Chennai
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Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London.
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'North will make us secondary citizens': Telangana CM Revanth Reddy at delimitation meetChief ministers from various states gathered in Chennai to oppose the Centre's proposed delimitation of parliamentary seats. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin emphasized the potential legal battle, while Kerala..IndiaTimes - Published | |
MK Stalin leads Joint Action Committee meet on delimitation in Chennai, calls for fair delimitationTamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin stated that the states that have participated in the meeting have made significant efforts to control and manage the population growth but instead of being..DNA - Published | |
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Meet woman, widowed at 18, became first female engineer in India, worked with United Nations; not from IIT, NIT; she is...Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha was born in 1919 into a middle-class Telugu family in Chennai -- today the capital city of Tamil Nadu. She was the fifth of a total of seven siblings. While her brothers..DNA - Published | |
Yet another IndiGo A321 suffers tail strike during landing; AAIB probe onAn IndiGo Airbus A321, VT-IBI, experienced a tail strike while landing in Chennai on March 8, 2025. This aircraft, which previously encountered a similar incident, is now grounded for inspections and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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This is India's most expensive city for foreigners, has 58,800 millionaires, not Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad it is...Chennai slipped five points, and Bengaluru slipped six points to 189 and 195, respectively. Hyderabad is at 202; Pune is at 205 and Kolkata is at 207 in the list of the world's most expensive cities..DNA - Published | |
Supreme Court upholds Madras HC order quashing notice to Isha Foundation over environmental clearanceThe Supreme Court upheld the Madras high court's decision to quash notices against Isha Foundation regarding building construction without prior environmental clearance. The court instructed the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tamil Nadu teacher hits student for not reciting Hindi poem, suspendedA Hindi teacher at Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram School in Chennai was suspended for hitting and threatening a student who failed to recite a Hindi poem. The incident prompted the school administration to..IndiaTimes - Published | House rent in THIS city is more than any other, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai not at top of list, it is...Over the past three years, house rents have surged by up to 30%.DNA - Published |
Chennai cops forget drug scale, weigh ganja like bananas; court throws out caseA man accused of smuggling ganja was acquitted after a Chennai court dismissed the case due to police using a fruit vendor's weighing scales instead of their own equipment. The trial court highlighted..IndiaTimes - Published | Curbs on arrest of women after sunset only 'directory', nor mandatory, says Madras high courtMadras high court clarified that legal prohibitions on arrests of women after sunset and before sunrise are not mandatory but directory, emphasizing the need for officers to explain non-compliance. The..IndiaTimes - Published |
Indian Railways to launch 50 new Amrit Bharat trains soon: Check new features and other detailsU Subba Rao, the General Manager of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, confirmed that the order includes 50 Amrit Bharat trains, with ICF responsible for manufacturing 25 of them.DNA - Published | Homeopath kills GF; uses chemicals to mask smell for mthsA homeopath, Samuel Ebenezer Sampath, was arrested for killing his girlfriend Cynthia after an argument about her father's death. He used chemicals to halt the decomposition of their bodies in their..IndiaTimes - Published |
IIT-Madras chief hails ‘gaumutra’ for med value, draws flakIIT-Madras director V Kamakoti’s remarks on the medicinal benefits of cow urine have generated controversy. At an event celebrating Tamil festival Maatu Pongal, Kamakoti claimed cow urine had..IndiaTimes - Published | Amit Shah to launch today fast-track immigration system at 7 airportsHome Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the expansion of the 'Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Program' to seven more airports on Thursday. Now, pre-verified flyers at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Isro’s all-girls moon mission slated for September 2026 launchIsro is preparing to launch Mission ShakthiSAT in Sept 2026, featuring 12,000 talented girls from 108 countries. The mission aims to encourage young female participation in space exploration. Selected..IndiaTimes - Published | See me as affected student's brother not as political party leader: BJP chief AnnamalaiTamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai defended his whiplash agitation as a brother's primal anger over the sexual assault of a Chennai college student. He criticized the police for bias in handling the case..IndiaTimes - Published |
NCW takes suo moto cognizance of Chennai's Anna University sexual assault caseThe NCW criticized the Tamil Nadu police for negligence following the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student by a habitual offender. The commission called for stricter punitive..IndiaTimes - Published | Chennai: Anna University girl student 'sexually assaulted', biryani seller heldAnna University Registrar, J Prakash, said the varsity was extending full cooperation to the police in its investigation and the ICC also had commenced an inquiry. "The university administration is..DNA - Published |
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Chennai rains: Schools shut in 10 Tamil Nadu districts, know more details hereThe regional weather office has forecast more spells of rain in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengelpet and Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur districts in the state, besides the..DNA - Published | Indian Army carries out multiple rescue operations in PuducherryAmid heavy flooding due to Cyclone Fengal, the Indian Army successfully rescued over 200 people in Puducherry's worst-hit areas like Krishna Nagar and Kuber Nagar. Continuing rescue missions are also..IndiaTimes - Published |
Watch: Veedur dam overflows as Cyclone Fengal hits Tamil Nadu, 10 villages at flood riskCyclonic storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts early Sunday, bringing heavy rainfall, high winds, and rough seas. The Veedur Dam in Tamil Nadu overflowed, flooding risk to..IndiaTimes - Published | Tamil Nadu: Cyclone Fengal makes landfall, flight operations resume in ChennaiCyclone Fengal has crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday night and is likely to continue inching towards west-southwestward weakening into a deep depression within the next few..DNA - Published |
Cyclone Fengal: Migrant worker electrocuted while withdrawing cash at flooded ATMA migrant worker is electrocuted while withdrawing cash from an ATM amid Cyclone Fenegal's heavy rains and winds in Chennai. Hospitals and homes are flooded, public transport is disrupted, and..IndiaTimes - Published | Chennai braces for Cyclone FengalIndiaTimes - Published |
Cyclone Fengal likely to cross TN-Puducherry coasts on Saturday afternoon; will Chennai get heavy rain?IndiaTimes - Published | Cyclone Fengal: Schools, colleges in Tamil Nadu's coastal districts to remain closed for..., check IMD update hereThe IMD has issued an orange alert for Chennai on Friday, signaling very heavy rain, and upgraded it to a red alert for Saturday, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in some locationsDNA - Published |
Chennai power shortage: Electricity supply disruption to impact THESE areas due to...As cyclone 'Fengal' approaches Tamil Nadu, several parts of the capital Chennai will face a five-our power cut on Wednesday and Thursday, i.e., November 27 and 28 due to the maintenance work.DNA - Published | Tamil Nadu braces for cyclone Fengal: Heavy rain likely, schools, colleges shut in Chennai, Puducherry; check IMD updateAccording to the IMD, the depression is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm on November 27. Thereafter, it will continue to move..DNA - Published |
Tamil Nadu Rains: IMD predicts heavy rainfall for 3 more days; check detailsChennai and nearby districts received rainfall on Tuesday, which was mild to moderate in many areas and heavy in a few places.DNA - Published | RBI governor Shaktikanta Das discharged hours after hospitalisation in ChennaiIndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA |
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Chennai govt hospital doctor stabbed by patient's sonAn oncologist at Chennai's Kalaignar Centenary Super-Specialty Hospital, Dr Balaji Jaganathan, was seriously injured in a knife attack by a patient's relative dissatisfied with the treatment his mother..IndiaTimes - Published | 'No law and order': BJP, AIADMK attack ruling DMK after government doctor stabbed in ChennaiIndiaTimes - Published |
Chennai Rain Alert: Heavy showers expected today, IMD issues warning to 11 districtsChennai is expected to have a maximum temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius, with the minimum temperature likely ranging between 24 and 25 degrees Celsius.DNA - Published | ED takes on land mafia, returns plots to rightful ownersIn a landmark move, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) successfully restored a confiscated property worth Rs 13 crore to its rightful owner in Chennai. The property was seized from a group of land..IndiaTimes - Published |
2 caught with body in bag at railway stationA 43-year-old man from Nellore and his teenage daughter were apprehended at Minjur railway station for attempting to abandon a suitcase containing the body of a 65-year-old woman. The man, identified..IndiaTimes - Published | Ashwin shines as India thrash Bangladesh in first Test All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin takes six wickets as India seal a 280-run win against Bangladesh in Chennai.BBC Sport - Published |
Pant scores century in first Test since car crash Rishabh Pant marks his return to Test cricket with a century as India close in on a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai.BBC Sport - Published | |
