks' 70,000 customers to embrace AI within three years.

The government's pitch to the Malayalee diaspora comes at a time the state's start-up ecosystem finds itself with a whole lot of unrealised and under-utilised potential.

Governor RN Ravi's grouse presumably stems from a Home Ministry directive that calls for the national anthem to be played before and after a Governor or Lieutenant Governor arrives and leaves from a formal state function.

Chennai-based Casagrand has received SEBI approval for a ₹1,000 crore IPO, marking a significant return of local developers to public markets. With a 24% market share in new home launches, the company reported ₹3,450 crore revenue in the 2023-24 financial year.

It's January, and if you're in Tamil Nadu that can mean only one thing: Pongal season. The state's annual harvest festival (it usually comes with a week-long holiday) is celebrated with one of its most-popular breakfast dishes, Pongal. Eponymous with the festival itself, Pongal is commonly made breakfast dish prepared with rice, lentil and a generous helping of ghee. The dish is boiled and served on the festival to symbolise prosperity and abundance, while its rich, creamy texture and simple spices like black pepper and cumin make for the ultimate soul-food to kickstart festivities.

While the Tamil Nadu delegation has scheduled nearly 50 meetings over four days, CNBC-TV18 has learnt the state has received particular interest from governments in West Asia and Europe.