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Chennai, 15th June 2026: Kauvery Hospitals Launches Two of the World’s Most Advanced Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) Systems in Chennai – Revolutionizing Atrial Fibrillation Treatment in Tamilnadu. Kauvery Hospital Chennai has launched two of the world’s most advanced Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) programme in Tamil Nadu, marking a significant milestone in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias). The programme introduces two of the world’s most advanced PFA technologies—Medtronic PulseSelect™ at Alwarpet and Biosense Webster Varipulse™ at Vadapalani, the latter integrated with an advanced 3D cardiac mapping system. This is the first time that both PulseSelect™ and Varipulse™, along with a 3D mapping-integrated PFA platform, have been introduced in Tamil Nadu. This milestone further reinforces Kauvery Hospitals’ position at the forefront of innovation in cardiac electrophysiology and advanced heart rhythm care. To mark the launch, leading international electrophysiology experts ...

 Apollo Doctors save 73-Year-Old Patient with Tamil Nadu’s First Pulsed Field Ablation for Heart Rhythm Disorder. PFA, a next-generation treatment for Atrial Fibrillation, a leading cause of stroke and heart failure, uses ultra-short electrical pulses to selectively target abnormal heart tissue while protecting surrounding structures This minimally invasive procedure enables safer treatment, faster recovery, and improved outcomes, particularly for elderly and high-risk patients Chennai, 11 June 2026: Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, successfully performed a life-saving procedure on a 73-year-old woman suffering from a serious heart rhythm disorder. The procedure was performed by Dr. Karthigesan A.M., Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, marking Tamil Nadu’s first Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) procedure. The patient had been experiencing frequent episodes of rapid heartbeat, breathlessness, and worsening heart failure despite multiple medications.  Follo...

  DISCLOSURE DAY JUNE 12, 2026 Genre: Thriller  Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson  and Colman Domingo  Directed by Steven Spielberg  Screenplay by: David Koepp Story by: Steven Spielberg   Producers: Kristie Macosko Krieger and Steven Spielberg Executive Producers: Adam Somner and Chris Brigham. If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people.  We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.  Universal Pictures is proud to release a new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars SAG winner and Oscar® nominee Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Oscar® winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Kingsman franchise), Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters, The Perfect Couple) and two-time Oscar® nominee Colman Do...

 Apollo Hospitals launches Chennai's Largest Network of SMART Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Ambulances Bringing Critical Care Closer to Patients: 1066 Emergency Services Assisted 12,794 People in Chennai Last Year. Chennai, June 10, 2026: Apollo Hospitals has officially launched the city’s largest network of SMART Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Ambulances, significantly expanding its pre-hospital critical care and emergency response capabilities. The fleet was inaugurated at Apollo Specialty Hospitals in Vanagaram by Thiru P. Rhevanth Charan, Maduravoyal Constituency Member of the Legislative Assembly. The launch also featured a live emergency response simulation that showcased the seamless integration between Apollo’s SMART ACLS Ambulances and the hospital’s Emergency Command Centre, enabling real-time clinical oversight, continuous patient monitoring, and timely life-saving interventions during transit. Designed to function as ICUs on Wheels, these advanced vehicles ...

 Haleon Announces ~₹2000 Crore Total Investment to Set Up its First Manufacturing Facility in India. Greenfield facility in Madhya Pradesh to support ‘Make in India’ vision and strengthen Haleon’s commitment to delivering better everyday health Strategic oral health-focused site designed to meet growing consumer demand and support long-term growth ambitions as well as enable supply across India and key export markets in wider Asia Supports Haleon’s ambition to reach one billion more consumers by 2030, which includes 300 million in India   National, 08 June 2026: Haleon, a consumer company that is solely focused on better everyday health, today announced plans to establish its first manufacturing facility in India; a state-of-the-art greenfield site at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. Spread across more than 40 acres in the Smart Industrial Park, the facility marks a significant investment in India’s consumer health sector and reinforces Haleon’s long-term commitment to the country a...

 'எவ்வளவுக்கெவ்வளவு உங்கள் வேர்களுடன் இணைந்திருக்கிறீர்களோ, அவ்வளவுக்கவ்வளவு உலகளாவிய அளவில் நீங்கள் உயர்கிறீர்கள்': தமிழ் ஹிப்-ஹாப்பை உலக அரங்கிற்குக் கொண்டு செல்வது குறித்து ஹிப்-ஹாப் தமிழா ஆதி. CHENNAI -ஒரு தசாப்தத்திற்கும் மேலாக, 'ஹிப்ஹாப் தமிழா' (HipHop Tamizha) என்பது வெறும் இசைக்குழுவாக மட்டுமல்லாமல், அதையும் தாண்டிய ஒரு அடையாளமாகத் திகழ்கிறது. பல இளம் தமிழர்களுக்கு, இது கலாச்சாரப் பெருமிதம், சுய-வெளிப்பாடு மற்றும் ஒருவரின் அடையாளத்தில் உறுதியாக இருப்பது ஒரு தடையாக இல்லாமல் பலமாக அமையக்கூடும் என்ற நம்பிக்கையின் அடையாளமாகத் திகழ்கிறது. iQOO நிறுவனத்தின் தலைமை நிர்வாக அதிகாரி நிபுன் மார்யாவுடனான 'தி குவெஸ்ட் டாக்' (The Quest Talk) உரையாடலில், தனது ஆர்வத்தின் அடிப்படையில் தொடங்கிய ஒரு முயற்சியை, தமிழ்நாட்டின் மிகச் செல்வாக்கு மிக்க கலாச்சார இயக்கங்களில் ஒன்றாக மாற்றிய பயணத்தைப் பற்றி ஆதி (Adhi) பகிர்ந்துகொண்டார். தனது ஆரம்பகால நாட்களை நினைவுகூர்ந்த ஆதி, ஆரம்பத்தில் தனது அடையாளத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தாமல் மறைத்து வைத்திருந்ததாகக் கூறினார். "கல்லூரியில் இருந்தபோ...