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Over 2,500 students receive degrees at Crescent Institute

A total of 2,991 students including 65 Ph.D., 774 postgraduate and 2,152 undergraduate candidates received their degree at the ceremony

12 Jan 2026 5:44 am
Corporation starts removing shops for second phase of Blue Flag area on Marina beach

The second phase is expected to be launched by the end of this month on the Marina beach

12 Jan 2026 5:30 am
City residents feel the chill as temperature drops

The Regional Meteorological Centre forecast light to moderate rain for Monday at a few places over Tamil Nadu,Puducherry,and Karaikal

12 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Marathon held to create awareness on drug abuse

Held in association with the Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, LIFEATHON 2026 carried the message Run for Life, Free from Drugs

12 Jan 2026 12:11 am
Traffic police organise Super Bike Rally

More than 600 participants, including members of the Chennai Motor Club, Chennai Race Club, volunteers, and traffic police personnel, took part in the rally

11 Jan 2026 7:27 pm
Stalin flags grave risks posed to the Tamils by the ongoing constitutional reforms in Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister urges the Government of India to engage diplomatically with the neighbouring country and press for a constitutional process that genuinely addresses Tamil grievances

11 Jan 2026 7:19 pm
Clear carcasses of crows before cats get to them

Indira Nagar resident C. Namachivayam raises questions over severed wings of crows and urges action to prevent biomagnification

11 Jan 2026 4:22 pm
Seal Ennore ammonia terminal and pipeline, insists a PIL before Madras High Court

Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan are slated to hear the case on Monday

11 Jan 2026 2:05 pm
The many faces of actor-auteur Bhagyaraj

Terrific with his anecdotes, Bhagyaraj still offers a glimpse into the way the Tamil film industry functioned in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s

11 Jan 2026 8:00 am
January weather system to influence heavy rainfall in parts of coastal districts on Sunday

Coastal places like Chennai experienced nippy weather, strong surface winds interspersed with light rainfall on Saturday owing to the wind influence that brought moisture from Bay of Bengal

11 Jan 2026 5:00 am
New plaza at city airport ready, but wait for second cab pick-up point extends

AAI sources say legal opinion has to be sought due to an issue with an earlier contractbefore opening the new pick-up point; it is expected to be in use by early March after multiple delays

11 Jan 2026 5:00 am
The hassle of getting to thePallavaramstation

Sivasankaran Street in Zamin Pallavaram is an access road to Pallavaram railway station, which is ironical, because it is hugely inaccessible

10 Jan 2026 8:59 pm
Chennai needs more low-floor buses

Various recommendations have been presented in a report by commerce students of The New College on the State Governments free bus ride scheme

10 Jan 2026 8:50 pm
Chennai needs more skill training centres to boost solar energy adoption

There are 14 institutes listed under Tamil Nadu as empanelled training centres for Suryamitra Skill Development Programme for financial year 2023-24; the list includes none from Chennai.

10 Jan 2026 8:44 pm
India should design and manufacture 70% of products made here over the next 10 years, say experts

IIT professors, research leaders call for support to Indian students and scientists to convert their ideas into successful commercial products at webinar organised by SASTRA, The Hindu Education Plus

10 Jan 2026 8:42 pm
Chennai to hostSolar Premier League

Organised by Solar is My Passion and powered by RenewX, the contest is supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and will see at least 16 teams showcasing their installation skills.

10 Jan 2026 8:40 pm
Navigating life tactilely

On January 4 (World Braille Day), braille literacy crisis was a dominant topic. Chennai resident S. Vanaja, a visually impaired car rally navigator, proves the continuing relevance of this reading system in more ways than one

10 Jan 2026 6:16 pm
Man arrested for murdering woman in her house in Choolaimedu

The woman was found inside the house with stab and burn injuries on Thursday; the accused, a juice shop owner, was arrested

10 Jan 2026 3:06 pm
Sangam-era musical instruments make a comeback through a sound engineers exhibit at VP Hall

People who come to these exhibits, especially young people, have shown interest in learning some of these instruments, says Manikandan

10 Jan 2026 11:31 am
Disinformation is weaponised on social media, says N. Ram

Mr. Ram, while releasing the Tamil translation of Love Jihad and Other Fictions, said that while misinformation was often spread unintentionally and could be corrected, disinformation was a dangerous phenomenon carried out deliberately

10 Jan 2026 9:14 am
TNGECL to shortly finalise contractors for 375 MW battery storage project

The State, having a total of 11,500 MW solar generation capacity on an average, generates 6,250 MW of power daily

10 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Chennai Metro Rail completes viaduct from St. Thomas Mount to Adambakkam

The MRTS and Metro Rail networks share a common elevated alignment for 500 metres. After constructing their viaduct, Railways handed over the work to CMRL, who built theirs on the second level, amid space constraints. The process was time-consuming and challenging, says a CMRL official

10 Jan 2026 12:27 am