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A Tambaram to Chennai train singing group changes tracks but stays well on course

From devotional to film songs, Pallavaram Return to Tambaram Local, this train commuters music group has experienced notable shifts but is still singing strong

21 Jun 2026 5:53 am
SFI condemns police action on students protesting against NEET

The organisation also claimed that several police personnel involved in the operation did not wear name badges on their uniforms, thereby concealing their identities in violation of established norms

21 Jun 2026 1:18 am
T.N. School Education Department wins SKOCH Award 2026 for 3 educational initiatives

The awards honour high-impact governance innovations that deliver measurable outcomes at scale

21 Jun 2026 1:12 am
Corporation set to expedite biomining work in dump yards

Senior officials led by MAWS Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi inspected civic works on Saturday as residents have complained about civic issues pertaining to waste management and stray dogs

21 Jun 2026 1:11 am
Police check for ganja on sadhus along girivalam path

Saturdays drive comes after Tiruvannamalai West police arrested three persons in town for possession of two kilograms of ganja

21 Jun 2026 1:11 am
Cloud band brings down temperatures in city; wet weather to continue in T.N.

A broad cloud band over the Bay of Bengal increased cloud cover across the city and its suburbs, keeping the temperature in check; Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 35.3 degrees Celsius and 36.7 degrees Celsius respectively; RMC forecasts light to moderate rain in parts of city today

21 Jun 2026 1:07 am
Stress takes a toll on students ahead ofNEETre-exam

While many students are hoping that the re-exam will be held with no glitches, most point out that they have lost hope in a fair examination

20 Jun 2026 11:53 pm
TalesTDStells

Farmers inHosurhave accused theTataElectronics plant of discharging effluents into farmlands and contaminating the water table.This report takes a deep dive to study the situation on the ground

20 Jun 2026 11:45 pm
Sewage and rainwatersharing chambers in Judge Colony, TambaramSanatorium

Residents of this enclave inTambaramSanatorium point an accusing finger at a government-run working womens hostel noting that the facility is letting sewage into thestormwaterdrain with impunity

20 Jun 2026 10:12 pm
Rapidocaptain uses Instagram to motivate women to be financially independent

A mobile and a vehicle are enough for women to be financially independent, says K. Bhuvaneshwari

20 Jun 2026 10:00 pm
Crooners beat the commuting blues on a long suburban line from Chennai to Tiruvallur

Every day, at a set hour in the morning and evening, a compartment in the local electric train on the Chennai Central-Tiruvallur suburban line morphs into a concert hall. Listening in to the voices from this decades-old amateur train singing group, clearly a Methuselah among such groups across the Chennai Metropolitan Area

20 Jun 2026 8:50 pm
Vandalur zoo free entry slots for June 21, 22 fully booked; no walk in entry

Zoo officials said 20,000 tickets had been booked online for each of the two days and that the booking had now reached capacity

20 Jun 2026 7:51 pm
Steadily grows a garbage dump on the new bypass road near New Perungalathur

The garbage dumping spot is found at Alapakkam village in Nedungundram panchayat. Local body officials tell residents they are dumping waste there for want of an alternative space. This practice is encouraging individuals and other private entities to fling their discards there. Through responsible in situ waste management, the gated communities nearby can ensure the dump does not assume monstrous proportions

20 Jun 2026 6:50 pm
Big Street Boys drive vulture conservation among school students in Chennai

Led by Raghunath Krishna, the 1986 batch of The Hindu Higher Secondary School in Triplicane is taking a critical message about this bird to school students. On June 18, labels carrying caricatures of vultures were distributed to students of Olcott school in Besant Nagar

20 Jun 2026 5:46 pm
Madras High Court directs T.N. govt. to consider demand to increase university faculty retirement age to 65 years

The TNFUFAs representation was in the wake of several State-run universities struggling with acute shortage of faculty and in some cases, falling short of the minimum number of faculty members mandated by the UGC

20 Jun 2026 11:58 am
Chennai gets respite from searing heat as cloud cover, sea breeze cool city

The mercury level in the city was around 32 degree Celsius at 10 a.m. on Saturday, much lower than its average temperature of 37 degree Celsius recorded in June

20 Jun 2026 11:18 am
TheRapidocaptain from Chennai that women trust for a late night drive home

Rapidobike taxi operator Karate Mahalakshmi gets back home in the wee hours to ensure other women have a safe ride home late in the night

20 Jun 2026 10:53 am
Hobbyists and visitors celebrate all things analogue at this three-day expo in Egmore

M.L. Rajesh of the Gandhi World Foundation, the event organiser, hopes the shelves of collectibles help people spend time away from their electronic gadgets and revitalise the dwindling culture of hobbies

20 Jun 2026 12:20 am
61% of city residents have access to public transport within walking distances

Only 36% of them have access to frequent bus services,says the ITDP Indias People Near Transit report; the report forms the basis of the MTCs first and last-mile connectivity project for the city

20 Jun 2026 12:00 am
BHAVINI holds stakeholder meeting for fast breeder reactor expansion

The event brought together senior representatives from leading public and private sector industries, technology partners, equipment manufacturers, and engineering organisations

19 Jun 2026 11:54 pm
WRD partners with NGOs to build treatment plant for curbing sewage pollution in Adyar

Work has started for the construction of a modular STP, with a capacity to handle 0.625 million litres a day, near the intersection of the river and the Buckingham Canal on South Lock Street; it will feature automated operation and monitoring and is expected to generate minimal bio-sludge

19 Jun 2026 11:42 pm
Supreme Court seized of granting leave to convicts pending appeal, amicus curiae informs five-judge Larger Bench of Madras High Court

Senior Counsel Abudu Kumar Rajaratnam informs the Larger Bench that the matter was listed last before the Supreme Court in April 2024, and is still pending adjudication

19 Jun 2026 9:50 pm
Tamil Nadu seeks a tribunal on the Mekedatu project as it is inadmissible and impermissible

The Tamil Nadu government argues that the project, proposed by Karnataka, is beyond the scope of the 2007 final award of theCauveryWater Disputes Tribunal and the Supreme Courts judgment of 2018

19 Jun 2026 9:10 pm
DVAC Inspector suspended for allegedly demanding bribe to close corruption case against a revenue officer

Her immediate superior, a DSP, has been transferred from Chennai to the Nilgiris district for alleged dereliction of duty in supervising his subordinates

19 Jun 2026 6:24 pm
Savukku Shankar moves Madras High Court seeking CBI probe against former Chennai Police Commissioner A. Arun

Says the Vigilance Commissioner failed to take action against the officer despite adverse findings and observations made by the court against him on May 29, 2026

19 Jun 2026 4:02 pm
The Madras Players bring Hema Sukumars novel to the stage

An original stage adaptation of Hema Sukumars Minor Disturbances At Grand Life Apartments, The Madras Players latest production is a warm, slice-of-life play that chronicles the everyday lives of residents in a charming Chennai apartment complex

19 Jun 2026 1:03 pm