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Fire at substation leads to major power outage in Chennai

Several parts of Chennai reeled under a sudden power outage due to a fire incident which caused sequential faults on both feeders at the Manali substation in Chennai. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the......

Why Is The Elephant Going The Wrong Way?

Yeh Hai India: Capturing Events And Moods Across Our Incredible Country. Yeh Hai India IMAGE: A statute of an elephant being carried on top of an cargo vehicle on the busy Nungambakkam......

Rain lashes Tamil Nadu; 2 killed in record downpour in Chennai

It was record rains for Chennai and suburbs on Tuesday that began overnight, leading to inundation in a string of localities in city and on the outskirts, while two persons were killed in rain......

South Mumbai's Tardeo is India's costliest residential location

Worli and Mahalaxmi in Mumbai Metropolitan Region are placed at second and third positions with average housing prices of Rs 41,500 and Rs 40,000 per sq ft, respectively. South Mumbai's Tardeo is......

Nokia to introduce 'Search' feature

Finnish handset maker Nokia plans to introduce a new feature on its mobile phones, 'Search', which will enable users to identify a particular locality at the click of a button.The new feature helps......

Modern retail may spell doom for old markets

As new, modern shopping centres come up in more than 100 cities across the country, shoppers of all strata will happily desert the congested, filthy traditional markets in those cities, writes......

Is India heading for another economic crisis?

The government thinks that it can buy peace with its own people, not by providing an environment for growth, but by bribing them into silence, writes M R Venkatesh. The confluence of two......

How good is the Lancer Cedia?

Have you been to Chennai lately? Of course, I'm not posing this question to those who stay there, it's just that I want to point out that Chennai is changing rapidly, if you haven't noticed it.......

She bunked school and won a TV show!

It's a balmy evening in Anna Nagar, and the house is filled with a sense of urgency and anticipation. The entire family, including Reshmi, the daughter of the household, is dressed in their best,......

Neeraj to spearhead 22-member Indian team at World Athletics

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will headline a 22-member Indian athletics team at the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA from July 15 to 24. The selected team......

SEE: India's top tennis players hit courts post lockdown

IMAGE: Prajnesh Gunneswaran said he would begin slowly with short sessions and then build up. Photograph: Prajnesh Gunneswaran/Instagram India's top tennis players Yuki Bhambri, Prajnesh......

Vijay Amritraj's mother passes away

IMAGE: Former Indian Davis Cupper Vijay Amritraj. Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters Maggie Amritraj, mother of former Indian Davis Cup players Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj, passed away in......

World No. 6 Cilic confirms return to 'lucky' Chennai Open

'I feel Chennai is a lucky hunting ground for me, and will help me achieve my immediate goal. I think it will be a great way to begin 2017.' World number six Marin Cilic will be the biggest......

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their sunshine stories. Photographs: Sreeram......

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