SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 11    C

The Hindu News

Chennai / The Hindu

Chennai Metro Rail starts tunnelling from Panagal Park to Boat Club

Tunnel boring machine, Peacock, will have to drill a distance of 1.89 km on the stretch

13 Dec 2025 12:40 am
Recycling solutions for waste we ignore

A series of events in Chennai would bring various stakeholders working in the waste management sector to invest in revenue-generating projects where women could be upskilled and made part of the circular economy

12 Dec 2025 10:16 pm
GCC starts registering a rise in complaints about mosquito density

Councillors have demanded hiring of additional workers for mosquito control to prevent an increase in vector-borne diseases

12 Dec 2025 9:54 pm
Kovalam fishermen urge government not to issue NOC for proposed reservoir

In a petition submitted to the Fisheries Department, they say the project will endanger both their livelihoods and the fragile estuarine ecosystem

12 Dec 2025 8:16 pm
Film Festival on ecological problems to be hosted in Chennai on December 13

The event would be held at Agaram Foundation, T. Nagar

12 Dec 2025 7:29 pm
How Chennai has embraced the vinyl revival

After all these decades, vinyl culture is making a comeback, and Chennai is no exception

12 Dec 2025 4:00 pm
Chennai startup Tvasta partners with CEPT University to build platform for 3D construction tech

An MoU towards this collaboration was signed recently between Tvasta and CEPT

12 Dec 2025 3:27 pm
Margazhi music and dance season: What is on the cards fashion-wise, this year?

From precise design hacks to colour-coded costumes and signature stage flair, four artistes Rithvik Raja, Sriranjani Tapasya Santhanagopalan, Christopher Gurusamy and Harinie Jeevitha break down how they craft their Margazhi look for Chennais music and dance season.

12 Dec 2025 2:11 pm
Rajinikanths Padayappa re-release: The ultimate FDFS celebration on the Superstars 75th birthday

On Rajinikanths birthday (December 12), we watch the re-release of his 1999 blockbuster along with diehard fans at Chennais Rohini Silver Screens

12 Dec 2025 1:48 pm
SI shoots at murder suspect after sustaining injury in petrol bomb attack in Chennai

The SI was searching for one of the accused in the recent murder of a history-sheeter; police said he hurled a petrol bomb at the SI, who shot at him in self-defence

12 Dec 2025 12:38 pm
Chengalpattu government hospital plagued by poor infrastructure

Apart from the poor condition of interior roadswhich link various departments including critical care, the presence of dogs within the campus, poor drainage facility, and open dumping of plastic waste pose severe problems for the public

12 Dec 2025 5:38 am
Over 2.24 crore palmyrah seeds planted under Green Tamil Nadu Mission

Several districts including Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Tirupathur and Sivagangai have each crossed the 10-lakh mark in seed plantations

12 Dec 2025 12:50 am
MoU for Chennai Metro Rails takeover of MRTS likely to be inked in Jan.

A source says the State government may need 4,200 crore for the projectif it plans to completely elevate MRTS to the CMRLs standards; it has been in talks with World Bank for a loan, say officials

12 Dec 2025 12:23 am
Indian Medical Parliamentarians Forum flags acute crisis in care for children with rare lysosomal disorders

In a submission to Prime Minister, the forum has warned that treatment interruptions under the National Policy for Rare Diseases have placed dozens of young patients at immediate and preventable risk

11 Dec 2025 9:52 pm
Margazhi music season: How Chennais Carnatic stars are preparing

As Margazhi arrives, Chennais leading musicians reveal how they ready themselves - from meditation to reviving timeless kritis

11 Dec 2025 6:05 am
Surpiya Sahu wins UNEP award

During her time as secretary for the past four years, Ms. Sahu has positioned Tamil Nadu as a global leader in climate mitigation, adaptation and heat resilience

11 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Study looks at migrant-linked leprosy transmission in Chennai

The authors conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study using secondary programme data from 15 administrative zones of Chennai district

11 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Chennai airport faces minor dip in revenue after IndiGo fiasco

A total of 629 flights of IndiGo were cancelled between December 1 and 9 at the Chennai airport and a total of 1,317 flights were delayed, according to the data released by AAI

11 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Traffic diversions at Madhya Kailash junction from Friday

Work to install lamp posts and to lay power lines has already begun near the VHS hospital, said a source in the Highways Department

11 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Citys reservoirs near full as inflow continues; WRD maintains marginal release

Reservoirs in Poondi and Red Hills reached capacitywhile the one in Chembarambakkam may reach capacity by Thursday; it would ensure normal drinking water supply to city for another year

11 Dec 2025 4:58 am
Winds of change in music

Changes have caught up with the sabhas in Chennai in many ways

11 Dec 2025 1:47 am
Retired Judge Hariparanthaman wants shifting of the Thiruparankundram case to some other judge

The retired judge cited several instances where Mr. Justice Swaminathan had allegedly not followed protocols to issue a contempt notice against officials of the State government, and had paralysed the government machinery

11 Dec 2025 12:57 am
GCC processes nearly 48.41 lakh tonnes of legacy waste from dumpyards

According to a press release, the Greater Chennai Corporation cleared an average of 6,300 tonnes of waste each day from all 15 zones

10 Dec 2025 11:04 pm
Doctors at SIMS Hospitals remove rare heart tumour from left ventricle through keyhole surgery

About 90% of the cardiac tumours occur due to random changes in the hearts cells without any clear reason and only 5% to 10% is linked to genetic tendencies

10 Dec 2025 11:03 pm
The Hindu, in association with Naruvi Hospitals, launches e-book Care and Cure

The e-book is the result of a fruitful partnership between the two institutions, based on a series of webinars, Healthy India, Happy India: Prevent Illness - Promote Wellness.

10 Dec 2025 8:57 pm
JioHotstar announces 4,000-crore investment plan in southern India; unveils 25 new titles

The streamer unveiled an exciting array of films, shows, and non-fiction titles in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, and workshops for next-gen filmmakers

10 Dec 2025 6:16 pm
Unveiling the body: Art, intimacy, and resistance intersect at an art exhibit in Chennai

How does a body change when it is intimate? What does it look like when it protests? Avtar Foundations latest exhibit Udal, meditates on the primacy of the body in art, assertion, and intimacy

10 Dec 2025 3:00 pm
CM Stalin determines target of 440 votes for DMK at his booth

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin, spearheading the My BoothVictory Booth movement, stated that the army of black and red shirts will confront the Shahs of Delhi

10 Dec 2025 2:41 pm