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Watch | Meet Chennai’s biryani ‘masters’

A video on three celebrated cooks from Chennai’s biryani hubs: Triplicane, Royapuram, and Periamet.

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Madras Day| Mission Kamakshi: Chennai’s 96 year old protector of beaches in Chennai

Kamakshi Patti, a 96-yr-old passionate civil activist, has been a resident of Besant Nagar since 1980. She ran from pillar to post to renovate and safeguard the Schmidt Memorial in 2012 and co-founded SPARK, a civic forum, in 2013. She recalls the days when Adyar was less developed, with few…

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Where are the best boba spots in Chennai?

Bubble tea, originating in 1980s Taiwan, is a sweet, cold drink made of tea, milk and chewy tapioca balls. It has become increasingly popular in Chennai.

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Telangana HC notices to authorities over student death in accident at Bachupally

Telangana HC issues notices to State Govt & GHMC over road accident resulting in death of 2nd std student. Separately, HC directs State Govt & Kaloji Narayana Rao Univ. to allocate MBBS seat to student who studied Intermediate in Chennai. HC seeks to know how student was treated as non-local.

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Madras Day | An Anglo-Indian memory of St Thomas Mount

Chennai’s St Thomas Mount is known for its military heritage, Anglo-Indian legacy and resident ghosts. Richard O’Connor, a long-time resident, introduces us to this suburb he grew up in

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Asian Champions Trophy: Coach Haiqin Weng — at the helm of China’s clinical, hi-tech approach

Chinese team at Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai has been inexperienced but impressive, physically powerful and fighting hard. Coach Haiqin Weng has been an umpire and co-authored research paper on physical demands of sport. He is pushing his team to take every match seriously, as valuable world ranking points are…

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Weekend plans: We are heading to Chennai’s Covelong Classic Surf, Music and Fitness Festival

Music, pole dancing, acro yoga and popsicles play a supporting role while surfers battle it out for the top spot at the Covelong Classic Surf, Music and Fitness Festival

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Asian Champions Trophy 2023 | Chennai cheers for hockey as grandparents and children gather at the stadium

Chennai’s love for hockey manifests through vibrant weekday crowds at the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy at Egmore’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium

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This robot aims to introduce Artificial Intelligence to Chennai’s school-going children

This droid aims to introduce Artificial Intelligence and automation to school-going children

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₹5.11 crore donated for TTD temple expansion in Chennai

A group of nine donors on Monday donated ₹5.11 crore to the temple of Lord Venkateswara. The group led by Chennai-based Local Advisory Committee (LAC) president Sekhar Reddy handed over the fund to TTD Chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy and requested him to utilise the amount for the proposed purchase of…

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Debate without draft Uniform Civil Code is a non-issue, says ex-CEC K.Y. Quraishi

Chennai's CHENNAISASTRA Univ. School of Law held a panel discussion on the need for a UCC in India. Former CEC S.Y. Quraishi said most debate on UCC is based on ignorance. MP Manish Tewari said the Constituent Assembly had drafted a document for posterity, embodying the hopes & aspirations of…

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T.N. government transfers 33 Superintendent of Police-level officers across the State

TN govt transfers 33 SP-level officers; N. Shreenatha, SP/AIG, Law & Order, DGP, Chennai; E.S. Uma, SP/AIG, HQ, DGP, Chennai; Ankit Jain, SP, EOW, Central Zone, Chennai, DCP, T. Nagar; A.K. Arun Kabilan, SP, Salem; R. Sivakumar, SP, Idol Wing CID, Chennai; S. Sakthi Ganesan, SP/AIG, HC Cases Monitoring Cell,…

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CREDAI expresses concern over flat registration fee, wants government to rollback hike

CREDAI Chennai urges govt. to rollback flat registration fee hike as it will adversely affect homebuyers & govt. revenues. Increase of ₹1 lakh for 535 sq.ft. house at Avadi will impact buyers & govt. goal of providing a home for everyone by 2030. Booking cancellations can happen.

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Tamil manuscripts from 18th Century found in Armenian monastery in Northern Italy

Tamil scholar discovers 18th Century Gnanamuyarchi manuscripts in Italian monastery. Tamil Bharathan, JNU doctoral scholar, allowed access after days of persuasion. Margherita Trento, professor, believes it is a copy of Ignatius's Spiritual Exercise in Tamil. Library had categorised it as Indian Papyrus Lamulic Language–XIII Century. Armenians in Chennai may have…

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DGP B.K. Ravi to head Tangedco Vigilance

DGP/Tangedco Vigilance B.K. Ravi transferred; DGP Rajeev Kumar to head Police Training College; ADGP Vinit Dev Wankhede to ADGP Admin; ADGP B. Bala Naga Devi to ADGP EOW; IGP CS CID N. Kamini to Commissioner of Police, Tiruchi; IGP South Zone, Madurai Asra Garg to Additional Commissioner of Police (North),…

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Madras High Court calls for report from Chennai district green committee on restoration of Shenoy Nagar park

The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai District Green Committee to hold discussions with a five-member committee constituted by the court, to suggest steps for restoration of Thiru Vi Ka Park in Shenoy Nagar to its old glory and file a joint report on the restoration work by September…

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Nirmala Sitharaman chairs review meeting of RRBs in Southern Region

FM Sitharaman chaired review meeting in Chennai with RRB chairpersons & senior officials. Discussed focus on flagship schemes, improving credit-deposit ratio, Gross NPAs & Provision Coverage Ratio. Called for increasing digitally active customers & physical presence across States.

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Madras High Court reserves verdict in cases filed against arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s continuation in Cabinet

The Madras High Court on Friday reserved its judgement on a batch of writ petitions filed against the continuation of Minister V. Senthilbalaji in the Cabinet, as he is presently in judicial custody, lodged at the Puzhal prison in Chennai, after he was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED)…

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The American camera that captured the arrival of Sivaji on the silver screen

AVM Heritage Museum in Chennai captures the history of Tamil film world, incl. the arrival of Sivaji Ganesan & M. Karunanidhi. It houses Mitchell 35mm camera, memorial of Sivaji's first scene, props, vintage cars & bikes, & equipment used in film tech. It also displays the symbiotic relationship between cinema…

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Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated corridor bhumi puja soon as bids for four packages are finalised

The ground-breaking ceremony (bhumi puja) for the two-tier four-lane elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal is likely to be held soon with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issuing Letter Of Acceptance (LOA) for all four packages of the ₹3,570-crore project to Mumbai-based J. Kumar Infrastructure Projects Ltd.,…

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The Landmark Quiz is back in Chennai after two years

This Independence Day, the Zifo Open Quiz, formerly known as The Landmark Quiz will mark its 30th edition

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Lazy Leopard in Gopalapuram aims to serve classic Neapolitan pizzas with spots and San Marzano tomatoes

.Lazy Leopard in Gopalapuram is Chennai's latest pizzeria serving "almost authentic" Neapolitan pies. With a slow fermentation process, the trattoria offers a range of pizzas, breads, coffees, antipastis, soups, fried chicken wings and more. Fresh ingredients, including Mozzarella cheese made in-house, are used. The wood-fired oven pizzas have a light,…

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Clean street food hubs to be established in Chennai and five districts

The Chennai Corporation is in the process of finalising locations for these hubs; the hubs will have cluster of 20 or more food vendors, maintaining basic hygiene and sanitary standards

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Enforcement Directorate searches premises of persons linked to arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji

Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on August 3, began searches in Karur, at the premises of the personal assistant of arrested T.N. Minister V. Senthilbalaji, as well as at other premises of the Minister’s acquaintances. Mr. Senthilbalaji is presently under judicial custody, at the Puzhal Prison in Chennai,…

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Chennai’s biryani ‘masters’ are experts at cooking massive feasts for thousands of people

Chennai’s biryani masters are renowned for their skill and expertise. They have been trained to make biryani by the kilo with help from a team.

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