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Post office opens ‘Lunatic Account’ for autistic man, plaint lodged

Chennai Postal Dept. continues to label savings accounts of persons with disabilities as "Lunatic Account" despite outdated law. Advocate & former college principal M. Ravichandran lodges complaint with Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to ensure dignity & amend rules.

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Crowne Plaza, one of the city’s most iconic hotels, to down shutters next month

Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park, an iconic property in Chennai, is shutting down after 38 years. Guests were informed of the closure in a formal communication, thanking them for their loyalty and patronage. The hotel hosted numerous guests, events, and corporate meetings, and was renowned for its restaurant Dakshin. No…

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Air India Express commences more domestic services from Thiruvananthapuram airport

Air India Express adds domestic services to Thiruvananthapuram airport: Bengaluru, Kannur, Chennai & Mangaluru via Bengaluru. Two daily Bengaluru services, Kannur Wed/Sat, Chennai Tues/Fri, Mangaluru dep 8.15pm/arr 11.25pm, return 7.50am/arr 12.10pm. All services from T2 at Chakka.

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IndiGo apologies to passengers who missed connecting flight from Bengaluru to Chennai

IndiGo airlines has apologised to eight transit passengers who were travelling in Flight 6E 478 operating from Amritsar to Chennai via Bengaluru on November 19.

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Mansoor Ali Khan booked for remarks against Trisha

Actor Mansoor Ali Khan booked by Chennai police for derogatory remarks against Trisha Krishnan. NCW issued direction to TN police to register case. Khan made disrespectful remarks at event. Sections 354A & 509 of IPC invoked. Celebrities Kushboo, Lokesh Kanagaraj & Chinmayi condemned remarks.

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KAHER hosts seminar on anti-microbial resistance

KLE Society's Dr. Prabhakar Kore Basic Science Research Centre organised a National Seminar on “Defying the Unseen Foe: Understanding Anti-microbial Resistance” in Belagavi. President, Infection Control Academy, Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy Burri, Scientist-D, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Siva Kumar Shanmugam, Principal, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, N.S. Mahantashetti, Medical…

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Special buses to be operated from Chennai to Tiruvannamalai for Karthigai Deepam festival

TN Transport Dept to operate 2,700 buses for Karthigai Deepam festival in Tiruvannamalai on Nov 26. Nine temporary bus stands set up to decongest crowd; 40 mini buses to provide last mile connectivity free of cost.

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Enforcement Directorate searches jewellery outlets in Tiruchi

ED searches jewellery shops in Tiruchi; follows similar operation in Chennai. Team of 24 ED officials accompanied by 13 CRPF personnel conducted simultaneous searches at 3 shops in Diamond Bazaar & 1 outlet in Big Bazaar Street.

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S.S. Badrinath, founder of Chennai’s Sankara Nethralaya passes away

S.S. Badrinath, founder of Sankara Nethralaya, and eminent vitreoretinal surgeon, passed away on November 21.

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Two weather systems to influence fairly widespread rainfall of moderate intensity over Tamil Nadu till the weekend

Two weather systems over the Bay of Bengal will influence fairly widespread rains over the State till the weekend. Heavy rains may batter one or two places in many districts till Friday.

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Misogyny and moral policing: News channels chase, shame women in Chennai pub

On Sunday, November 19, the night of the cricket World Cup final, a pub in Chennai’s Turnbulls Road broke the mandated curfew and stayed open past midnight. The police arrived and forced them to shut, but Tamil news channels including Thanthi TV and Polimer bafflingly turned on the women who…

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AG’s office celebrates Audit Week with cycle rally

AG Chennai celebrated Audit Week with a 24-km cycle rally, flagged off by Health Minister Ma. Subramanian. On Tuesday, a rangoli contest and quiz contest for students of Class 10-12 will be held. Prizes will be distributed by GCC Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan and the closing ceremony will be attended by…

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‘Our State Our Taste’ event sees enthusiastic turnout in Sivaganga

Sivaganga's 'Our State Our Taste' cooking competition presented by Gold Winner saw an enthusiastic turnout. M. Divya won with prawn nava thaniya urundai, Soniya 1st runner-up with fish, chicken & prawn fry, P. Sethukarasi 2nd runner-up with Rangoon puttu & vellai paniyaram. Final showdown in Chennai on Dec 16, grand…

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Two persons killed in road accident near Maraimalai Nagar

Two persons killed, one injured in road accident near Chennai. Tambaram Traffic Investigation Police filed case, investigating. Vimal Raj, Thimmavaram R. Elumalai, J. Sunil Kumar of Seiyur on two-wheeler, hit truck on GST Road. Elumalai, Vimal Raj killed on spot, Sunil Kumar injured, rushed to hospital.

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We need to be physically stronger for Paris: Fulton

Craig Fulton, head coach of Indian men's hockey team, has done well since taking charge in April. India won Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai and gold in Asian Games in Hangzhou, qualifying for 2024 Paris Olympics. Fulton visited Chennai for Senior Nationals to look for young talent. He said next…

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We need to be physically stronger for Paris: Men’s hockey team head coach Craig Fulton

Craig Fulton, head coach of Indian men's hockey team, has achieved success in his first four months in charge. India won Asian Champions Trophy and Asian Games gold, qualifying for 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Former RBI Governor S. Venkitaramanan passes away at 92

Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India S. Venkitaramanan, passed away on November 18 in Chennai at 92-years-old

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More Metro Rail lines needed per Chennai’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan: CMRL Managing Director

Chennai Metro Rail Limited's MD M.A. Siddique said 451 km of lines need to be added to the network, requiring ₹1 lakh crore investment. Union Minister L. Murugan highlighted Centre's infrastructure projects benefitting TN. CII-TN's Infrastructure Summit 2023 discussed data centres, EV infrastructure & single ticketing system.

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Many Indian cities record peak pollution during Deepavali day | Data

Analysis of hourly PM 2.5 levels in 2023 shows seven Indian cities registered highest pollution levels around Deepavali day due to firecrackers. Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Kolkata recorded hourly pollution levels above 500 μg/m3. Experiments showed snake tablet firecracker emitted peak level of 64,500 μg/m3 of PM…

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79th National Squash Championship | Abhay Singh, and Tanvi Khanna are top seeds

Top seeds Abhay Singh (TN) and Tanvi Khanna (Delhi) to compete in 79th National Squash Championship, held from Nov 17-23 in Chennai. 417 players from 26 states to compete across 11 events. Prize money of ₹8.8 lakh. Chennai to host 7th time. Joshna Chinappa to miss due to knee injury.

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Veteran CPI(M) leader Sankaraiah cremated with state honours in Chennai

Veteran CPI(M) leader N. Sankaraiah, who was a founding member of the party, was cremated with State honours on Nov 16 in Chennai. T.N. CM M.K. Stalin had announced the funeral. The procession was joined by CPI(M) leaders, DMK MP A. Raja, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and other leaders. Police…

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Chennai’s Korean stores have the answers to all your K-drama cravings

K-drama fans in Chennai can now get a taste of South Korea with Maxim Coffee, Yakult ice cream, ramyeon, kimchi, rice crackers, gochujang, and more at Seoul Store, SeelaMart, and Sakura Fuji Mart. Customers come in to buy ingredients to make dishes like Kimbap and Tteokbokki, and even call from…

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Sunday means sparring for this gaming community in Chennai that hosts weekly Street Fighter 6 and Smash Bros tournaments

A group of gamers who specifically play ‘fighting video games’ in Chennai now invite novices to try their hand at sparring one-on-one every Sunday

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