Chennai

Chennai is the sixth city in the country where Shuttl has expanded its footprint.

Shuttl launches in Chennai with its seat-based bus transit model

1 min read . 03 Oct 2019

A house is probably the biggest spend for most Indians (Photo: iStock)

How much a house costs in Chennai?

1 min read . 02 Oct 2019

It was in 1996 , the Tamil Nadu government changed the name from Madras to its current name Chennai. (HT)

Twitter turns nostalgic on 'Madras Day' as city turns 380 years old

1 min read . 22 Aug 2019

People being rescued from Kotturpuram, Chennai, after heavy rain.

How the Chennai 2015 flood was made

4 min read . 02 Aug 2019

Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami said logistics and ground checks have been done. Photo: Reuters

First train carrying 25 lakh litres of water reaches Chennai

1 min read . 12 Jul 2019

A technician checks a valve before water is pumped into a tanker train, which will be transported and supplied to drought-hit city of Chennai, at Jolarpettai railway station in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. (Reuters )

Water train set to relieve drought-hit Chennai

1 min read . 11 Jul 2019

India has witnessed widespread droughts in four of the past five years, and the government forecasts that per head availability of water will fall by 35% next year from 2001 levels. (AP)

Chennai water crisis is forcing doctors to buy water for surgery

4 min read . 10 Jul 2019

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palanisamy and Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam lay the foundation stone of the second phase of Nemmeli Seawater Desalination Plant in Chennai. (ANI)

Chennai to get third desalination plant

1 min read . 27 Jun 2019

People wait to fill vessels filled with drinking water from a water tanker in Chennai (Photo: AP)

Tamil Nadu government announces water train for parched Chennai

1 min read . 21 Jun 2019

How much a house costs in Chennai?

1 min read . 29 May 2019

Members of Mumbai Indians team celebrate after their win in the VIVO IPL T20 cricket final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad. (AP)

Mumbai Indians claim record fourth IPL title with one-run triumph

1 min read . 13 May 2019

Skippers of CSK, MS Dhoni and MI, Rohit Sharma toss the coin during the First Qualifier of Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) playoffs cricket match. (Photo: ANI)

IIT Madras puts students in MS Dhoni’s shoes, asks what to do if CSK win toss

2 min read . 08 May 2019

Chennai vs Centre: Water first, nation next

10 min read . 18 Apr 2019

Skippers of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) MS Dhoni and teammates Dwayne Bravo and Harbhajan Singh during a practice session ahead of IPL 2019 at MAC Stadium in Chennai, (PTI)

IPL 2019 opening weekend viewership up by 31% to touch 219 million: Star India

2 min read . 28 Mar 2019

Pushpamala N. as a Toda woman, from the ‘Native Women Of South India: Manners & Customs, 2000-2004’. Pushpamala N. in collaboration with Clare Arni (2004)

I start with the photograph: Pushpamala N.

5 min read . 17 Feb 2019

Although the rate gap between the two automobile fuels have narrowed down in the last few months, yet both petrol and diesel prices have usually moved in the same direction. Photo: Reuters

Petrol price falls after 6 days but no relief for diesel consumers. Check today’s rates here

1 min read . 16 Jan 2019

As oil gained more than 1% today after dropping by 2% yesterday in volatile trading, state-run fuel retailers raised the price of petrol by 28 paise and the price of diesel by 29 paise. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Petrol, diesel prices up for the 6th consecutive day. Today’s fuel price in top cities

1 min read . 15 Jan 2019

A litre of petrol now costs Rs 70.13 in Delhi, Rs 75.77 in Mumbai, Rs 72.44 in Bangalore, Rs 72.79 in Chennai and Rs 72.24 in Kolkata. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Petrol, diesel prices up ₹1.5 this year. Check today’s rates

1 min read . 14 Jan 2019

Diesel, the price of which was hiked by 28 paise today, now costs Rs 62.81 in New Delhi, Rs 64.87 in Bengaluru, Rs 65.73 in Mumbai, Rs 66.31 in Chennai and Rs 64.58 in Kolkata. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Petrol, diesel prices volatile as rupee weakens, crude rises

1 min read . 11 Jan 2019

The price of petrol and diesel, which had become costlier in Delhi than Noida and Gurgaon (Gurugram) in the last few months, is now again relatively cheaper in the national capital. Photo: Mint

Petrol, diesel prices may go up soon as crude oil rates jump by 10% in a week

1 min read . 09 Jan 2019