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Topic: Chennai

Eyewitnesses recall chaos at Chennai air show where 5 died. ‘Knocked on strangers’ doors for water’

State, IAF officials held two meetings to discuss arrangements for Marina Beach air show, it is learnt; DMK fends off attacks from both Oppn and ally over ‘complete’ chaos.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

How Chennai aims to ramp up flood prevention efforts with sponge park drive, boost green cover

Chennai: To floodproof Chennai and increase its green cover, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)—the city’s civic body—is focusing on a massive tree plantation drive...

DMK trains guns at Centre over ‘promised’ funds for Chennai metro. Stalin seeks Modi’s intervention

The chief minister said work on the Chennai metro has been delayed due to the state’s fiscal constraints, pushing the completion deadline to December 2028 from December 2027.

Tamil Nadu govt & Ford go way back. How carmaker’s return is new chapter in story that began in 1995

High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.

MQ-9B surveillance drone leased from US crashes after technical glitch as deal awaits final nod

The Navy had leased two MQ-9B drones in 2020. India is in the process of acquiring 31 Remotely Piloted Aircraft of different types from the US.

Police detain 104 protesting Samsung workers in TN for planning a march demanding higher wages

Workers have been protesting near the plant, demanding higher wages, CITU-backed union recognition, and better working hours since last week.

Dalit printing press to Murugan—Chennai exhibition is all about caste counterculture

Titled, ‘From Paper to Pixel: Unveiling Dalit Print Culture,’ the exhibition shows the front page of the magazine 'Tamilian' that revived Tamil Buddhism, among others.

Sought-after local haunt since British Raj, how Chennai’s Guindy Race Course ran into trouble

Horse-racing ground has been sealed by Tamil Nadu government over non-payment of arrears by Madras Race Club, to which it was leased out in 1946 for a period of 99 years.

Udhayanidhi takes charge of monsoon preparedness in Chennai as DMK aims to avoid repeat of 2023 deluge

GCC analysis in aftermath of 2015 deluge identified clogging and inadeqaute capacity of drains, besides encroachment of river basins as factors that led to waterlogging in Chennai.

On Camera

India’s opposition produces more drama within their own ranks than against BJP

Bihar’s election results has produced a moment that is not only about what the BJP has achieved, but what the Opposition has allowed.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.