The Latest Breaking News from Chennai

Aspirants from Tamil Nadu’s ‘Army village’ disappointed with Agnipath scheme

CHENNAI: Amid growing protest against the Agnipath scheme, Army aspirants and ex-servicemen at Kammavanpettai in Vellore’s Kaniyambadi block voiced discontent about the Union government’s decision to roll out the short-service scheme.

The Times of India · Jun 18, 2022

Chennai: Cops keep Agnipath stir under control

CHENNAI: The Agnipath protests spread to the city where more than 500 Army aspirants gathered at Island Grounds on Saturday demanding that the Union government repeal the scheme, while train disruptions in Telangana and in northern parts of the country made travel uncertain. Railways cancelled and restored the trains to…

The Times of India · Jun 18, 2022

Tamil Nadu delegation to meet Jal Shakti minister: CM M K Stalin

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that a delegation of legislature party leaders led by water resources minister Duraimurugan would soon meet Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi. The decision comes in the wake of the statement of Cauvery Water Management Authority chairman S…

The Times of India · Jun 18, 2022

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras HC refuses to release Nalini Sriharan sans governor nod

CHENNAI: A month after the Supreme Court ordered the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case life convict A G Perarivalan, the Madras high court on Friday refused a similar relief to two of his co-convicts and lifers Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2022

Indian women’s football player undergoes ligament transplant at govt. hospital in Chennai

B. Mariammal suffered a ligament tear during a practice match at Khelo India camp

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

A taste of Raw Mango

Designer Sanjay Garg on blending eclectic architecture, lost craft and textile traditions in Malligai, his first store in the city and the biggest yet in the country

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

NCPA musicians come to Chennai with Mozart’s Overture to the ‘Marriage of Figaro’

For the first time since the pandemic began, the Symphony Orchestra of India returns to the national stage with a series of concerts outside of its hometown Mumbai

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

What to expect from Chennai’s latest pubs post-lockdown

From Royapettah to Velachery, the city has seen a rush of post-pandemic bar launches, flaunting craft cocktails, giant sports screens and inventive menus

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

Tamil Nadu: NEP is anti-people, says ex-SC judge V Gopala Gowda

CHENNAI: Endorsing the stand taken by the Tamil Nadu government, former Supreme Court judge V Gopala Gowda on Thursday said the National Education Policy (NEP) is anti-people and runs contrary to the preamble of the Constitution.

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2022

Tamil Nadu retail fuel outlets start to go dry

CHENNAI: Following Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and several other Indian states, retail fuel outlets in Tamil Nadu have also started to go dry.

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2022