Chennai: Summer-like conditions could set in as early as Feb 2027, as a strengthening El Nino and rising background temperatures increase the risk of heat stress, water shortages and crop losses, according to a report by Climate Trends.The report warns that El Nino’s effects could extend into early 2027, compounding the impact of below-normal rainfall…
Chennai: Residents must wait until 2027 to access the Greater Chennai Corporation’s first-ever food court on Indira Nagar 3rd Avenue, Adyar. Work on the facility, expected to open during Pongal this year, is progressing slowly, and only 40 percent is complete after more than a year.The Corporation demolished part of an unused shopping complex it…
Poor coordination between local bodies Chennai: Plastic waste, discarded furniture, and meat waste are piling up along interior roads off Mount-Poonamallee High Road, turning residential areas near the city into dumping grounds. Residents blame irregular garbage collection and poor coordination among local bodies for this situation.Areas such as Porur, Thelliyaragaram, Iyyappanthangal, Paraniputhur, Kolathuvanchery, Mugalivakkam and…
Chennai: Deva’s most enduring contribution was bringing Chennai’s Gaana tradition into the commercial film industry. Growing up in Mylapore, he had absorbed the sounds of the city’s streets, where working-class communities had developed their own vibrant musical expression.At a time when such music was rarely considered suitable for mainstream cinema, Deva recognised its infectious energy….
Chennai: If his music was uncomplicated, so was the man behind it. Deva’s humility remained one of his most endearing qualities. Success neither distanced him from his roots nor prevented him from appreciating the achievements of fellow composers.Unlike the fiercely competitive image often associated with the film industry, Deva openly admired his contemporaries. He spoke…
While Patrick Mahomes rules the NFL, Brittany Mahomes Is building her own women’s soccer legacy with the Kansas City current’s $140 million stadium Patrick Mahomes has spent years making a name for himself in the NFL, winning Super Bowls and becoming one of the most recognised quarterbacks in American football. But while his career with…
The consultant will use anonymised GPS traces from smartphone applications or mobile networks covering a minimum three-month period Chennai: Metro commuters could get better last-mile connectivity, with Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Cumta) set to map passengers before and after getting off the train, using anonymised mobile phone location data.The exercise is aimed at identifying…
FILE PHOTO: Gerard Pique attends a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo Gerard Piqué had spent years looking for ways to make sport work differently, even before he retired from football in 2022. Last year, that interest took him into chess, where he invested in Freestyle Chess; in August…
Chennai: People with higher genetic risk had higher cholesterol than those with lower risk only when their diets were poor, a city-based study has shown. Among those with better-quality diets, the gap was not statistically significant.The findings, based on a study of 1,020 adults published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE, suggest that what people…
Bengaluru: India’s Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson during the fifth and final T20I cricket match of the series between India and West Indies, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) India registered their fastest team fifty in men’s T20I cricket, reaching the milestone in just 2.5 overs against the West Indies in the fifth T20I in Bengaluru. However,…