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Friday, November 21, 2025
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Topic: Chennai

Ghilli to Vallavan—Tamil Nadu’s Gen Z watch old movies in theatres. It’s a dance party

Theatres in Chennai engaged with cinema lovers by fulfilling their demands to repeat the songs and even muting the music at times, allowing the crowd to shout out the lyrics.

What changed Madras to Chennai? Pink buses, Periyar, Pa. Ranjith

The exhibition, Madras to Chennai: Appo Ippo (Now and Then), is an ode to the city’s journey. Yellow, blue and terracotta are the predominant colours evoking its autos, beaches, and buildings.

What is ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu’s multi-pronged initiative to save state animal

The 5-year project has gathered pace with conclusion of a survey that aims to find its population, its habitat, and introduce measures so that the ungulate does not go extinct

Meet D Gukesh, who beat Kasparov’s record at 17 to become youngest-ever contender for world chess crown

After becoming youngest player to win Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Chennai-born grandmaster took on China’s Ding Liren for world crown, and won.

Chennai’s Anna Nagar UPSC hub is mini Mukherjee Nagar of South—it’s cheaper, safer for women

From Sivarajavel IAS Academy to Officers IAS Academy, hostels, libraries, eateries and study halls, Anna Nagar has established itself as serious UPSC coaching hub over the last decade.

Focus on North Chennai, flood mitigation & a 7-point ‘grand dream’ in Tamil Nadu Budget 2024-25

In his maiden budget, state finance minister Thangam Thennarasu also announced a housing scheme to make the state 'hut-free' by 2030 & project to reduce water pollution in North Chennai.

Chennai’s Museum of Possibilities turns Universal Design into a show-and-tell

The museum's exhibits centre around the themes of live, work & play. There’s even a cafe—soon to be features on MasterChef Tamil—that provides training to people with disabilities.

Shrinking water bodies, rampant encroachment, ‘colluding depts’ — why Chennai floods year after year

According to one expert, Ennore Pulicat creek in north & Pallikaranai marshland in south are blessing for Chennai but rampant encroachment has continued largely unchecked there.

Chennai learned from 2015 floods but encroachments exposed it to cyclone fury

Despite better management and fewer casualties during the 2023 floods, the DMK government was not able to handle the aftermath of the floods as efficiently.

Rescuers use boats, ropes to reach the stranded as Cyclone Michaung batters Chennai

At least 13 people, most of them in the manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu, have died in the flooding that was triggered by the torrential rains that preceded the cyclone.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

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.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

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.