Every subject is taught for one-and-a-half hours, and students also take up a mock test, which is held on Saturdays, to familiarise themselves with the exam pattern. The teachers prepare their ow...
In a few years, Chennai is set to emerge as desalination capital of India, with three operational plants in Minjur and Nemmeli and Southeast Asia’s largest plant, with a capacity to treat 400 m...
Social Venture Partners India Fast Pitch 2024 is a virtual Shark Tank-inspired fundraising event designed to empower NGOs, increase awareness of their work, and raise unrestricted funding
Stating that it will be difficult to make a guideline for the whole world, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan raised the need for an interdisciplinary team to make decisions
Groups working on environmental health want the draft report prepared by the State Planning Commission be released and opened for public review and feedback.
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He had been arrested in connection with the murder of a history-sheeter along with four adults
They obtained personal loans and credit facilities from the bank through fraudulent means
Action was initiated in accordance with a Government Order during an inspection in zone 15 in the city
People are closely watching the betrayal of the Centre, says Chief Minister; Centre would always release funds much less than what was being sought by the State governments, according to Edappadi...
He was part of a special team that arrested Nigerian cocaine peddlers in January
Residents say the locality is already busy and crowded, and the diversions, brought in for Chennai Metrorail work, will just add to the clogging up of residential streets
Police said scamsters were now employing AI to clone voices; victims received phone calls where the voice sounded like that of a relative/friend in distress, the victims are then asked to quickly...
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One of the Project Management Consultancy firms claimed that the certificate was fake; the civic authority has issued a show-cause notice to the two contractors on April 16
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The initiative, through a tie-up with the Postal Department, is aimed at avoiding customers from visiting the Regional Transport Offices
The event will feature veena maestro Rajhesh Vaidhya, alongside stand-up comedian Aadhavan
There are plans to create awareness on the importance of vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer at the community-level
The Greater Chennai City Traffic Police implements changes to facilitate flyover construction at Madley Junction - South Usman Road to North Usman Road flyover
One of the men apprehended had earlier claimed the money was meant for distribution to voters in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency
Police said a previous dispute had led to the murder; one of the five arrested was a juvenile
Officials said the drug consignment was seized from a passenger who had landed from Doha and was en route to Delhi
Many councillors from major political parties said they have stopped setting up the facilities for distribution of safe drinking water this year because of the model code of conduct for the Lok S...
Phase 2 examination will be held from June 21 to 23
Move follows video of child screaming after eating ‘smoking biscuit’ goes viral
With stigma still being an issue, survivors find it difficult to talk to anyone and feel judged and guilty, says SNEHA founder
Meet the members of an all-girls parai group in Tamil Nadu. These students from a school in Chennai’s Besant Nagar drums up a beat that is impossible to resist
Gukesh said he has no special preference for the venue of the World championship scheduled in November-December. With hardly six months to prepare for the big event, Gukesh has no time to rest on...
From bun-butter-jam ice cream scoops to lemon and cheese popsicles, Chennai’s frozen dessert makers are at their most creative in the sweltering summer. We explore the latest launches
The proposal to remove promotions for non-technical staff, who have been allotted 20% quota to become Regional Transport Officers has triggered the strike, say officials
The government had also directed that an automatic annual increase of three per cent to the previous year’s stipend should be allowed.
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Of the 9.3-km-long four-lane wide road, an 850-metre-long stretch is affected by the encroachments. A stretch of 650 m of land, belonging to the Forest Department, has to be taken over near Perun...
The activity, which includes sprinkling of water on garbage at the two dump yards, will go on until June, since both Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dump yards have experienced major fires, especially ...
Relentless heat broiled many places on Wednesday and mercury level inched past the 40-degree mark as well. Nine weather stations in interior Tamil Nadu recorded sizzling temperature up to 42 degr...
As the demolition of T3 building has been completed a few weeks ago, the contractor has taken up preparatory work to construct the remaining portion of the new building
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In popular pubs across Chennai, an underground metal scene swaddled in black, makes a comeback
Police said, B. Balaji of Triplicane, along with an associate, had robbed a petty shop in the locality, after holding the owner at knife-point
As part of the Vaanam Art Festival by Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Cultural Centre, a display of Dalit art and aesthetics by 30 artists from the country takes over Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai
Police said the arrested persons were found selling tickets on the black market near Chepauk stadium, ahead of the CSK vs LSG match; tickets worthy ₹1.4 lakh were seized from them
Why a 20-year-old film starring Vijay is being celebrated by Tamil cinema fans today
Police said the 26-year-old took the customer’s mobile phone and looked at it, and when the customer protested, assaulted him with a bottle
A probe was conducted into a complaint from two women alleging that he had assaulted them when they studied at the foundation from 1995-2007. A case was registered in February
The salary paid to experienced specialty doctors in the Tamil Nadu government service is much lower than the stipend provided to PG medical students of other States, says committee
He had beaten her to death
The police have launched a search for the suspects
During the festival, the Utsava idols would be brought out in procession in various alankarams and on different vahanams
A study done by IIT-Madras researchers suggests installation of rumble strips, crash barriers, and speed breakers at pedestrian crossings. It also says that engineers should ensure speeds of 15-2...
With temperatures only set to increase from first week of May, experts stress on precautionary measures to prevent heat-related illness, including heat exhaustion and strokes
Sharmila’s brother Dinesh and four of his friends, waylaid Praveen near a Tasmac outlet in Pallikaranai on February 23 and hacked him to death with knives
These fish were raised in cages for 3-4 years until they reached maturity
The concern arises from the fact that the State government plans to denotify a sizable area of the sanctuary
AyurVAID, an integrative Ayurveda centre of excellence, has been set up at Apollo Hospitals’ Vanagaram campus
Institute holds global conference Parivahan as a precursor to international competition
In addition to the seizure of ganja, police also seized heroin and LSD stamps, along with cash and vehicles