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ATHLETICS | IIS’s Troy Douglas bullish about India’s chances at Asian Games

September 4, 2026 admin

India can win 32 medals after observing Indian athletics for more than a year, says Troy Douglas, athletics head coach at Inspire Institute of Sport. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Troy Hamilton Douglas talks to coaches from Tamil Nadu as if he has known them for years. At a coaching clinic in Chennai, the 63-year-old…

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Woman’s murder: couple arrested in Manipur being brought to Chennai

August 30, 2026 admin

Nearly a month after a woman was murdered in Chennai and her dismembered body parts were found inside an abandoned trolley bag on board the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra Cantonment, the Guduvanchery police have arrested a couple from Manipur in the case. The arrested — Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi — are being…

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Romance, longing, life, and cinema on Chennai’s beach

August 25, 2026 admin

Filmmakers have always used the beach to represent love and life.. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Filmmakers have always used certain symbols, motifs, and signifiers to represent ideas, concepts, and places. Over the many years, popular city landmarks, including the hotel Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai and the Cubbon Park in Bengaluru, have been…

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Why Chennai journalists went on a fast on Independence Day 25 years ago

August 15, 2026 admin

On the morning of August 15, 2001, as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa hoisted the national flag at Fort St. George, about 3.5 km away, scores of journalists sat on a fast outside the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, near the State Guest House in Chennai. About 48 hours earlier, several journalists, particularly photographers and…

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CHESS | Abdusattorov ready to help Sindarov against Gukesh in World C’ship clash

July 16, 2026 admin

Nodirbek Abdusattorov playing against Hans Niemann at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Master Chess Tournament on Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Nodirbek Abdusattorov has good memories of Chennai. He was at the forefront of Uzbekistan’s spectacular run in the chess Olympiad in nearby Mamallapuram in 2022, with his defeat of D….

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Chennai Corporation can tackle its ₹2,000-crore payment backlog, says civic body

July 3, 2026 admin

The GCC has so far collected around ₹500 crore against its half-year property tax demand of about ₹980 crore. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ With outstanding payments of around ₹2,000 crore for completed works yet to be cleared, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has tightened its belt in an attempt to cut down expenditure…

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Chennai police shoot at murder suspect, arrest seven others after youth dies in assault at Nolambur

June 27, 2026 admin

Rupesh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Chennai police apprehended a murder suspect after opening fire at him, and arrested seven others who allegedly trespassed into a house and attacked its occupants, resulting in the death of a 24-year-old youth. Two others, including the deceased youth’s father and brother, were stabbed. The police said a…

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434 booked for drunk driving during three-day special drive in Chennai

June 15, 2026 admin

The Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) have booked 434 motorists for drunk driving during a special three-day enforcement drive conducted across the city from the night of June 12 to June 14. The operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to ensure safe and accident-free city roads, following directions from Greater Chennai Commissioner…

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From grandmother to grandchildren: Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar’s 50-year water struggle worsens residents’ summer

June 6, 2026 admin

Residents continue to manually carry water to their homes. There is no water supply in the hand pumps installed in some homes, and even if there is water, it is of poor quality, they say. Over 50 years ago, Lakshmi used to walk from Thiru. Vi.Ka. Nagar to Pulianthope near Basin Bridge, carrying large brass…

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Kapil Dev interview: On Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and India’s obsession with cricket

May 29, 2026 admin

Indian cricketing legend Kapil Dev in Chennai | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Kapil Dev throws a quick glance at the bat and ball placed at the entrance of the Madras Management Association’s auditorium. They are a photo prop — for the members attending the launch of popular banker Shyam Srinivasan’s latest book, Better Never…

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