Chennai

Metropolis in Tamil Nadu, India

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Chennai is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the largest cultural, economic and educational centres 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. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, 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". Chennai has the fifth-largest urban economy of India.

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PM Modi ensures Tamil Nadu takes a big leap in development: JP Nadda BJP president JP Nadda attended party's Pongal festival in Chennai on January 14. During his address, Nadda said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ensuring that Tamil Nadu takes a big leap as.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:19Published 4 days ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat celebrates Pongal in Chennai Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat visited and offered prayers Sri Kadumbadi Chinnamman Temple in Ponniammanmedu on Jan 14. He also participated in Pongal celebrations. According to.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:16Published 5 days ago

Fans rush to cinema halls to celebrate release of superstar Vijay's 'Master' in Chennai Tamil cinema superstar Vijay's film 'Master' is releasing on January 13. Ahead of the release, fans rushed to cinema halls in Chennai and celebrated release of the movie. Tamil Nadu govt has allowed.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:26Published 6 days ago

People celebrate 'Bhogi' festival in Vijayawada, Chennai Endowments Minister of Andhra Pradesh Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao celebrated 'Bhogi' festival in Vijayawada. He celebrated the festival along with family members at his residence on January 13. 'Bhogi'.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:50Published 6 days ago

First consignment of Covishield vaccine reaches Kolkata The first consignment of Covishield vaccine by Serum Institute of India (SII) was brought to Central Family Medical Stores in Kolkata on January 12. The vaccine will be stored in the medical stores... Credit: ANI Duration: 01:32Published 1 week ago

First consignment of Covishield vaccine reaches Patna's Nalanda Medical College The first consignment of Covishield vaccine by Serum Institute of India (SII) was brought to Nalanda Medical College in Patna on January 12. The vaccine will be stored in the medical college... Credit: ANI Duration: 01:36Published 1 week ago

Special price of Rs 200 for first 100 million doses only to GoI: Adar Poonawalla The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' dispatched by Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune arrived in various states including Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Bihar and Hyderabad. The COVID.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:20Published 1 week ago

Planning is underway: Adar Poonawalla on rollout of vaccines for India, foreign countries Serum Institute of India, CEO Adar Poonawalla on the roll out of vaccine assured that Health Ministry has made extensive logistic plans for the roll out. Poonawalla further informed that Serum.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:22Published 1 week ago

First batch of 'Covishield' arrives in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' arrived at Chennai airport on January 12. It was dispatched by Serum Institute of India (SII) from Pune today. The first consignment of vaccine also.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:53Published 1 week ago

Watch: Rajinikanth faces protest by his own fans after 'no politics' decision Rajinikanth's fans staged a protest in Chennai on January 10 demanding that he take back his politics decision. The protest was reportedly organised at Valluvar Kottam. On December 29, 2020, Rajini.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:26Published 1 week ago

IT employee creates record for collecting banknotes from across the globe An IT employee has entered the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records for making the collection of banknotes from maximum nations across the globe. Hailing from Tamil Nadu's Chennai,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:24Published 1 week ago

MDMK's Vaiko condemn demolition of Jaffna University war memorial As per Sri Lankan media, the decision to remove the war memorial (commemorating the Mullivaikkal massacre of 2009), at the Jaffna University was taken by Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:38Published 1 week ago

Rajinikanth's fan club members stage protest against actor's decision of not entering politics Members of Rajinikanth's fan club stage demonstration at Valluvar Kottam in Chennai to request the actor to take back his decision not to enter politics. Citing health reasons, In December last year,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:32Published 1 week ago

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Chennai: Two arrested, customs seize gold, iPhones, cigarettes, liquor worth Rs 85 lakhs Six gold paste bundles weighing 1.48 Kg were recovered from rectum. 1.29 kg gold valued at 66 lakhs was recovered, on extraction. DNA - Published 5 days ago
India’s biggest vaccine rollout begins as SII ships 55 lakh doses Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad, the four major regional depots for Covid-19 vaccines, received their quantum of Covishield doses within 10 hours since their dispatch began from the SII premises.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago
No means no, says Rajinikanth to fans who want him in politics On Sunday, Rajinikanth's fans held a demonstration in Chennai, demanding that their 'Thalaivaa' (leader) also lead them in the political battle. DNA - Published 1 week ago

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Chennai air customs seize foreign currency worth Rs. 1.04 crore, one arrested They were frisked and personal baggage was examined after they had cleared Immigration and were proceeding towards security hold area. DNA - Published 1 week ago
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Chennai: 3.72 kg gold worth Rs 2 crore seized, one arrested On Wednesday, 12 gold paste bundles hidden in the rectum were recovered from 11 passengers who arrived via Air India flight IX 1644. DNA - Published 2 weeks ago
Heavy rain, thunderstorms predicted for Chennai and adjoining districts over next 24hrs According to a meteorological department official, these rains are being cause by an upper atmospheric circulation. DNA - Published 2 weeks ago
COVID-19: Tamil Nadu gets past eight lakh recoveries; new cluster emerges in Chennai hotels Testing of staff would be carried out at hotels that have banquet halls, marriage halls, hostels, colleges, hostels for working men and women etc. DNA - Published 2 weeks ago
Covid-19: States struggle to trace missing UK returnees While Karnataka is yet to find 175 passengers, including 80 foreigners, the Tamil Nadu government has so far been unable to trace about 360 UK returnees, all of them from Chennai and Chengalpattu... IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

Javadekar challenges Rahul Gandhi, DMK for debate on farm laws "Rahul Gandhi suddenly said you will (Centre government) have to withdraw the new farm laws. I am giving him an open challenge for a debate, whether the laws are good, in the interest of farmers or.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Chennai: Gold, saffron worth Rs 97 lakh seized from airport; 2 arrested The Air Customs Officials at Chennai seized 1.67 kg gold and 4 kg saffron from Dubai returnees. DNA - Published on December 22, 2020
Chennai: Canine of big cats seized from Dubai-origin flight The animal tooth was found when officials rummaged Emirates flight EK-544 that arrived from Dubai on Sunday morning. DNA - Published on December 20, 2020	Chennai: 1.7 kg gold worth Rs 87.6 lakhs seized from Dubai returnees 16 gold cut bits weighing 597 grams and two packets of gold paste were recovered. DNA - Published on December 19, 2020
Chennai: Over 6,300 college students being tested for COVID-19 after IIT-M cluster fears So far, 210 samples have returned positive from the 6,344 and 3,733 are negative. Whereas 2,361 samples are being processed and results are awaited. DNA - Published on December 17, 2020	Isro’s PSLV-C50/CMS-01 mission successful; communication satellite placed in orbit CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Thursday marked its second successful mission of the year by launching country’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01. It is also the second.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 17, 2020
Chennai: Income tax department detects Rs 700 crore evasion, seizes Rs 23 crore unaccounted cash Searches at 60 premises located across Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, various places in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Mumbai were carried out on Dec 9. DNA - Published on December 15, 2020	Chennai: Madras HC orders probe after 103 kg gold goes 'missing' from CBI custody Reportedly, the CBI seized at least 103 kg of gold from an importer in a raid which went missing. DNA - Published on December 12, 2020
Supreme Court upholds Centre's notification to acquire land for Chennai-Salem expressway The 277.30 km highway had faced tough opposition from farmers and activists alleging loss of agricultural land and damage to forest, flora and fauna. DNA - Published on December 9, 2020	Muslim man in Bengaluru donates land worth Rs 50 lakh for Lord Hanuman temple The Lord Hanuman temple is situated right next to the national highway connecting Bengaluru to Chennai near Hoskote. DNA - Published on December 9, 2020
Bharat Bandh: Farmers stop train in Maharashtra Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna members stopped the Chennai-Ahmedabad Navjeevan Express at Malkapur station in Buldhana district while protesting against the farm laws. IndiaTimes - Published on December 8, 2020	Mumbai offers highest quality of life, Chennai treats its women best: Study Overall, Mumbai tops the list of 14, followed closely by Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. But so important is the gender role index that quality of life rankings of six cities would have changed had it not.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 4, 2020
Ex-judge CS Karnan held for obscene posts against judges, their families A former judge of the Madras and Calcutta high courts, C S Karnan, was arrested by the Chennai police cybercrime wing. Police said Karnan was later produced before a magistrate’s court and remanded.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 2, 2020	DCGI finds no link between Covid vaccine shot and 'adverse' reaction in Chennai volunteer during trial: Sources IndiaTimes - Published on December 2, 2020
Chennai: One arrested for smuggling gold, iPhones, used PCs worth Rs 22.66 lakhs 11 units of iPhone 12, 45 cartons of cigarettes of brands Gudang Garam and Benson & Hedges, and 11 refurbished Lenovo desktops were recovered DNA - Published on December 2, 2020	Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj dies of coronavirus, PM Modi offers condolences Abhay Bharadwaj was shifted to a private hospital in Chennai due to his deteriorating condition from coronavirus. DNA - Published on December 1, 2020
Now fly to London directly from Chennai: Air India to operate non-stop flights from January 2021 Air India will operate seven flights between Chennai and London each week as the demand for flights to the UK capital has been high despite COVID-19. DNA - Published on December 1, 2020	Tamil Nadu: I-T dept raids in Chennai, unearths Rs 450 crore undisclosed income According to officials, the raids were carried out on November 27 at 16 premises located in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Cuddalore. DNA - Published on November 29, 2020
Chennai volunteer for SII's COVID-19 vaccine claims Rs 5 crore compensation for health complications As per the notice, the 40-year old male volunteer is married and has two kids aged about 12 and 7 years. DNA - Published on November 28, 2020	Cyclone Nivar makes landfall, impact likely till afternoon in TN Cyclonic storm Nivar commenced landfall 30km north of Puducherry and 115km south of Chennai around 11.15pm on Wednesday. The core of the storm which hit close to Marakkanam is expected to take three.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 25, 2020
Cyclone Nivar: Chennai airport suspends operations; Tamil Nadu announces public holiday in 13 districts Chennai airport will remain shut from Wednesday, 7 pm to Thursday, 7 am as Cyclone Nivar approaches the Tamil Nadu coast. DNA - Published on November 25, 2020	Chennai: Chembarambakkam Reservoir nears 80 per cent capacity, 1000 cusecs water to be released The decision to release water from the reservoir has been taken considering that it has neared 80 per cent capacity and water has risen to 22 feet. DNA - Published on November 25, 2020
Cyclone Nivar to intensify into 'very severe storm', heavy rains lash Chennai The IMD has said Cyclone Nivar is set to cross the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as a "very severe cyclonic storm" late on Wednesday. DNA - Published on November 25, 2020	Chennai custom officials seize gold worth Rs 73.12 lakh from three women passengers In the past, there have been cases of gold being hidden in jeans pants, but concealment in a petticoat is a new modus operandi. DNA - Published on November 24, 2020
President boards Air India One-B777 aircraft for its inaugural flight to Chennai IndiaTimes - Published on November 24, 2020	President Kovind boards first flight of Air India One for Chennai, to visit Tirumala today President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday boarded the first flight of the Air India One - B777 aircraft for Chennai for his visit to the Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. President.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 24, 2020
Chennai braces for Cyclone Nivar: All you need to know IndiaTimes - Published on November 24, 2020	Home minister Amit Shah winds up Chennai visit IndiaTimes - Published on November 22, 2020
Amit Shah in Chennai, inaugurates several projects in Tamil Nadu Union home minister Amit Shah reached Chennai on Saturday amid efforts by the BJP to increase the party's footprint in the southern state. Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, deputy chief.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 21, 2020	Ahead of Amit Shah's Chennai visit, chorus grows for Perarivalan's release Although Perarivalan was convicted in 1991 under the grounds of having provided two 9-volt batteries which were used in the bomb that killed Rajiv Gan DNA - Published on November 20, 2020
Sonia Gandhi advised to briefly shift out of Delhi in view of her chronic chest infection: Sources Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been advised to shift out of Delhi for a few days to avoid the heavy pollution in the national capital in view of her chronic chest infection, party sources said on.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 20, 2020	'Safe and continuing with journey', says BJP's Khushbu Sundar after tanker rams into her SUV Actor and BJP spokesperson Khushbu Sundar has tweeted that she is safe and continuing her journey, after having met with an accident, while on her way to Cuddalore district from Chennai. DNA - Published on November 18, 2020
Power shutdown in some parts of Chennai on Wednesday, know full list of areas Power supply will be suspended in parts of Chennai between 9 am and 2 pm on Wednesday (November 18) to facilitate maintenance work. The power supply is likely to resume in five hours, once maintenance.. DNA - Published on November 17, 2020	Chennai: 6.9 kg gold worth Rs 3.6 cr seized, 5 arrested including airport janitors According to Officials, they had maintained a special vigil at the transit area, based on information regarding gold smuggling by a Dubai returnee on flight 6E 8497. DNA - Published on November 13, 2020
Chennai: Income tax searches at jeweller detect over Rs 500-crore undisclosed income Sources said that the searches were conducted on the Mohanlal Group and that unaccounted stock was among the pieces of evidence unearthed. DNA - Published on November 12, 2020	Chennai-Bengaluru eway gets NHAI push in boost to logistics hubs IndiaTimes - Published on November 9, 2020
Tamil Nadu: Income Tax department detects Rs 1,000-crore black money after raids on Chennai IT infra firm It said the raids were carried out on November 4 at five locations in Chennai and Madurai. DNA - Published on November 7, 2020	Chennai-born Keralite is NZ’s 1st desi minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan, a first-generation immigrant, became New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister on Monday after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern inducted five new ministers into her.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 2, 2020
Chennai: Customs seizes Rs 10 lakh worth of gold from passenger coming from Dubai The gold seized is valued at Rs 10.33 lakh. DNA - Published on November 1, 2020	Tamil Nadu: I-T dept uncovers unaccounted investment of around Rs 150 crore, searches still underway The searches on the Educational institution and their associates, including a civil contractor began on Wednesday and were carried out in Coimbatore, Erode, Chennai and Namakkal. DNA - Published on October 29, 2020

Chennai

Metropolis in Tamil Nadu, India

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