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India Sports & Cricket 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

About 5,000 Tickets Sold for BBL-16 Season Opener in Chennai as Interest Builds Ahead of Historic Start

Roughly 5,000 tickets have already been sold for the BBL-16 season opener in Chennai, signalling strong early demand for the marquee match and underscoring the city’s growing appetite for top-tier cricket events. The brisk sales point to a well-attended launch and highlight Chennai’s role as a major market for premium sporting spectacles in India.

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India Entertainment & Culture18 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Becomes Stage Language in Chennai Dance Premiere

A new dance production, Endaro Mahanubhavulu, has turned one of Tyagaraja’s most revered kritis into a full-scale stage work, blending classical choreography, music, and visual design. Conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, the Chennai premiere framed devotion not as a static recital tradition but as a living performance language for contemporary audiences.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 02:37 PM IST

The Madras Players to Stage Sujatha’s ‘Adimaigal’ as ‘Slaves’ in a New Theatrical Translation

The Madras Players will present Slaves on October 24, a stage adaptation of Sujatha’s earlier work Adimaigal, bringing one of Tamil literature’s most widely admired voices back into the theatre spotlight. The production reframes the story’s themes of fortune, love, and loss for contemporary audiences while underscoring Sujatha’s enduring influence across fiction, screenwriting, and stagecraft.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 10:51 AM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Inspires Chennai Dance Production in a Fusion of Devotion and Stagecraft

A new Chennai production, Endaro Mahanubhavulu, has translated the devotional spirit of Tyagaraja’s celebrated kriti into a full-scale dance presentation. Conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, the work combines elaborate choreography and striking visual design to reframe a classical Carnatic composition for contemporary stage audiences.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 09:49 AM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Becomes Stage Language in Chennai Dance Production

A new Chennai production, Endaro Mahanubhavulu, has translated the devotional force of Tyagaraja’s celebrated kriti into a full-scale dance work shaped by elaborate choreography and vivid stagecraft. Conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, the premiere underscores how classical music can be reimagined for contemporary audiences without losing its devotional and aesthetic core.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 09:29 AM IST

At Ashvita’s, Chennai’s Past Finds New Life Through Art

An exhibition at Ashvita’s in Chennai, Between Tradition and Modernity, is using art to reopen questions about the city’s layered history, cultural memory and changing identity. By placing works that bridge inherited forms and contemporary expression in one space, the show invites viewers to consider how Madras became Chennai without losing the traces of either name.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 08:48 AM IST

The Madras Players to Stage Sujatha’s ‘Adimaigal’ as ‘Slaves’ in a Fresh Theatrical Translation

The Madras Players will present Slaves on October 24, a new staging of writer Sujatha’s earlier work Adimaigal, bringing one of Tamil literature’s most widely admired voices back to the theatre. The production reframes themes of fortune, love and loss for contemporary audiences while underscoring Sujatha’s enduring reach across short fiction, screenwriting and stagecraft.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 09:10 PM IST

Vintage Kolu Dolls Gain Collector Appeal as Navratri Heirlooms Rise in Value

Traditional kolu dolls, long central to Navratri displays in South Indian homes, are increasingly being viewed as collectible cultural assets rather than seasonal decorations. In Chennai and other heritage-minded households, families and private collectors are preserving antique figurines, with rare Mysore Gowri bommai and finely crafted religious sets drawing rising interest and higher prices each year.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 08:29 PM IST

Durga Puja 2026 Brings Bengal’s Biggest Festival to Chennai’s Streets, Kitchens and Cultural Stages

Chennai’s Bengali community is preparing to turn the city into a vibrant outpost of Durga Puja 2026, blending ritual worship, cultural programming and Kolkata-style food into a festival that now reaches well beyond its traditional base. From themed pandals to community feasts and performances, the celebration reflects both cultural continuity and Chennai’s growing appetite for plural, citywide festivities.

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National Governance & Policy15 Oct 2026, 06:05 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay Holds Talks With Singapore Deputy PM on Investment Ties

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held discussions with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong on strengthening economic ties, investment flows and industrial cooperation, as the state seeks to deepen its international business links. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the unveiling of CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01 at the SIDCO Industrial Estate in Ambattur, underscoring Tamil Nadu’s push to position itself as a preferred destination for digital infrastructure and global capital.

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India Sports & Cricket15 Oct 2026, 04:22 PM IST

Savithri Shri rises from obscurity to Olympiad gold in breakthrough chess debut

Chennai Grandmaster Savithri Shri announced herself on the global stage with a stunning individual gold medal on the reserve board at the Chess Olympiad, a result that helped India secure team bronze. In her maiden Olympiad appearance, she combined composure, precision and timely scoring to turn a low-profile selection into one of India’s standout performances.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 03:00 PM IST

Vintage Kolu Dolls Gain Collector Value as Navratri Traditions Turn Investment-Worthy

Traditional kolu dolls displayed during Navratri are increasingly being treated as collectible assets, with prices rising each year for rare, well-preserved pieces. From antique Mysore Gowri bommai to intricately crafted religious figurines, families in Chennai and beyond are discovering that heirlooms once valued for sentiment now carry measurable market worth.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 01:17 PM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Becomes the Spine of a New Dance Production in Chennai

A new Chennai production, 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu', has translated the devotional and musical depth of Tyagaraja’s celebrated kriti into an elaborate dance presentation. Conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, the work uses choreography, visual design and stagecraft to explore the composition’s spiritual and aesthetic resonance for contemporary audiences.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 11:55 AM IST

At Ashvita’s in Chennai, Art Reopens the City’s Past

Ashvita’s latest exhibition, Between Tradition and Modernity, turns Chennai into a living archive, using art to trace the city’s layered history, cultural memory and changing urban identity. The show invites viewers to consider how images, objects and artistic traditions preserve what time cannot fully erase.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 09:11 AM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Becomes Stage Language in Chennai Dance Production

A new Chennai production, conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, has translated the devotional force of Tyagaraja’s celebrated kriti "Endaro Mahanubhavulu" into a full-scale dance work. Premiered recently, the piece used layered choreography, visual design and musical interpretation to examine the composition’s spiritual and artistic resonance for contemporary audiences.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 06:06 AM IST

Chennai’s Amateur Singers Turn Nostalgia Into a Citywide Community

Across Chennai, a growing circle of amateur singers is gathering regularly for informal singalongs powered by a shared affection for Tamil music and memory. Bound together by Paadarivom Padipparivom and coordinated through an app, the movement reflects how digital tools are helping revive local cultural participation in a city long defined by its musical heritage.

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National Governance & Policy15 Oct 2026, 03:00 AM IST

Vijay Launches ₹3,108-Crore Ring Main Pipeline Project to Secure Equitable Drinking Water Supply

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has launched a ₹3,108-crore ring main pipeline project designed to strengthen drinking water distribution across the Greater Chennai Corporation area. The project will connect all nine water treatment facilities through 91.2 kilometres of interlinked pipelines, with monitoring systems to track pressure, flow and water quality in real time.

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India Entertainment & Culture14 Oct 2026, 11:39 PM IST

Chennai Sculptor Turns Unlikely Materials Into a Study in ‘Difficult’ Art

Sculptor G. Sooriyamoorthy is bringing an unusual body of work to Chennai, championing what he calls “art made difficult” and treating constraint as a creative method rather than a limitation. His exhibition will be on view at the Lalit Kala Akademi from October 10 to 15, offering audiences a close look at a practice built on experimentation, discipline and material risk.

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India Entertainment & Culture08 Oct 2026, 06:23 PM IST

Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts Marks 175 Years of Artistic Legacy

Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts, one of India’s oldest art institutions, stands as a rare bridge between colonial-era art education and the country’s modern creative movements. From its beginnings as the Madras School of Arts to its later reform under leading artists and educators, the college has shaped generations of painters, sculptors and visual thinkers.

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India Entertainment & Culture08 Oct 2026, 06:02 PM IST

Drop Shot EP 09 Maps Cinema, Culture and Chennai’s Living Memory

RDU Global’s latest Drop Shot episode stitches together four sharply different but thematically linked stories from Indian screen culture, social commentary and urban heritage. The segment moves from Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar’s reflections on choosing stories that feel personal, to Meena Kandasamy’s examination of the Indian incel mindset, and then into the Art Deco legacy of The Hindu’s Chennai building and the dark fantasy world of Yash and Geetu Mohandas’ Toxic.

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India Entertainment & Culture08 Oct 2026, 03:43 PM IST

175 Years On, Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts Remains a Crucible of Indian Modernism

Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts, founded in the 19th century as the Madras School of Arts, stands as one of India’s most consequential art institutions, with a legacy shaped by reform, pedagogy and artistic exchange. From Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury’s formal curriculum to KCS Paniker’s modernist influence, the college helped define generations of artists who carried its imprint into local and international movements.

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India Entertainment & Culture08 Oct 2026, 02:56 PM IST

Hamsadhwani’s Parampara Concert Honors Malladi Legacy with Three Generations on One Stage

Hamsadhwani’s latest Parampara Concert turned into a tribute to one of Carnatic music’s most respected families, with Malladi Suribabu receiving the Sathguru Thyagaraja Hamsadhwani Award before a concert featuring three generations of the Malladi lineage. The evening underscored how awards in classical music often serve not only as recognition of individual excellence but also as public affirmations of living tradition, pedagogy and continuity.

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India Entertainment & Culture08 Oct 2026, 11:58 AM IST

Chennai Artists Recast Wood, Metal and Paper as Memory at Artiform

At Artiform in Mylapore, a group exhibition is turning everyday materials into vessels of recollection, with artists Kannan P, Mani Murugesan, Ramki Ravi, Ramesh N, Surya S and Yogeshwaran V presenting works shaped by wood, metal, graphite and paper. The show frames material transformation not as technique alone, but as a way of narrating lived experience, loss, labour and continuity through form.

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India Sports & Cricket08 Oct 2026, 06:11 AM IST

Savitha Shri rises from reserve board to Olympiad gold as India clinch bronze

Chennai Grandmaster Savitha Shri announced herself on the world stage with a stunning maiden Olympiad campaign, capturing individual gold on the reserve board and helping India secure team bronze. Her breakthrough underscores the depth of India’s women’s chess pipeline and the growing impact of young players in high-pressure international events.

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India Entertainment & Culture08 Oct 2026, 02:21 AM IST

Chennai Artists Turn Wood, Metal and Paper into Memory at Artiform

At Artiform in Mylapore, a new exhibition is framing material as a carrier of memory rather than a passive medium. Artists Kannan P, Mani Murugesan, Ramki Ravi, Ramesh N, Surya S and Yogeshwaran V use wood, metal, graphite and paper to build works that transform personal recollection into tactile, visual form.

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India Entertainment & Culture07 Oct 2026, 06:02 PM IST

Chennai Artists Turn Wood, Metal and Paper Into Memory at Artiform

A new exhibition at Artiform in Mylapore is reframing familiar materials as vessels of personal and collective memory, bringing together six Chennai-based artists whose practices span sculpture, drawing and assemblage. By transforming wood, metal, graphite and paper into narrative forms, the show positions material experimentation as a serious language of contemporary Indian art.

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India Entertainment & Culture07 Oct 2026, 04:57 PM IST

Hamsadhwani’s Parampara Concert Honors Malladi Legacy With Multi-Generational Tribute

Hamsadhwani’s latest Parampara Concert marked a significant moment in Carnatic music appreciation as Malladi Suribabu received the Sathguru Thyagaraja Hamsadhwani Award. The evening then unfolded into a family-led performance featuring three generations of the Malladi musical lineage, underscoring the continuity and discipline that sustain classical traditions in India.

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India Entertainment & Culture07 Oct 2026, 04:57 PM IST

Violin Duet at The Music Academy Pays Tribute to Lalgudi Jayaraman’s Enduring Legacy

H.K. Venkatram and B.U. Ganesh Prasad marked the Lalgudi G. Jayaraman memorial endowment at The Music Academy with a violin duet that underscored the maestro’s lasting influence on Carnatic music. The performance served both as homage and as a reminder of how Lalgudi’s stylistic discipline continues to shape contemporary concert practice.

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India Sports & Cricket07 Oct 2026, 03:09 PM IST

At 71, Chennai’s Seshadri Sukumar Is Framing Global Sport One Shot at a Time

Chennai resident Seshadri Sukumar has turned a late-life leap into sports photography into a remarkable second career, trading a long banking life for the demanding rhythm of international sporting events. Now covering the 20th Asian Games in Japan, the 71-year-old is proving that access, discipline and curiosity can matter as much as age in elite sports media.

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India Sports & Cricket07 Oct 2026, 09:46 AM IST

When Jeffrey Archer Lay on the Floor: The Chennai Interview That Became a Cricket Argument

As tributes continue to surface after the death of British novelist Jeffrey Archer, one of the more vivid memories from his long relationship with India has resurfaced: a 2013 Chennai interview that veered sharply from literary conversation into a heated exchange over cricket. The episode captured Archer’s combative wit, his deep engagement with the sport, and the easy volatility that often accompanied his public appearances.

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India Entertainment & Culture07 Oct 2026, 06:37 AM IST

Drop Shot EP 09 Maps India’s Cultural Fault Lines Through Cinema, Gender and Heritage

RDU Global’s latest Drop Shot episode stitches together four seemingly distinct stories that reveal how Indian culture is being contested and reimagined across film, literature and architecture. From Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar’s reflections on choosing resonant stories in Once More to Meena Kandasamy’s examination of the Indian incel mindset, the episode frames entertainment as a lens on social change.

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India Sports & Cricket07 Oct 2026, 03:08 AM IST

Jeffrey Archer’s Chennai Interview That Turned Into a Cricket Argument

As news of Jeffrey Archer’s death reverberated across literary and public life, one of the most vivid Indian memories attached to him resurfaced: a 2013 interview in Chennai that began as a routine conversation and escalated into a spirited argument over cricket. The episode captured Archer’s combative wit, his instinct for performance, and the enduring way cricket can turn even a literary encounter into a contest of opinions. The exchange, remembered for Archer lying on the floor during the interview, has outlived the moment itself because it revealed something larger than celebrity theatre. It showed how deeply cricket sits at the centre of Indian public culture, and how Archer, a global bestselling author with a taste for provocation, could turn a media interaction into a memorable clash of views.

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India Entertainment & Culture07 Oct 2026, 01:32 AM IST

Chennai Artists Turn Wood, Metal and Paper Into Memory at Artiform

At Artiform in Mylapore, a new exhibition brings together artists Kannan P, Mani Murugesan, Ramki Ravi, Ramesh N, Surya S and Yogeshwaran V in a shared inquiry into memory, material and transformation. The show frames wood, metal, graphite and paper not as passive media but as carriers of lived experience, where process becomes part of the narrative.

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National Governance & Policy06 Oct 2026, 07:11 PM IST

DMK Seeks Election Commission Action Against TVK Candidate Over Alleged Expenditure Breach

The DMK has moved the Election Commission of India seeking action against a TVK candidate from Dharapuram over an alleged violation of poll expenditure rules. The complaint, filed by DMK MLA S. Austin with Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik at the Secretariat in Chennai, adds a fresh compliance dispute to the election campaign in Tamil Nadu.

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India Entertainment & Culture05 Oct 2026, 11:45 PM IST

Chennai Artists Turn Wood, Metal and Paper into Living Memory at Artiform

At Artiform in Mylapore, a new exhibition is reframing familiar materials as vessels of recollection rather than mere artistic media. Featuring Kannan P, Mani Murugesan, Ramki Ravi, Ramesh N, Surya S and Yogeshwaran V, the show examines how wood, metal, graphite and paper can carry private histories, tactile memory and the residue of lived experience.

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India Entertainment & Culture05 Oct 2026, 07:02 PM IST

Chennai Artists Turn Wood, Metal and Paper into Living Memory at Artiform

At Artiform in Mylapore, a new exhibition brings together six Chennai artists whose works treat material not as medium alone, but as memory made visible. Kannan P, Mani Murugesan, Ramki Ravi, Ramesh N, Surya S and Yogeshwaran V use wood, metal, graphite and paper to build an exhibition that is as much about transformation as it is about form.

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National Governance & Policy05 Oct 2026, 11:55 AM IST

Tiruvottiyur Residents Press for Flood-Free, Pollution-Free Neighbourhood as Civic Risks Mount

Residents of Tiruvottiyur, a densely populated northern Chennai neighbourhood, are intensifying demands for basic urban safeguards as recurring flooding, stagnant drainage and pollution continue to shape daily life. The appeal reflects a broader governance challenge in India’s coastal cities, where rapid urbanisation has outpaced stormwater management, waste control and environmental enforcement.

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India Entertainment & Culture05 Oct 2026, 11:33 AM IST

After a Decade Away, Chennai Indie-Rock Band The F16s Return With 'All Dogs Go To Heaven'

Chennai indie-rock quartet The F16s have ended a 10-year wait with a new album, 'All Dogs Go To Heaven', marking a significant return for one of India’s most closely watched alternative acts. The release arrives with a broader artistic reset: the band says it is older, more self-assured, and more willing to trust instinct over expectation, even as it embraces a strikingly unguarded visual identity.

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India Entertainment & Culture05 Oct 2026, 12:52 AM IST

At Chennai’s Artiform, Artists Turn Wood, Metal and Paper Into Memory

A new exhibition at Artiform in Mylapore is reframing material as narrative, bringing together six Chennai artists whose practices probe how memory can be carried, altered and preserved through wood, metal, graphite and paper. The show positions craft and contemporary art in close conversation, with each artist using transformed surfaces to test what remains of lived experience once it is translated into form.

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India Entertainment & Culture04 Oct 2026, 06:28 PM IST

After a Decade Away, Chennai Indie-Rock Band The F16s Return With 'All Dogs Go To Heaven'

After a 10-year gap, Chennai indie-rock quartet The F16s have returned with a new album, 'All Dogs Go To Heaven', a record shaped by age, distance, and a sharper trust in instinct. The band says the project reflects a more stripped-back creative phase, including a deliberately naked album cover and a renewed willingness to work without overthinking the result.

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National Governance & Policy04 Oct 2026, 04:23 PM IST

Pattinapakkam Secretariat Plan Triggers Protest Across Eight Fishing Villages

A proposed new secretariat project in Pattinapakkam has sparked resistance from eight fishing villages, with residents warning that the development could disrupt livelihoods, access routes and the coastal ecology they depend on. The protest has sharpened an already sensitive debate over how urban expansion is being pursued along Chennai’s shoreline, where fishing communities say they are being asked to absorb the costs of state-led infrastructure planning.

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India Sports & Cricket04 Oct 2026, 04:03 PM IST

Aman Sehrawat Wins Asian Games 2026 Gold, Completing His Rise to the Top

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat delivered a composed, tactically disciplined performance to defeat a tricky Han opponent and claim gold at the Asian Games 2026. The 23-year-old, who had previously won bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games, converted promise into podium-topping success with a display that underlined both maturity and competitive control.

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India Entertainment & Culture04 Oct 2026, 03:42 PM IST

After a Decade Away, Chennai Indie-Rock Band The F16s Return With 'All Dogs Go To Heaven'

After a 10-year gap, Chennai indie-rock quartet The F16s have returned with a new album, 'All Dogs Go To Heaven,' a record that reflects both personal reinvention and a more assured creative instinct. The band says the project captures the realities of growing older, working independently, and trusting a stripped-down artistic vision that even extends to a striking, naked album cover.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal Policy04 Oct 2026, 02:59 PM IST

India’s Reservoir Storage Edges Up, but Water Stress Still Looms as Monsoon Outlook Weakens

Storage in India’s key reservoirs improved marginally this week, offering some relief to water managers and power planners, but levels remain below both last year’s position and the long-period average. The cautionary backdrop is a forecast of below-normal rainfall this month, which could limit replenishment and keep pressure on irrigation, drinking water supply and hydropower generation.

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India Entertainment & Culture04 Oct 2026, 02:59 PM IST

Chennai Artists Recast Wood, Metal and Paper Into Memory at Artiform

At Artiform in Mylapore, a group exhibition is turning ordinary materials into vehicles for recollection, loss and lived experience. Featuring Kannan P, Mani Murugesan, Ramki Ravi, Ramesh N, Surya S and Yogeshwaran V, the show examines how wood, metal, graphite and paper can carry personal and collective memory beyond the frame of conventional art-making.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal Policy04 Oct 2026, 12:52 PM IST

Chennai Metro Phase II logs hat-trick of tunnel breakthroughs in three days

Chennai Metro Rail Limited has recorded three tunnel boring machine breakthroughs in as many days under Phase II, a milestone that underscores the pace and technical progress of one of India’s largest urban transport projects. The sequence of breakthroughs signals steady execution in a complex underground buildout that is central to Chennai’s long-term mobility and infrastructure agenda.

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