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Seven-tier security, traffic diversions to be in place today for PM Modis meeting in Chennai

Government buses, light motor vehicles, heavy vehicles to be diverted to alternate roads between Chennai - Tindivanam

23 Jan 2026 5:22 am
Tambaram railway station to get new foot overbridge by March

The FOB is being built at a cost of 24 crore. It would have nine lifts and 10 escalators. It aims to enable quick access from both sides of the station

23 Jan 2026 4:57 am
Untreated sewage continues to pollute Sembakkam Lake

Untreated sewage continues to be illegally let into Sembakkam Lake, with residents and activists accusing the Tambaram Corporation of facilitating the discharge due to failures in the underground drainage system.

23 Jan 2026 12:31 am
Higher Education Minister boycotts Madras University convocation

Citing Governor R.N. Ravis actions, he says the Governor has no right to award degrees; over 1.9 lakh students receive degrees

22 Jan 2026 9:33 pm
Rainfall to pick up in Tamil Nadu from January 23

Tiruchi, Perambalur, Kallakurichi and Tiruvannamalai districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall

22 Jan 2026 8:20 pm
Sangeetha vs. Geetham: Madras High Court reserves judgment in trademark dispute

Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, however, permits the parties to attempt for an out-of-court settlement before he could pronounce orders, and inform him if it fructifies

22 Jan 2026 3:20 pm
Chennais AlterNation Jazz Festival set to celebrate artists from the city on January 31

The first edition of AlterNations jazz festival is all set to make your head bob with artists from the city taking the stage with acts including Jatayu, Many Things, Suman Sridhar and The Black Mamba, and the Tuesday Jazzers

22 Jan 2026 12:05 pm
An epic attempt by AM JainColleges theatre club

The staff and students would be donning the greasepaint for a massive play based onMahabarathasKarnanon January 25

22 Jan 2026 10:17 am
Electronic emergency exit doors installed at city airport

Airports Authority of India has changed nearly 140 emergency exit doorsin the T1 and T4 domestic terminals, equipping them with electronic security and monitoring systems

22 Jan 2026 5:43 am
Work speeded up to improve Thirumudivakkam channel that drains into Adyar river

WRD aims to complete the restoration work by the end of February; unit holders in Thirumudivakkam industrial estate say instances of waterlogging have declined in recent years

22 Jan 2026 5:00 am
GCC launches drive to improve waste segregation

Discarded materials were collected after being segregated at the source across wards during the drive

22 Jan 2026 12:36 am
Watch: Bhajan clubbing hits Chennai

Introducing a night club-like atmosphere, minus the alcohol, bhajan clubbing is catching on in many Indian cities, including in Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru, as well as the US. Participants skew towards Gen-Z, who enjoy the sense of community it brings. Members of the Good Deeds Club in Chennai recently conducted a bhajan clubbing event, with singers Sai Vignesh and Saindhavi entertaining the crowd with spiritual tracks.

21 Jan 2026 6:43 pm
Chennais residents connect with hidden art masterpieces in their homes

Join us on a hunt to find 50-year-old paintings by Madras most famous artists including Thota Tharani and SG Vasudev which line the foyers of some of Chennais oldest apartment complexes

21 Jan 2026 5:48 pm
First State-wise raptor assessment to be held in Tamil Nadu

The first day of the survey will include a pre-survey training at the divisional level by the nodal officer and nocturnal assessment. On the second day, the diurnal raptor assessment will take place.

21 Jan 2026 5:37 pm
GOPHA launches forum to strengthen optometrys role in public health

The launch marks GOPHAs emergence as an international collaborative platform aimed at linking optometry with public health to advance universal eye care

21 Jan 2026 3:07 pm
Quilt artists reflect through fabric

A thematic art quilt exhibition showcases showcasing 58 juried works that explore reflection, through fabric, form and emotion presented by the Quilt India Foundation

21 Jan 2026 2:36 pm
The darker side of Madras in the 1860s

Prison life today is often spoken of in hushed terms, where those inside manage to get what they want, from narcotics to deadly weapons. It is interesting that it was no different in the 1860s.

21 Jan 2026 7:00 am
Chennais iconic annual fair at Island Grounds turns 50

The 70-day-long India Tourism and Industrial Fair that began at the Island Grounds in the city recently turned 50 this year. The Sutrula Porutkatchi was conceived and named by former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. It began in the city in 1974 as the Pongal Tourist Trade Fair.

21 Jan 2026 6:00 am
Metro services to run between Poonamallee and Vadapalani soon

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has received the final approvalfrom the Railway Board to operate the services on the Phase II stretch from February

21 Jan 2026 5:43 am
SRIHER celebrates 20 years of its cochlear implantation programme

There was a multidisciplinary team involving ENT surgeons, audiologists, speech and language therapists, anaesthesiologists and rehabilitation specialists, the release said

21 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Soosan Jacob appointed president of ISRS

Dr. Soosan Jacob is the second Indian to be elected as President of ISRS, after ophthalmologist Amar Agarwal

21 Jan 2026 5:30 am