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Global giants rediscover Chennai: MNCs setting up mega technology centres

Quality technology talent, sound infrastructure and relatively lower cost of living keep Chennai on the radar of MNCs that want to set up “back offices” or “offshore” units. But the city lost out to Bengaluru and Hyderabad in the early 2000s when Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Amazon, Facebook, and many others…

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VCK leader seeks resolution in Assembly against Centre’s labour laws

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Data centre boom leads to demand for uninterruptible power supply

UPS is of utmost importance for the business that necessitates high uptime

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Chennai: Man ends life after losing money in online rummy

CHENNAI: A 39-year-old man who incurred a loss of more than ₹15 lakh playing online rummy games hanged himself at his Porur home on Friday.

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Chennai: Koyambedu bus stand turns night shelter for over 1,000 homeless people

CHENNAI: There has been an increase in crime rate in the Koyambedu area because the integrated bus stand there turns into a shelter for more than 1,000 homeless people every night, say police. They have sought permission from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority member secretary to allow more police personnel…

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Chennai: Landfill flames doused in four days; involved workers elated

CHENNAI: The 100 staff workers pressed into service felt a sense of victory as they doused the fire in Perungudi dump yard after a fight of four days. On day one, Wednesday, the flames were so firece it appeared as though they would rage on for a week. Plumes of…

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Chennai set to swelter as hotter days are round the corner

CHENNAI: The peak summer season (‘Agni Nakshatram’ in Tamil) is less than a week away and the maximum temperature has started to climb in the suburbs and interior areas of the city.

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Fresh Covid cases in Tamil Nadu dip below 50

CHENNAI: The cluster tally on the IIT-M campus rose to 196 on Saturday after 13 more students tested positive for Covid-19. Fresh cases in Tamil Nadu fell to 49 compared to 54 on Friday and 73 on Thursday.

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One language for India is not acceptable: Tamil Nadu education minister

CHENNAI: Stating that India is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic nation, Tamil Nadu higher education minister K Ponmudy on Saturday said one language for the country is not acceptable.

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For the first time, more Indian patents filed, say experts

Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi region, Pune are emerging among the world’s leading innovation clusters: Vinod Surana

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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reviews preparation for Chess Olympiad 2022

NEW DELHI: All India Chess Federation (AICF), the Indian Government and Tamil Nadu Government are ensuring that the forthcoming Chess Olympiad, scheduled in Chennai from July 28 to August 10, would be memorable for the country, the participants as well as the spectators.

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Tangedco gets nod to procure 3 MW of solar power under PM-KUSUM scheme

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco) has got regulatory nod to

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OPS appeals to Stalin to get the revival of Nissan, Ford manufacturing operations in Chennai

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VCK chief welcomes T.N. extending help to Sri Lankan Tamils

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Maximum temperature to soar in the next few days, says IMD

Vellore sizzles at 41.3 degrees Celsius, Chennai clocks 35.5 degrees Celsius

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Oslo Esports Cup: Duda reigns supreme, Pragg finishes fourth

CHENNAI: Polish star Jan-Krzysztof Duda pulled off a stunning late charge to clinch the $210,000 Oslo Esports Cup, the first major of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour season.

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Concrete jungles sprout as rules eased

CHENNAI: The concrete jungles in Chennai’s suburbs and other cities in Tamil Nadu have only got denser with the relaxation of building rules.

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Chennai gang takes selfie with body after murdering man, arrested

CHENNAI: Four men beat an autorickshaw driver to death, over previous enmity, at Manali New Town on Wednesday night and then posed for a selfie with the body to prove to their friends that they had committed the murder.

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Tamil Nadu: Teen booked under Pocso to work at government hospital

CHENNAI: A Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Tiruvallur has ordered a Class XII student, who was booked for impregnating a minor girl, to work at a government hospital in the district for 12 hours every Sunday.

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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, P Thiaga Rajan take on Centre over taxes on petrol, diesel

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that states like Tamil Nadu were not passing on the benefits of fuel duty cut of the Centre, leading to higher cost of petrol and diesel. “What he says is like hiding a…

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Police crack down on foldable number plates, three held in Chennai

CHENNAI: Traffic Police arrested three men and seized 32 foldable number plates used by bike racers and chain snatchers to escape from being caught.

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2,432 ganja peddlers held across Tamil Nadu in one month

CHENNAI: In the past one month, 2,423 ganja peddlers were arrested across the state and 3,562 kgs of ganja seized from them, as part of the drive against ganja.

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Chennai: Man puts wife’s picture as display picture, falls prey to cyber scam

CHENNAI: A man, who put up a picture of his wife as the WhatsApp display picture, was in for a rude shock when a cyber scamster downloaded it, morphed it obscenely and demanded money.

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Chennai cops book over 2,000 motorists for traffic offences

CHENNAI: In an enforcement drive, the Greater Chennai Traffic Police across the city on Wednesday, more than 2,000 motorists were booked for various traffic offences.

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Tamil Nadu: Three arrested for extortion of woman escort from Mumbai

CHENNAI: Three men have been arrested for extorting money from a Mumbai woman escort after checking into a Mamallapuram hotel with her. A court later sent Rajesh, 25, Dheena, 39, and Viswanathan, 39, to jail.

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