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Topic: Chennai

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.

Over 100 bodies recovered after landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad, many still trapped

Fire services, NDRF & police deployed in affected area to coordinate rescue ops. Kerala govt has declared state mourning on 30 & 31 July.

Stage set for Chennai’s 2nd airport in Parandur. Why TN govt pushed for it & residents are protesting

Chennai: Amid mounting opposition from local villagers and activists, the stage seems to be set for Chennai’s second airport in Parandur, nearly 70km from...

Mayawati pays tribute to slain BSP leader K Armstrong in Chennai

The BSP Tamil Nadu chief was hacked to death by a group of unidentified men near his residence Friday in Perambur in Chennai.

Actor Vijay joins Dravidian parties in call to scrap NEET, slams ‘one-nation, one education’

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader appealed to the Centre to respect emotions of the people of Tamil Nadu, and consider bringing education under the state list from the concurrent list.

MoD signs MoU for advance testing facilities in Chennai to promote indigenous defense tech

The testing facilities were proposed to be set up under the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS), which was launched by the government in May 2020.

Quantum security lab launched in Chennai

Facility to Focus on Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Random Number Generation.

YSRCP MP’s daughter ‘runs BMW over man’ asleep on pavement in Chennai, out on bail

Beeda Madhuri, daughter of Andhra MP Beeda Masthan Rao, was allegedly in the driver's seat. Deceased has been identified as S Surya, a painter and resident of Odaikuppam, Besant Nagar.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.