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Four more Vande Bharat routes to be launched this month amid low demand

Come the last week of July, the Indian Railways is considering introducing four new Vande Bharat train routes - Delhi to Chandigarh (243 km), Chennai to Tirunelveli (622 km), Gwalior to Bhopal (432 km) and Lucknow to Prayagraj (200 km).

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ISL: Chennaiyin FC rope in winger Farukh Choudhary

CHENNAI: Two-time champions Chennaiyin FC on Tuesday announced the signing of Mumbai-born winger Farukh Choudhary ahead of the 2023-24 season of the Indian Super League.

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Dhoni on producing Tamil film ‘LGM’: ‘I have a strong connection with Chennai’

Cricketer MS Dhoni has turned producer in Tamil cinema, and has backed a Tamil film titled ‘LGM’, slated for release in July 2023. The CSK skipper described himself the ‘adopted son of Tamil Nadu’ in the audio launch of the film, held in Chennai.

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Only one fresh case of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu

One person in Chennai tested positive for COVID 19 on Sunday according to the Directorate of Public Health officials

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Work to build wooden temple car commences at Kovur Sundareswarar temple

Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) P. K. Sekarbabu on Sunday launched the work to make the wooden temple car chariot of the Sundareswarar temple at Kovur in Kancheepuram district. The temple car would cost ₹99 lakh of which ₹50 lakh would be provided by the department and…

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Mahe Malayala Kalagramam founder A.P Kunhikannan passes away

Mahe Malayala Kalagramam founder and managing trustee A.P. Kunhikannan, 96, passed away in Chennai on Sunday.

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From now, Chennai - Bengaluru Shatabdi Express to halt at Jolarpet railway station

A long-standing demand of commuters in Tirupattur district has come to an end as the Chennai - Bengaluru Shatabdi Express will halt at the railway station in Jolarpet town in Tirupattur from Sunday onwards.

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The auto circus

So, next time any of you travel to Chennai and your preferred mode of travel is auto, make sure to carry loads of cash, like the villains in old movies used to carry in suitcases.

The Hindu

Roche and ZS partner to set up dedicated centre in Chennai

Roche, a biopharmaceutical company and ZS a global management consulting and technology firm, on Friday announced the inauguration of a Business Operations Center for Advanced Analytics and Business Insights in Chennai.

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Makkal Needhi Maiam to fill ward-level party positions in Coimbatore, South Chennai and Madurai Parliamentary Constituencies

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan chaired a meeting with the party’s Executive Committee members on Friday, which called for party members to apply for ward-wise party positions in South Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai Parliamentary Constituencies in preparations for the Lok Sabha elections next year.

The Hindu

Chennai sees another big-ticket real estate deal at ₹300 crore

Equitas Small Finance bank has bought over a prime property on Anna Salai from Arihant Foundations and Housing Limited.

The Hindu

T.N. Higher Education Minister Ponmudy acquitted in land grab case

A special court for trial of cases against MLAs and MPs acquitted Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy and six others in a case registered against them by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption in 2004 for allegedly illegally acquiring government land at Saidapet in Chennai

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Hawker Chan brings Singapore street food to Chennai

Singapore Tourism Board in collaboration with The Soul Company hosts Singaporean street food festival by Michelin Star-winning chef Hawker Chan at The Leela Palace, Chennai

The Hindu

Now, try ‘auto biryani’ in Chennai

Active till 2 a.m., Akash Auto Biryani has been serving biryani to the people of South Chennai in a unique way, through the back seat of an auto. Read more on The Hindu

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Spogomi World Cup 2023 | Chennai hosts the preliminary stage for the trash collection contest at the India stage

Before Japan’s Spogomi World Cup 2023, Chennai aims to compete by cleaning Besant Nagar beach and creating art from junk

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Chennai Anime Club | ‘Power of friendship’ brings anime community together

People of Chennai with diverse interests around topics like cosplay, karaoke, and even the game Dungeons and Dragons have joined the Chennai Anime Club over the years. The community is now hosting a number of in-person meetings too.

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Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, files plea at Madras High Court for release of husband Murugan from refugee camp

The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered notices, returnable in six weeks, to the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) in Chennai, the Public Secretary and the Tiruchi Collector on a writ petition filed by a former convict in the PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S. Nalini, who wants her husband…

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Want to learn how to swim in the sea? Chennai now has instructors who specialise in open water swimming

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Trials on for Chennai’s first batch of piped natural gas connections to an apartment

Trial has begun at 55 houses at an apartment in Anna Nagar in Chennai for the supply of piped natural gas (PNG).

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Chennai residential market witness a 3% year-on-year growth during first half of 2023

The Chennai residential market has registered a 3% year-on-year growth during the first half of 2023. The city recorded sales of 7,150 housing units during the first six months of 2023 compared to 6,951 housing units sold in H1 2022, according to Knight Frank India’s latest report, India Real Estate: H1…

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Madras High Court dismisses writ petition filed by Agri-Horticultural Society claiming title over property on Chennai’s Cathedral Road

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Agri-Horticultural Society claiming title over four cawnies (each cawny measures 1.322 acres approximately), 18 grounds and 1,683 square feet of land next to Semmozhi Poonga on Cathedral Road in Chennai. The property is believed to be worth…

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Toddler loses limb, parents blame Chennai’s RGGGH for neglect

Parents of one-and-a-half year old pre-term boy blame Chennai GH for not taking care of the child properly and as a result his limb had to be amputated. The doctors, however, say the surgery was an emergency appropriate intervention.

The Hindu

Data | A June with extremes: Maximum temperature hits the lowest mark in Chennai, highest in Thiruvananthapuram

The maximum temperature hit the lowest mark in Chennai and the highest in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

Ashwin should lead India in Asian Games, says Dinesh Karthik

Veteran India cricketer Dinesh Karthik said that R. Ashwin should be made captain if India sends a team to the Asian Games 2023 in China later this year. It’ll be the first time that the BCCI has agreed to send both men’s and women’s teams to the Asian Games, which…

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Anna Flyover, Chennai’s pride, turns 50

Chennai’s important landmark — Anna Flyover or Gemini Flyover — which has withstood the test of time and changes in the city, turns 50 on July 1

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