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IIT Madras likely to fetch 70 crore via stake salein Indo-MIM IPO, to invest in innovation

IIT Madras is proposing to sell up to 23,07,700 equity shares of face value of 1 each

2 Mar 2026 1:14 am
Cruise terminal at Chennai Port to be ready by April after 29.8-cr. makeover

The renovated terminal will have 50 immigration counters, additional escalators, duty-free retail spaces, Wi-Fi-enabled waiting area; ground floor will handle Andaman and Nicobar passengers

2 Mar 2026 1:12 am
India had opportunities to reform federal structures during long stints of coalition governments

Speakers at SRMIST-The Hinduwebinarcall forneed to preserve Constitutions basic essence, reforming Governors role, and safeguarding free speech

1 Mar 2026 11:12 pm
PG student arrested for assaulting police in Anna Salai

At a police station, the accused picked up a quarrel with the Special Assistant Inspector and assaulted him

1 Mar 2026 8:34 pm
The offbeat bins at Conran Smith Road in Gopalapuram might need tweaks

Every pair of these bins is teamed up with a bench to promote a form of pedestrianisation on this road; while the thinking is praiseworthy, the execution betrays obvious lack of thinking in some areas

1 Mar 2026 6:30 pm
Optometric Association organises walkathon

The walkathon highlighted the need to expand accessible and preventive eye care services

1 Mar 2026 4:41 pm
Migrant worker electrocuted in Kothavalchavadi

While engaged in construction of a bathroom, Momin lost his footing and fell on an overhead electric wire passing near the house to a transformer and died

1 Mar 2026 3:12 pm
President Murmu, PM Modi, Governor, leaders greet CM Stalin on his birthday

CM Stalin paid floral tributes at the memorials of late DMK leaders C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi, as well as social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy

1 Mar 2026 1:22 pm
Deputy CM Udhayanidhi inaugurates new hospital building in Chepauk

The building has been constructed at a cost of 32.32 crore, with a total built-up area of 66,658 square feet, consisting of a ground floor and two upper floors. The building is equipped with 100 beds

1 Mar 2026 12:04 pm
T-20 rolling trophy: Madras High Court CJs XI lose to AGs XI for the eighth time

However, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh gets adjudged man of the match for scoring 31 runs out of 40 balls besides claiming one wicket for his team

1 Mar 2026 10:27 am
Over 5,000 elders benefit from free doorstep eye care initiative

The services include comprehensive eye examinations, cataract and glaucoma screening, retina (fundus) evaluation, refraction tests, free spectacles, surgery referrals, and regular follow-ups

1 Mar 2026 1:12 am
Advanced computer training facility set up in Central Prison

G.V. Selvam, vice-president of VIT, noted that VIT had previously established a similar advanced computer training centre at the Central Prison in Vellore

1 Mar 2026 1:10 am
Man arrested in R.K. Nagar for threatening witness in court case

Police said V. Karthik, 29, of Karunanidhi Nagar, Tondiarpet, is a witness in a case registered at R.K. Nagar Police Station in 2021

1 Mar 2026 1:07 am
Man held for sexual assault of seven-year-old girl in Ayanavaram

Police said the incident occurred when the child was playing inside her house in Ayanavaram

1 Mar 2026 1:06 am
Davidson Devasirvatham named DGP and director of DVAC

A 1995 batch IPS officer in Tamil Nadu cadre, Mr. Devasirvatham has held the position of Police Commissioner of Madurai city and as Inspector-General of Police, West Zone in Tamil Nadu

1 Mar 2026 1:05 am
City hospital donates 20 lakh to heart transplant survivor

At the event, specialty programmes including the Cardiac Dysfunction Clinic & Rehabilitation Centre and the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic & Embolism Referral Centre were also launched

1 Mar 2026 1:03 am
North T.N. likely to see above-normal heatwave days this summer: IMD

Noting that increased heatwave risk could impact public health, water supply, and power demand, the RMC stated that weekly and extended-range forecast along with impact-based forecasts would be issued

1 Mar 2026 1:01 am
Experts stress the need to improve awareness about preconception care

Usha Sriram,a physician, an endocrinologist and diabetologist and founder of DIWAS said, it is extremely important to tell people about the importance of preconception care

1 Mar 2026 1:00 am
When art wilts under the sun

The impacts of climate change are not for the future, they are here, now, and will only inconvenience humans more over time. Geetha Srimathilooks at how the trade and health of folk artistes of Tamil Nadu have already been deeply impacted by the growing summer heat

1 Mar 2026 12:37 am
India is at the beginning of research innovation curve, say experts

The webinar was organised as part of a new panel discussion series titled Future Career Conversations by the SRM Institute of Science & Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, in association with The Hindu

28 Feb 2026 11:10 pm
This one for grandpa

At Oviya Sangamam 2026, a stall by a young resident of Rajakilpakkam showcased coconut shell-based creations by her 88-year-old grandfather

28 Feb 2026 11:05 pm
How about a flying visit to Pondicherry from Pondicherry Salai in Sholinganallur?

A mound of concrete housing a manhole is in the middle of Pondicherry Salai in Sholinganallur; motorists, particularly motorcyclists, should watch out

28 Feb 2026 9:16 pm
Devotees and traders welcome newly-installed roofs at Kumaran Kundram temples

Minister says DMK government not against spirituality and asserts that the government had facilitated the consecration of thousands of temples in recent years

28 Feb 2026 8:32 pm
Unauthorised hoardings to attract 25,000 fine; unlicensed displays to be removed from March 7

Seven days time, i.e. up to March 6, 2026, has been given to submit applications for a licence and to rectify deviations in already licensed hoardings, according to Greater Chennai Corporation

28 Feb 2026 8:09 pm
Educating the special educators in Chennai

Over the last week, practitioners from 15 institutions in Chennai went through an in-person upskilling training programme conducted by the faculty of Portobello Institute in Ireland; Chennai Volunteers made this exercise possible

28 Feb 2026 5:17 pm