The Hindu

As new pickleball courts open across Injambakkam, T Nagar and Gandhi Nagar, the sport is doing more than just filling evening slots it is creating WhatsApp communities, business networks and unlikely friendships across the city

Buddhas sanguine eyes, Jakata tales monkeys, and several other paintings hidden inside one of the worlds most ancient Buddhist heritage sites, now explained in Magnificent Murals Buddhist Art of Ajanta by Chennai author Ashwin Prabhu

According to passengers, they boarded the Air India Express flight in Dehradun at 2.55 p.m. Around 20 minutes before it could land in Bengaluru, it was diverted to Chennai

They say panic bookings have come down mainly due to the restrictions

Last year, the State government had constituted a commission headed by him to recommend a legislation to prevent honour killings and caste-based murders

Velachery, Puzhithivakkam, and St. Thomas Mount stations register an increase in footfall, with Velachery getting nearly 70,000 on March 16. Commuters complain about absence of amenities such as escalators and lifts at the Puzhithivakkam station

The federation also wants the State government to take over lapsed toll booths on national highways and collect only a maintenance fee

Geetha Kannan, a national-level Paralympic swimming medallist with gold and silver medals to her name, recently became a junior cooperative auditor at the Directorate of Cooperative Auditing

The Chennai-based writer on how her new novel for young adults explores questions about self-worth, belonging and identity

Disability Rights Alliance member Smitha Sadasivan said, We want more demonstrations on EVMs so that persons with disabilities and their supporters can get a clear idea of how to plan the voting process in a manner suitable to each individual.

In its first edition, the Madras Art Salon spotlights the works of journalist and artist Narayan Lakshman at The Botanical Club, a social space in the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai

A senior official of the MTC said that the FLMC project was initiated based on the study conducted by CUMTA and ITDP

Officials said the Adyar zone, which is currently being provided with 95 million litres of water a day (mld), would experience an improved supply of 140 mld once the project is completed

Early treatment at a Level I Trauma Care Centre during the golden hour can significantly improve survival and reduce disability in patients with severe head injuries, experts said

CMRL officials said existing footpath will be redesigned and relaid, and new ones would also be built. Bids have been floated to rope in a consultant who will provide a detailed project report

Jothi Clara Micheal, Founder of Healthbridge and former Country Director of Nursing at Gleneagles Hospitals, inaugurated the conference

Chennai Corporation Councillor Raja Anbazhagan, while distributing the free laptops to the students, advised the students to make good use of the laptops

The policy, issued earlier this month, provides for mental health and counselling services, data-driven action,and aframework table for suicide prevention among students

In its manifesto released on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) by party general secretaryVaiko, the MDMK said Tamil Nadu should be free from liquor and other drugs which are responsible for the degeneration of youth

Justice M. Nirmal Kumar of the Madras High Court quashes the criminal case since the complainant was not inclined to prosecute the matter any further

The webinar aims to provide students with valuable insights into emerging engineering domains, skills sought by employers, and how aspiring engineers can prepare themselves for future-ready careers

It says the statues of late leaders need not be covered, but the photographs of politically active leaders must be covered. It also issues a clarification in respect of cases wherein individuals are found carrying cash

The Clamorous reed warbler is as loud as they come, but in the urban environment, it is outshouted. Weed clearing in urban habitats brings down its home, the bulrushes. Bulrushes in wetlands are not encroachments, but legal homes to birds in the crake and rail family and warblers, so government line agencies ought to tread on them thoughtfully

Chennai airport, which had two entry/exit points for vehicles, will have only one functional entry the main gate on GST Road opposite Tirusulam station temporarily, for the next 40 days

The department also says there was no direct landlord-tenant relationship between the temple and the company, yet it continued to be in occupation of the property for decades together

Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation activities started in the Marina beach on Sunday

RMC forecasts day temperatures may see a dropof one or two degrees Celsius; coastal districts to get light rainfall from March 20 to March 22

The screening helped in detection of early risk for diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease through targeted creatinine and CBC testing

In a statement, the Trans Rights Now Collective demanded horizontal reservation for transgenders and protection of right to self-identification of gender as recognised by the Supreme Court

The WRD is implementing the 37-crore project with funds provided by the State Highways Department. Residents have called for speedy execution of works as the lakes are key sources of irrigation and drinking water

CSKCL makes the statement in an affidavit filed before Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy of Madras High Court on Monday