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Being the first baby to be born in-flight for the airline, Jet Airways has offered him a free lifetime pass for all his travels.

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Jet Airways launches non-stop flights between Chennai-Paris

New service would commence from October 29 onwards, operate five times a week.

11 Oct 2017 10:48 AM GMT

The new Air-Purifying inverter air conditioners are available at all retail outlets from a starting price of Rs 39,000 to Rs 72,000.

India

3 of Chennai family die after inhaling poisonous gas from air...

Police said the 35-year-old man, his wife and 8-year-old son were residents of Thiruvalluvar Nagar at Koyambedu in the...

2 Oct 2018 2:36 PM GMT

Chennai which was just 426 sq km, grew more than four-fold to reach 1,189 sq km in 1975. (Photo: File)

India

Chennai to be second largest in size after Delhi if expanded: report

Currently, the area of Chennai is 1,189 sq km, Mumbai 4,354 sq km, Hyderabad 7,100 sq km and Bengaluru 8,005 sq km.

22 Nov 2018 2:59 PM GMT

The cyclone lay about 720 km east northeast of Chennai over the Bay on Monday and it is very likely to move west southwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday. (Representational Image | PIB)

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Cyclone Gaja: TN, Puducherry on red alert; 30,500 rescue personnel on...

Cyclonic storm Gaja will cross Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban on November 15, bringing heavy rainfall...

13 Nov 2018 4:11 AM GMT

Jayashree who was a popular figure in the music circuit collaborated with numerous artists in her career, many of whom are notable musicians. (Youtube Screengrab)

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Indian Rock singer Jayashree Singh passes away

The singer, along with her husband, the veteran bassist Gyan Singh started out in rock music in the 1970s.

12 Jan 2018 11:48 AM GMT

Along with increasing its fleet size to 10 planes, AirAsia India also expects to have a headcount of around 1,000 by the end of March next year.

Business

AirAsia reintroduces Chennai-Bengaluru flights

Tata-AirAsia joint venture airline would fly five times a day in and out of Chennai to Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar.

24 Feb 2018 7:08 AM GMT

Both men and women evaluated women more negatively as a leader if the image suggested she was wearing a lot of makeup. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Many cosmetics in Indian market contain microplastics or microbeads:...

Microbeads have been recognized as a pollutant globally and are being banned in many countries but there has been little...

30 April 2018 12:52 PM GMT

Sports

IPL begins with a thrilling first week

Whether shifting base to Pune will disrupt Chennai's prospects remains to be seen.

14 April 2018 9:19 PM GMT

An official in the RTO office allegedly told her to go home and come back properly dressed. (Representational Image)

India

RTO official denies driving test to woman for wearing jeans in Chennai

The woman, wearing a pair of jeans and sleeveless top, had gone to the RTO office in KK Nagar to take the driving test.

23 Oct 2019 7:48 AM GMT

Over the years, several strictures have been passed by the high court on political parties that encourage this curious culture of cut-outs, banners, flex boards and festoons to celebrate events and Tamil Nadu is a state that goes to extremes to deify its leaders. (Representational image)

India

27 Chennai students arrested for intimidating witnesses during murder...

The arrested students have been remanded to Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai on judicial custody for 15 days.

17 Oct 2019 7:12 AM GMT

$The CBI has booked ace Bharatnatyam dancer and former Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi Leela Samson for alleged \unfruitful expenditure\ of Rs 7.02 crore on the renovation of Koothambalam auditorium of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, officials said Saturday. (Photo: File)$ India

CBI books Leela Samson over Rs 7 crore unfruitful expenditure' on...

Samson, a Padma Shree awardee and also a former chairperson of CBFC, has been booked along with the then officers of the...

14 Dec 2019 7:53 AM GMT

Shanmuga Subramanian, 33, found the debris from the Vikram moon lander that scientists had been looking for and helped guide them to the spot where it had crashed. (Photo: Twitter/ Rama)

India

33-year-old Chennai engineer who alerted NASA, says 'worked really...

Subramaniam was first person to come up with a positive identification.

3 Dec 2019 4:26 AM GMT