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Topic: Chennai

‘71% of H-1B visas go to India, 12% to China’ — what are the allegations & the controversy

These allegations only add to an already politically charged, anti-immigration sentiment. They could also reshape how the US government evaluates visa requests.

‘Heart, mind weighed down’—Vijay reacts to Karur tragedy, announces Rs 20 lakh relief for kin of victims

Vijay had left Karur after the stampede to leave for Chennai via Trichy, refusing to speak to media persons at Trichy airport. He later posted a condolence note on X.

Copper bangles, bribes, hawala—CBI action in Chennai airport gold export scam 3 yrs after DRI bust

CBI has booked four customs officials, who had been suspended earlier, and five other individuals, including businessmen, in the case.

Chennai receives intense overnight rain as cloud burst hits Manali neighbourhood

Chennai: Chennai received intense overnight rain, and there was a cloud burst over Manali, a northern neighbourhood of the city, Regional Meteorological Centre said. Some flights...

From Chennai, Mann vows ‘immediate steps’ to start breakfast scheme in Punjab govt schools 

Punjab CM was in Tamil Nadu to attend an event to announce the expansion of M.K. Stalin government’s breakfast scheme to all aided primary schools in the state.

Protests erupt in Chennai over SC order on removal of street dogs in Delhi-NCR

Animal lovers, activists protested in Chennai Sunday, only days after protests were held in the national capital despite prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNNS.

Why DMK’s handling of Chennai sanitation workers’ protest is causing strain in ruling alliance

VCK says manner in which Chennai police dealt with protesting sanitation workers was unacceptable; CPI(M) and Congress have sought CM Stalin's intervention.

800 sanitation workers detained at midnight in Chennai after 13-day protest

After Chennai municipality announced plans to outsource waste management to private firms, workers began protesting, saying the move threatened their job security, livelihoods.

Trash piles up across Chennai areas as sanitation workers protest privatisation move

City corporation decided to outsource collection-transportation of waste to a private body, a project pegged at Rs 2,363 cr for 10 yrs, sparking anger among contractual sanitation employees.

Tamil Nadu on mission to get Blue Flag tag for 4 of its beaches. But Marina presents a unique challenge

4 yrs ago, state's Kovalam beach for the Blue Flag certification, a globally recognised eco-label awarded by Denmark-based non-profit Foundation for Environmental Education.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.