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Madras and motorbikes: a bulletproof relationship

The Hindu

On a ride from Madras to Chennai

Chennai's transportation systems have evolved over time, from steam engines and trams to MRTS and Metro. People haggle with auto drivers and use apps to guide out-of-towners. Cinema has immortalised these systems, and this week we explore how Chennai got its wheels.

The Hindu

When a letter informing the British of Napoleon’s death reached Madras

The Hindu

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Madras’ own Safire theatre that set many a young heart afire

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Madras HC takes up suo motu revision against acquittal of Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy in disproportionate assets case. ED has frozen property where bungalow is being built by brother of jailed TN Minister V. Senthilbalaji. TN govt signs MoU with GCPL to set up unit in Chengalpattu with ₹515…

The Hindu

Madras HC takes 'suo motu revision' of TN Minister Ponmudi's acquittal in disproportionate wealth case

Madras High Court on Thursday decided to take a 'suo motu revision' of a Trial court order acquitting Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education K Ponmudy in a disproportionate wealth case. Read further on Dynamite news.

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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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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest case | Supreme Court affirms ED’s power of police custody

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji had argued that an ED officer was not a police officer and had no power of custody. Read more on The Hindu

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Vascular Society of India holds walkathon

VSI's walkathon in 26 cities to raise awareness of amputation prevention, vascular health and healthier living. Chennai Vascular Welfare Society conducted walk in Chetpet Ecopark, flagged off by Madras High Court judge and film director. Risk of losing limbs due to diabetes, smoking increases risk 4x, need to prevent road…

The Hindu

Preserver of Madras’ stories, and heritage

The Hindu

Madras High Court judge requests Tamil Nadu government to consider extending conjugal rights to prisoners

Madras High Court’s Justice S.M. Subramaniam, the portfolio judge for Tiruvallur district which houses the State’s biggest central prison at Puzhal, has requested the State government to consider the possibility of allowing prisoners to have conjugal relationship with their spouses within the precincts of prisons.

The Hindu

Madras High Court Chief Justice grants approval for listing of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji case before a Division Bench once again

Madras High Court Chief Justice S. V. Gangapurwala has granted administrative approval for listing a habeas corpus petition (HCP) filed by arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife Megala before a Division Bench.

The Hindu

Development of Nellore railway station will be completed by May 2024, says SCR General Manager

SCR GM Arun Kumar Jain announced that Nellore railway station on Grand Trunk route will be upgraded with world-class amenities and completed by May 2024. IIT Madras has proof-checked the design for the station building. Regular monitoring of the upgradation works is being done to ensure seamless experience for rail…

The Hindu

Indian students can also apply at IIT’s African campus

Indian students can also apply and appear for the three-level process for admission into the first offshore campus to be started by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on the African island of Zanzibar in Tanzania.

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Watch | Inside the iconic Kannan and Co. Goli Soda factory in Vellore

Kannan and Co. Goli Soda in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, is successfully marching towards its 100th year. It is one of the first goli soda businesses in the Madras province in the British era.

The Hindu

SC refuses plea to transfer Senthilbalaji case to itself after Madras HC’s split verdict

The Supreme Court on July 4 did not entertain a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to decide by itself the question of custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam following a split verdict by the Madras High Court.

The Hindu

T.N. Senthilbalaji arrest | Minister is feigning illness, want him back in custody on discharge from hospital: ED to SC

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on June 21 a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate against an order of the Madras High Court allowing the shifting of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji to a private hospital.

The Hindu

Explore the flora at Chennai’s agri-horticultural society, now taken over by the Tamil Nadu government

With the Agri-Horticultural Society losing possession of its wonderfully green land on Cathedral Road, we take a look at the rich flora and bits of history the society leaves behind. Its subsequent connection with Semmozhi Poonga will now foster richer variety of plant species

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Esmie Kripal Singh — a forgotten name in the annals of Chennai’s cricket

Late Indian cricketer A.G. Kripal Singh is a popular name in the annals of Chennai’s cricketing history. His ancestors migrated to erstwhile Madras from Amritsar back in the 19th century and have since gone on to cement their place among the city’s cricketing elites. A name oft-forgotten in the family’s…

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Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office during a ceremony in Raj Bhavan after presenting Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala the warrant of appointment.

The Times of India

Justice Gangapurwala to be sworn in chief justice of Madras HC on Sunday

CHENNAI: Madras high court is set to get a regular chief justice after a gap of nearly nine months, as Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala is to be sworn in by Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi on Sunday morning.

The Times of India

Justice Gangapurwala to be sworn in as chief justice of Madras HC on Sunday

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Trade union leader M. Singaravelu and the centenary of May Day in Madras

The centenary of the first May Day comes at a time when the Tamil Nadu government made an abortive attempt to enable factories to increase the working hours beyond the eight-hour shift

Dynamite News

Second-year B.Tech students dies by suicide at IIT-Madras, fourth case this year

A second-year B Tech student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras died by suicide on campus, police said on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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IIT-Madras PhD student dies by suicide, third case this year

A PhD student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, died by suicide in his room in Tamil Nadu's Velachery. Read further on Dynamite News:

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