Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is a primary cultural, economic and educational centre of south India. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the sixth-most populous city and fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India. The city together with the adjoining regions constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, which is the 36th-largest urban area by population in the world. Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the 43rd-most visited city in the world for the year 2015. The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. As such, it is termed "India's health capital".
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP, RS Bharathi was arrested by Chennai police on May 23 at around 05:00 am for his alleged hate speech. He allegedly made hate speech against people from..
Lockdown has also highlighted talent of artists coming forward to spread awareness. Joel Fertician is sketching portraits of COVID warriors on delicate egg shells. Among his arts, the shell with PM..
Social distancing norms went for a toss after hundreds of migrant workers gathered at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai to board a 'Shramik Special' train to Uttar Pradesh on May 17...
A large group of Assamese migrant workers are waiting for their turn at a roadside in Chennai to go back to their home state. Migrant workers appealed to the government to facilitate their return to..
Indian citizens boarded Air India's repatriation flight from Dhaka. The flight to Chennai carrying 158 Indian nationals took off at 11:20 AM at its scheduled time. One of the passengers said, "Kudos to..
Armed forces showered flower petals at the hospitals across the nation to salute coronavirus fighters on May 03. IAF organised flypast to honour COVID-19 warriors who are treating patients selflessly..
Amid the time of the pandemic when nation is fighting a war with an invisible enemy, health workers and police have emerged as the frontline warriors. Countrymen are also participating in the war by..
Amid nationwide lockdown, more than 300 migrant labourers gathered at Velachery Checkpost and demanded help for their return to their home hometowns. These migrant labourers have been stranded for over..
A local artist in the city of Chennai in southern India has converted a rickshaw into a creation resembling the novel coronavirus using mostly recycled trash.
Jain Packers and Movers in Chennai was badly hit due to COVID-19 pandemic and their work came to a standstill but has been supporting its staff (mostly unskilled labourers) throughout the lockdown. DNA - Published
Tamil Nadu was among the states with rising COVID-19 cases that had requested the Aviation Ministry to resume flight operations after 31st May. DNA - Published
On a day India saw yet another 24-hour peak in Covid-19 cases, the government said the lockdown has helped limit the concentration of cases to a few states and cities -- 80 percent reported in five.. IndiaTimes - Published
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has promulgated an ordinance for the state government to take temporary possession of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence 'Veda Nilayam',.. DNA - Published
Officials said till Monday 9 pm, the overall revenue generated from sale of tickets for these AC trains was around Rs 10 crore. They said there was brisk booking of tickets in trains coming from Howrah.. IndiaTimes - Published
The special flights include London to Delhi to Bengaluru, San Francisco to Mumbai to Hyderabad, Dhaka to Mumbai, Dubai to Kochi, Abu Dhabi to Hyderabad, Kaula Lampur to Chennai and Bahrain to.. IndiaTimes - Published
Initially with 15 pairs of trains will run, railway ministry said on Sunday. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Initially with 15 pairs of trains will run, railway ministry said on Sunday. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The shops were ordered to function between 10 am and 5 pm in Chennai and the government had stated that a distance of 6 feet would be maintained between customers and that additional staff would be.. DNA - Published
Fifteen districts are contributing 64% of the Covid-19 cases in the country and out of these five account for 50% of the cases, according to Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. These five districts include.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Madras High Court has refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government's decision to re-open state-run TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) liquor outlets on Thursday, across the state, barring.. DNA - Published
The state government data on districts in Tamil Nadu paints a more alarming picture, it depicts 26 districts under Red zones, and 10 others under orange and only Krishnagiri district under the green.. DNA - Published
The decision was taken after the Centre on Wednesday issued fresh directives allowing states to transport stranded people to their home states or destination amid the Covid-19-induced lockdown... IndiaTimes - Published
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Ministry has classified districts across all states and Union Territories as Red, Orange and Green zones with 130, 284 and 319 such zones.. IndiaTimes - Published
These teams will issue necessary directions to state authorities for redressal of the situation and submit their report to the Central government “in larger interest of general public”, said the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Union home ministry has sent four new interministerial teams to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Gujarat, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, officials said Friday. These teams, headed by additional.. IndiaTimes - Published
Muslims in coastal Karnataka and Kerala will start fasting on Friday as the crescent moon was sighted on Thursday, officially announcing the beginning of Ramzan. DNA - Published
This comes after two incidents in Chennai city alone, where the last rites of doctors who died fighting COVID-19 were disrupted and prevented by agitated commoners. DNA - Published
An orthopaedic surgeon had to bury his associate, a neurosurgeon who died of COVID-19 in Chennai, using his bare hands and a shovel with the help of just two ward boys after the undertakers fled when a.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mortal remains of Simon Hercules were shifted to the Chennai Corporation's burial ground in the Kilpauk locality only to be faced by a mob of over 200 protestors. DNA - Published
The UK is sending 12 more charter flights to India in the second round between April 13 to 20 to take back its nationals from Amritsar, New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Bengaluru,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has received suggestions from experts and all of them have recommended the extension of nationwide lockdown in India. DNA - Published
Air India will from Tuesday operate nine charter flights from cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai to Frankfurt on its wide-body aircraft to fly Germans back home over next few days. These aircraft.. IndiaTimes - Published
Clips of a police officer in Chennai wearing a red 'Corona-helmet', warning road-users who against unnecessarily venturing out in violation of the 21-day lockdown have been going viral. DNA - Published
The usage of drones is meant to enhance the efforts of the corporation which has already deployed over 500 vehicles to disinfect the city. DNA - Published
A non-political Islamic organization, Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath, had staged an anti-CAA 'jail -bharo' protest in Chennai and other parts of the state on Wednesday. DNA - Published
An artificial intelligence-based remote-monitoring system developed by an IIT-Chennai alumnus’s startup that includes a biosensor to measure oxygen levels, respiratory patterns, temperature and heart.. IndiaTimes - Published
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