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Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London.
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'Opaque, unacceptable': Congress MPs write to aviation minister over Air India 'scare'; flag 'serious safety lapses'Five Congress MPs, led by KC Venugopal, have requested a thorough investigation into alleged safety lapses on an Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi. The MPs cited a delayed departure,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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‘Minor spark, not fire’: Airline clarifies Chennai cargo plane engine incidentIndiaTimes - Published | |
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'Frighteningly close to tragedy': Air India flight, with several MPs on board, makes emergency landing in ChennaiAccording to Flightradar24, the Air India flight AI2455 was scheduled to depart Thiruvananthapuram at 7:15 pm but took off at 8:17 pm. The flight, originally expected to arrive in Delhi at 10:45 pm,..DNA - Published | |
‘Harrowing journey’: Air India flight with K C Venugopal makes emergency diversion; Trivandrum–Delhi flight lands in ChennaiAn Air India flight AI2455, en route from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, was diverted to Chennai due to a suspected technical fault and adverse weather. The flight landed safely, and passengers are being..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Education only way': Kamal Haasan's plan to defeat 'Sanatan, dictatorship'; RS MP says 'don't take anything else in your hands'Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan emphasized the importance of education as the key to dismantling "dictatorship and Sanatan" during an Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. He cautioned against relying on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Air India sees another incident as Singapore-Chennai flight cancelled due to...Air India on Sunday cancelled its flight scheduled from Singapore to Chennai due to a technical issue, PTI reported. The flight AI349 was to be operated with an Airbus A321. Read on to know more on..DNA - Published | |
Newborn loses 5 fingers in operation sans parents’ consentA Chennai hospital and gynaecologist have been held liable for negligence after a premature baby lost all five fingers on his right hand to gangrene. The district consumer disputes redressal commission..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Indian Railways takes BIG step, successfully tests country's first-ever...; Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update, check detailsUnion Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced the Indian Railways had successfully tested the country's first hydrogen-powered coach at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. Read..DNA - Published | Delhi’s vehicles equal that of Mumbai, Kolkata, ChennaiDelhi's vehicle count surpasses the combined total of Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, exacerbating congestion due to daily influx from NCR cities. Private vehicles constitute a significant portion, with..IndiaTimes - Published |
Infra, roads raising night temps in cities by 3-4 degrees, Delhi vulnerable to floods: ReportA World Bank report reveals that Indian cities experience significantly higher night-time temperatures than rural areas due to infrastructure. Lucknow faces a 5°C difference, while Chennai and Surat..IndiaTimes - Published | Urban climate funding: Indian cities need $2.4 trillion by 2050 to withstand floods, heatwaves - World BankA World Bank report indicates Indian cities need significant investment. This investment is for resilient, low-carbon infrastructure by 2050. Cities face rising climate risks like floods and heatwaves...IndiaTimes - Published |
103 cities show drop in PM10 levels under clean air programme; Mumbai leads among metrosGood news arrives from the Environment Ministry. Air quality improves across India. A majority of cities under the National Clean Air Programme show lower pollution levels in 2024-25 compared to..IndiaTimes - Published | Vaishno Devi Yatra disrupts as massive landslide hits Ban Ganga track; one dead, several injuredThe critically injured - Uppan (70) of Chennai, his wife K Radha (66), and Rajinder Bhalla (70) of Haryana - were admitted in Narayan hospital, while Leela Raikwar (56) of Uttar Pradesh was undergoing..DNA - Published |
Mumbai, Delhi among world's best in QS student cities rankingsMumbai and Delhi have significantly improved their positions in the QS Best Student Cities 2026 rankings, reflecting India's growing prominence in global higher education. Other Indian cities like..IndiaTimes - Published | Indian Coast Guard bravely rescues US yacht stranded off Indira Point in Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIndian Coast Guard (ICG) MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres) Port Blair received a distress alert from the US Consulate in Chennai on July 10 regarding the yacht 'Sea Angel' with two crew..DNA - Published |
Mid-air scare: Flight with 165 onboard makes emergency landing in Chennai; technical snag reportedIndiaTimes - Published | Air India sees another mid-air scare as Chennai-bound flight returns to Mumbai due to THIS reasonAn Air India flight from Mumbai to Chennai returned to its origin airport on Saturday, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed in a statement. "The crew of flight AI639 operating from Mumbai to..DNA - Published |
Burning smell in cabin: Air India flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai - aircraft change initiatedAn Air India flight to Chennai made an emergency landing in Mumbai. The reason was a burning smell in the cockpit. Another Air India Express flight from Delhi to Jammu returned due to a technical..IndiaTimes - Published | IIT-Madras eyes global top 50 with major expansion plansIIT-Madras is contemplating establishing a medical college to potentially elevate its global ranking and foster interdisciplinary research, according to Director V Kamakoti. The institution is also..IndiaTimes - Published |
Woman, who works at big corporate firm, sends over 20 bomb threats, claims she crashed Air India flight, all because...A woman working at a major multinational company in Chennai sent a flurry of bomb threats and even claimed to crash a flight, but the motive wasn't exactly violence. Read on to know more about her..DNA - Published | Days after Air India plane crash, Chennai-bound IndiGo flight with 168 passengers issues 'Mayday' call due to...; diverted to BengaluruAn IndiGo flight from Guwahati to Chennai, with 168 passengers aboard, made an emergency landing at the Bengaluru international airport on Thursday after the captain gave a 'Mayday' call. Mayday is a..DNA - Published |
Morning news wrap: Netanyahu warns Iran again; Bengaluru doctor threatens to crash plane over lost bag, and moreAmid rising Middle East tensions, Israeli PM Netanyahu vowed strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, even without US consent. A Bengaluru doctor's threat to crash a plane over a lost bag caused flight..IndiaTimes - Published | On Madras high court order, Tamil Nadu cops arrest ADGP-rank officer in kidnapping caseIn a dramatic turn of events, ADGP H M Jayaram was arrested on Madras HC orders for allegedly abducting a minor in an inter-caste marriage case. Justice P Velmurugan directed the arrest based on..IndiaTimes - Published |
Onstage drama: Kamal Haasan loses cool after man gifts him a sword - videoActor Kamal Haasan faced an awkward moment at a party meeting in Chennai. A man gifted him a sword on stage, leading to a brief commotion. Haasan appeared visibly displeased and asked the man to put..IndiaTimes - Published | Lost in translation: Hindi statement sinks drug case in Tamil Nadu courtA Chennai court acquitted Nag Narayan Prasad in a narcotics case due to critical prosecution errors. The primary issue was the submission of a key witness statement in Hindi without translation,..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Must shield child victims of criminal cases: Madras high courtIndiaTimes - Published | SHOCKING! Man chokes to death after fish he caught swims in his throat, here's what happenedIn a surprising incident in Tamil Nadu's Chennai, a man fishing in a lake was choked to death after it started swimming in his throat, as reported by Times of India.DNA - Published |
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Crescent moon sighted in Delhi, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Chennai and.., Eid-ul-Fitr to be observed tomorrowThe country will observe Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow, i.e., March 31, as the crescent moon has been sighted in several cities, Islamic religious leaders announced.DNA - Published | Jaipur-Chennai SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing after tyre burstA Chennai-bound flight from Jaipur experienced a tyre burst before landing, prompting an emergency landing. All passengers and crew members landed safely. The pilot noticed the issue and alerted..IndiaTimes - Published |
Joke row: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra granted anticipatory interim bail by Madras HC over 'gaddar' jibeThe Madras high court granted interim anticipatory bail to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra after his video mocking Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde caused outrage. The video, featuring political..IndiaTimes - Published | Chennai police kill snatcher from Maharashtra gangChennai police shot dead Jaffer Gulam Hussain Irani, a member of the Irani gang, when he attempted to pull out a gun after snatching six chains from elderly women. Irani and his accomplices had planned..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mob in janitor uniform storms Chennai YouTuber's home, dumps human excreta in vicious attackA group dressed as sanitation workers launched an attack on YouTuber Savukku Shankar's Chennai home, dumping waste and threatening his mother. The incident appears to be revenge for Shankar's alleged..IndiaTimes - Published | This is India's richest railway station, earns Rs 33370000000 in a year, not Mumbai, Chennai, BengaluruWith over 39,362,272 passengers travelling through in the same fiscal year, it is not just the highest-earning station but also among the busiest.DNA - Published |
