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C. Chittibabu, former Mayor of Chennai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives The Emergency left behind many indelible memories — stories of resistance and brutal repression across India. Each State had its victims who would not live to tell their tales. If it was the young student Rajan in Kerala and actor Snehalatha Reddy in…
Speakers at the event said that by striking Pakistan, India had also struck a blow to China that supported it. | Photo Credit: ANI Two Army veterans shared their thoughts on the internal and external threats to India’s security, especially after Operation Sindoor. Lieutenant General P.R. Shankar and Major General Rajiv Narayanan shared their thoughts during…
The cruise ship at Muttukadu lake in Chennai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement What length you would travel to to get away from your screen for some respite? Krishnaraj R, founder, Divine Dilemma and Sage Club, has a potential answer. Considering he has been seeking the same for himself, the founder of this events company,…
Allikulam Additional Sessions Court campus has convicted and sentenced two robbery accused to 10-year-rigorous imprisonment for chasing a pedestrian and making him fall under the wheel of an MTC bus on Poonamallee High Road in Egmore in 2018. According to police, on October, 14, 2018, the man — aged around 25 years and was apparently…
Chennai Corporation’s recent announcement of a resolution that allows the civic body to levy a 10 per cent entertainment tax on entry fees for concerts, dramas, shows or events conducted on the premises of any institution may have come as a shocker to artistes, but, this is not the first time such a resolution has…
Traffic congestion on Venkatchalapathy Street in Chetpet | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Residents and commuters using Venkatachalapathy Street in Aminjikarai have raised concerns over the lack of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure on the busy stretch due to unregulated parking of four-wheelers encroaching on the road. Branching off of Harrington Road, this narrow but vital road connects Chetpet…
Ongoing Metro construction leads to long delays and heavy congestion during peak hours | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran For residents of Foreshore Estate and the thousands who travel daily from Adyar, Santhome, and Raja Annamalai Puram, the Foreshore Estate signal is a critical yet dreaded part of the commute. Particularly during the evening rush from…
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991, minutes before the blast in which he was killed. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives It was a summer night of stifling heat. The kind that forces you to seek refuge in the terrace, sprinkle some water, roll a mat, and lapse into intermittent…
Participants will have seven minutes to sample the cakes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “’No cake, no entry’, that is our tagline,” laughs Maariya Kulsum Tanveer, one of the organisers of Chennai’s first ever Cake Buffet. Organised by The Great Madras Bake Sale team, the event is inspired from Cake Picnic, a concept popular in…
Udhayanidhi Stalin. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan About 1.38 lakh pattas have been issued to people in Chennai and its peripheral areas, who previously did not have them, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said in Chennai on Tuesday (May 13, 2025). Speaking at a government function at Kathivakkam, where he distributed…
