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What is a listening session? Inside Chennais growing album-listening culture

At a time when music is designed to be skimmed, a listening session in Chennai insists on listening to an album in its entirety

7 Jan 2026 4:29 pm
Sarva vadyam at Tiruvarur: No longer a male bastion

Sumathy Mathiazhagans lecture at The Music Academy threw light on how she stepped in to continue a family tradition

7 Jan 2026 2:35 pm
A Chettinad Culinary Experience: Nagarathar Virundhu This Weekend in Chennai

Savor a traditional Nagarathar virundhu this weekend, with heritage dishes and festive sweets served on banana leaves.

7 Jan 2026 2:16 pm
T.N. Transport department to operate over 22,700 buses from Chennai for Pongal

Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar, at a press meet held at the Secretariat on Tuesday (January 6, 2026), said the operation of special buses will begin from January 9 and go on till January 14

7 Jan 2026 12:40 pm
How Breithaupt became Prathapet

It is my guess that someone in the Corporation dictates these names off a list and someone else notes it down in Tamil as heard, and not as written

7 Jan 2026 7:00 am
State Safety and Uyarntha Uzhaipalar Virudhugal award distributed

Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, C.V.Ganesan, presented the awards to 196 factory managements and 122 workers in this function

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Minister inaugurates multi-sensory park for children with disabilities

The park aims to improve sensory, cognitive, and motor skills of children with disabilities through play

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
IIT-Ms Saarang 2026 to begin on January 8

Addressing media persons, V. Kamakoti, the institutes director, said that Padma Shri Awardee Sri Thota Tharani will be the chief guest

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Apollo Hospitals conducts advanced microvascular heart assessment to treat complex chest pain

The patient, a 62-year-old woman, had persistent chest pain despite normal angiogram findings

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Four arrested for assaulting migrant youth

Gummidipoondi police launched an investigation and arrested four persons

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
SCC urges CM to fulfil demands

Government doctors must be granted pay band 4 within 12 years of service, the association said

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Doctors of MGM Cancer Institute treat man with advanced tongue cancer

Following complete tumour removal, doctors rebuilt the tongue and mouth using free flap reconstruction, an advanced technique in which healthy tissue from another part of the body was used to restore normal shape and function

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Around 120 houses to be removed for construction of steel bridge across Buckingham Canal at Thoraipakkam

Sources say that the departmenthad written to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board seeking allotment for 58 families who had settled along the Canal on theThoraipakkamside

7 Jan 2026 5:30 am
GCC to expedite work on flyovers as Revenue officials complete land acquisition

Chennai District Administration has completedwork on private negotiationfor 29 land parcels for the construction of the Ganesapuram flyover

7 Jan 2026 4:52 am
Railways awaits CRS nod for services on MRTS extension

Southern Railway initially planned to get safety certificate before Pongal festivalfor services from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount. However, officials say they are not likely to begin this month

7 Jan 2026 4:44 am
Piped water supply to two city zones will be disrupted for 24 hours from January 8

Residents have been requested to store water in advance or book water tankers online for immediate needs. However, the water agency would continue street supply

7 Jan 2026 4:22 am
Chennai Book Fair to be held from Jan. 8; free entry for visitors

Mini buses will run between Saidapet and the book fair venue to transport visitors to and from the grounds

7 Jan 2026 4:02 am
The Hindu Lit For Life returns to Chennai with books, ideas and debate

The event will be held on January 17 and 18 at Lady Andal School

7 Jan 2026 1:09 am
Using treated wastewater is key to easing the pressure on freshwater in Chennai

In a panel discussion on Recycling, Recharging, Restoring The New Imperatives for Water Management, experts stress the need for cost-effective and sustainable alternatives to ease the burden on the citys limited freshwater sources

7 Jan 2026 12:11 am
Efforts are on to turn Arunachal Pradeshs Keyi Panyor into Indias first Bio-Happiness district

Bio-Happiness is a term coined by late agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

6 Jan 2026 4:01 pm
FMGs to stage hunger protest in Chennai to put forward demands

G.R. Ravindranath, general secretary of DASE, said nearly 2,000 FMGs were waiting for Provisional Eligibility Certificates

6 Jan 2026 5:30 am
SCADA-based reservoir management system for Chennai reservoirs ready for commissioning

Once the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)-based decision support system is in place, the department will be able to remotely operate the reservoir shutters from the centralised monitoring facility in the city

6 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Intensive cleaning carried out at 1,373 bus shelters by GCC

The activity formed part of regular sanitation works undertaken at public places such as bus shelters, roads, bridges, burial grounds and parks

6 Jan 2026 3:07 am
Residents lament rise in mosquito breeding in various parts of city

They blame stagnant water in storm-water drains, seek action; mosquito control measures strengthened, drains to be cleaned, say GCC officials

6 Jan 2026 1:00 am
Commuters raise concern over poor amenities at Vandalur railway station

A public toilet in the station is closedas miscreants used it for anti-social activities, railway officials said. An activist said locking a toilet meant for passengers cannot be the solution, and it is the officials responsibility to monitor the facility

5 Jan 2026 11:56 pm
When the Carnatic Trinity takes the stage

A play on the trio will premiere on January 9 at Vani Mahal as part of Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabhas 80thyear celebration

5 Jan 2026 6:57 pm
Venezuelan President Maduros capture: CPI(M) members attempt to stage protest in front of U.S. Consulate in Chennai

A large posse of police personnel stopped the cadre near the Thousand Lights junction and took them in a vehicle to a marriage hall

5 Jan 2026 4:32 pm
Three suburban train commuters injured after bottles thrown from another train near Vyasarpadi

The passengers, namely Sathish Kumar, S. Palanivel, and Ananthan, sustained head injuries

5 Jan 2026 3:41 pm
Mini flyover sought at VelsRoad junction on Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam200-feet Radial Road

VelsRoad junction is a three-ring circus during rush hour and the chaos that prevails during this time has a domino effect on the rest ofPallavaram-Thoraipakkam200-feet Radial Road

5 Jan 2026 1:51 pm
Pelathoperesidents push backagainst parking

They have sought the Mylapore MLAs help in addressing the issue of unauthorised parking on a section of R.K. Mutt Road that hinders access to their street

5 Jan 2026 1:42 pm
The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 Mobile Library flagged off

The mobile library will begin touring the city from Monday for the benefit of readers at Thiruvanmiyur Beach, Anna Nagar Tower Park, Marina Beach, Besant Nagar Beach, IIT-Madras, Light House, and Mudhalvar Pathipaggam Perambur, among other areas

5 Jan 2026 1:36 pm
Secondary grade teachers form human chain to demand equal pay for equal work on 10th day of protest

As schools reopen on Monday, the teachers are resolute in continuing the protest

5 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Many participate in pallankuzhi contest in Mylapore

Vincent DSouza, director of thefestival,said that concerts will be held at theKapaleeswararTemple from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. from January 8 to 11

5 Jan 2026 3:48 am