- newChennai Metro Rail to build second entry/exit at OTA - Nanganallur Road station
In about three months, the contract will be awarded for this work and by 2026, the facility will be ready for commuters
- 3 hours ago 11 May 25, 5:07pm -
- newA farm at the school: harvesting the benefits of teaching plant and soil health to students
Ahead of International Plant Health Day (May 12), a look at how an institution in Chennai has set a template for teaching regenerative farming practices to students
- 4 hours ago 11 May 25, 3:47pm -
- newTwo history-sheeters killed during group clash near Chennai
- 5 hours ago 11 May 25, 3:12pm -
- newAfter 12 years, PMK hopes to display its hold among Vanniyar community
In 2013, violence erupted between Vanniyar youth and SCs in Marakkanam as they were en route to attend the Youth Conference. Senior leaders including Ramadoss and his son were arrested, which had resulted in further violence.
- 5 hours ago 11 May 25, 2:39pm -
- newConstruction of second part of new integrated terminal at Chennai airport further delayed to June 2026
Around 25% of construction work has only been completed till now in the second part of the terminal building; excavation and building the basement with hard rock like conditions make it challenging for the contractor to expedite work
- 9 hours ago 11 May 25, 11:01am -
- newTamil Nadu way ahead of the rest of the country in Gross Enrolment Ratio: AICTE Chairman
Prof. Sitharam said Tamil Nadu has a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of more than 50 per cent in higher education, while in the rest of the country it was only 29 per cent
- 14 hours ago 11 May 25, 5:59am -
- newChennai police bust network of online fraudsters
- 19 hours ago 11 May 25, 12:57am -
- newWRD removes a portion of encroached structures in Kovilpadagai lake that’s earmarked to be developed as drinking water source
- 19 hours ago 11 May 25, 12:57am -
- newMan held for fraud
- 19 hours ago 11 May 25, 12:56am -
- newGovt. engineers turn to Namakku Naame Thittam to give alma mater a makeover
- 19 hours ago 11 May 25, 12:56am -
- newMarina Beach set for an eco-friendly upgrade
- 19 hours ago 11 May 25, 12:46am -
- newSoon, medical camps to offer master health checks in T.N.
- 20 hours ago 10 May 25, 11:34pm -
- new‘Ennum Ezhuthum helped Class 3, 5 students make up for learning loss’
- 20 hours ago 10 May 25, 11:29pm -
- newCampaign in Chennai to raise awareness to set default AC temperature at 24°C
Bureau of Energy Efficiency partners with Tangedco to nudge consumers
- 21 hours ago 10 May 25, 10:55pm -
- newA city where air conditioners take a battering
Its coastal location makes Chennai attractive, but there is a flip side to it: salty air and high humidity, factors that are not friendly to air-conditioners
- 21 hours ago 10 May 25, 10:39pm -
- newWorkshop explores art as therapy
To create awareness about multiple sclerosis, the Chennai chapter of a pan-India group has kickstarted an event. May 30 is observed as World Multiple Sclerosis Day
- 21 hours ago 10 May 25, 10:28pm -
- T.N. CM Stalin leads solidarity rally in support of Indian Army
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, meanwhile, thanked the Chief Minister for organising a rally to “express the support of eight crore Tamils” for the Indian Army
- 1 day ago 10 May 25, 5:51pm -
- T.N. Health Minister launches nutrition awareness programme for students in Chennai schools
- 1 day ago 10 May 25, 3:41pm -
- CUMTA proposes revised freight vehicle parking policies to reduce congestion on Chennai roads
- 1 day ago 10 May 25, 3:10pm -
- Skywalk over Greenways Road set to open in June
Construction of the structure, commissioned by the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT), began in July 2024 with an estimated budget of ₹7.16 crore.
- 1 day ago 10 May 25, 12:52pm -
- Cyber Crime Wing of T.N. police issues alert against phishing links disguised as news on Operation Sindoor
The groups involved in this type of cyber attack use sophisticated tactics, such as sending phishing emails, fake login pages, and malicious attachments to gain unauthorised access to sensitive information
- 1 day ago 10 May 25, 12:32pm -
- Traffic diversion in Chennai for CM Stalin’s solidarity rally
The march to be led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to support the Indian Defence Forces, is scheduled at 5 pm from Light House and will conclude at the War Memorial near Napier bridge.
- 1 day ago 10 May 25, 9:59am -
- Webinar on stress and heart health on May 11
The webinar will offer insights and practical takeaways for individuals of all age groups
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 1:55am -
- CUMTA explores methods to ease cargo movement
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 12:40am -
- Councillors seek intervention of Stalin in fulfilling residents’ demand to rename key roads
They allege that the Chennai Corporation council has been refusing to accept the long-pending demand of residents to rename important stretches after leaders who promoted social harmony
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 12:39am -
- ‘56% deliveries take place in govt. hospitals in T.N.’
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 12:36am -
- Unearthed deep-rooted, systemic corruption involving prominent consultants across key govt. departments: ED
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 12:31am -
- Carrom champion coaches youth, hopes to land a govt. job
L. Keerthana, who won the 52nd Senior National Carrom Championship held recently in New Delhi, coaches younger players. Introduced to the board game by her father, a daily-wage labourer, financial struggles forced the 21-year-old to step away from the game for a while to support her family; her mentor, Nithyarajan, says her win in the women’s singles is Tamil Nadu’s first in 15 years
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 12:29am -
- Post offices in Chennai region set for infrastructure upgrade, expansion in suburban areas
Officials of the postal department noted that the old building of Kilpauk post office has been demolished to enable construction of a new building on Ormes Road
- 2 days ago 10 May 25, 12:20am -
- Civil defence exercise held at thermal power station, nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 11:48pm -
- 514 Home Guards inducted into Chennai police force
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 11:47pm -
- Youth nabbed for snatching gold chain from his mother
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 11:46pm -
- Surveillance intensified at strategic locations in city: Chennai Police Commissioner
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 11:46pm -
- Metrowater to hold open house meetings in Chennai on Saturday
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 11:46pm -
- Operation Sindoor: Security stepped up at Chennai airport, passengers advised to come in advance
The check-in counters at Chennai airport will be closed 75 minutes ahead of departure time. Additional manpower has been deployed across the airport, say sources
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 11:45pm -
- A day after CM’s assurance, steps initiated to register boy on organ waitlist
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 7:56pm -
- ‘Art can wait. India comes first’: Kamal Haasan postpones ‘Thug Life’ audio launch
Kamal Haasan’s upcoming ‘Thug Life’ has been directed by Mani Ratnam and has music by AR Rahman
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 1:16pm -
- Computer-savvy visually impaired student scores 486 in Class 12 Board exams
M. Anand is the first visually impaired student to write the State board Class 12 exams on a computer
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 10:45am -
- T.N. CM Stalin to lead rally in support of Indian army on May 10
The rally to be led by Mr. Stalin at 5 p.m. on May 10 would be commence from the office of the Director-General of Police and conclude at the War Memorial
- 2 days ago 9 May 25, 9:57am -
- Health department launches counselling initiative for students
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:46am -
- Street children beat odds and pass with flying colours in Class 12 examinations
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:42am -
- Trough to influence showers over parts of T.N. on Friday; mercury level set to gradually rise from May 10
The Southwest monsoon, which is expected to advance into south Andaman sea and southeast Bay of Bengal by May 13, may not have a direct impact over T.N.
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:16am -
- Customers irked after several HPCL outlets witness fuel shortage over server issue
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:13am -
- Webinar on motherhood and postpartum care to commemorate Mother’s Day
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:10am -
- Cut-off for engineering, veterinary, agriculture, fisheries courses set to rise
Cut off for commerce and related programmes may fall slightly say independent observers
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:10am -
- Increasing industrial pollution across Chennai a cause for concern
Residents worry about the impact of industrial effluents on the city and its waterbodies, groundwater contamination, repercussions on health
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:09am -
- Chennai’s Moovarasampet Main Road continues to be a nightmare for motorists
The poor condition of the arterial road can be attributed to the presence of several stone quarries and heavy plying of quarry lorries; the key stretch is filled with potholes and dust, say residents
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:06am -
- 49% of two-wheeler users feel unsafe while travelling on city roads at night: GCC survey
About 36% of women respondents fear of harassment in the city’s roads
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:05am -
- Policeman arrested for asking sexual favours from complainant
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:02am -
- Liver transplant performed on patient with rare blood group at city hospital
Pics by M. Vedhan
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 1:01am -
- Minister for Industries launches bone marrow transplant unit at Apollo Cancer Centre
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 12:59am -
- Boy born with single kidney undergoes rare renal re-transplant
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 12:58am -
- Presidency College to double its student intake this academic year
The college’s sanctioned intake used to be 1,140 students. But, this academic year they will be admitting another 800 students in the second shift besides 400 more students in the first shift
- 3 days ago 9 May 25, 12:55am -
- The two lions and a bear cub that Tamil Nadu’s matinee idol M.G.R. maintained
Among the belongings of the actor-turned politician displayed at his memorial house at T. Nagar in Chennai is a taxidermied lion, named Raja. It was bought, along with another cub Rani, in Calcutta by MGR Pictures for some scenes in Nadodi Mannan. Raja died unexpectedly, and Rani was donated to the Chennai Corporation Zoo
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 11:39pm -
- The fall of Gemini Studios through the lens of writer Ashokamitran
Ashokamitran’s novel, Karaintha Nizhalkal, is a fictionalised version of My Years with Boss that recounts his days as an employee of Gemini Studios. The fall of men who once dominated the tinsel world is the central theme of both books
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 11:28pm -
- T.N. government forms search panel for T.N. veterinary university V-C appointment
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 10:33pm -
- Civil defence mock drill held at Ennore port, Manali
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 10:19pm -
- Canton, an Indo-Chinese restaurant since 1995, reopens post pandemic with chicken rolls and schezwan noodles
This beloved Indo-Chinese restaurant in Chennai has risen like the phoenix, and is making an effort to now are keep up with the times. The menus, however, still taste of nostalgia
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 3:46pm -
- Chennai’s oldest Indo-Chinese restaurant Liu’s Waldorf has renovated but the wontons taste the same
Fifty years since it opened, Liu’s Waldorf, an old student hang, is now seeing customers who were once in their college garb, return from all over the city since its remodelling. Its tag ‘Since 1974’, now shines more prominently than ever
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 3:29pm -
- A guide to the summer flowers that bloom in Chennai
With summer upon us, Chennai’s vistas have turned red, pink, lilac, yellow and purple. Through barks, stems and blooms, find out about the city’s most vibrant flowering season
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 3:23pm -
- Two men sentenced to life imprisonment in separate POCSO Act cases
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 3:21pm -
- Class 12 Board exam results: Pass percentage of prisoners in T.N. is 92.31
For the academic year 2024-2025, 130 prison inmates, including two women, from Central Prisons and Special Prisons for Women across the State appeared for the Class 12 public exams
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 2:45pm -
- Class 12 Board exam results: Chennai Corporation schools register pass percentage of 88.12
According to a press release, 2,328 boys and 3,059 girls from GCC schools appeared for the exams, and 1,949 boys and 2,798 girls passed
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 2:27pm -
- Chennai team’s AI solution bags top prize at Hackathon
Chennai-based Bounteous x Accolite Salesforce team bagged a grand prize of ₹50 lakhs at Hackathon 2025, held at Bengaluru
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 1:16pm -
- T.N. Cabinet reshuffle: Duraimurugan allotted law portfolio; Regupathy now Minister for Natural Resources
An official communication from the Raj Bhavan said the change in portfolios was made based on the recommendations of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin
- 3 days ago 8 May 25, 1:14pm -
