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153 dead as Ditwah leaves trail of destruction in Lanka; rain pounds TN

Sri Lanka was on Saturday picking up pieces after widespread destruction caused by a powerful cyclone with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring a state of emergency throughout the country......

Ahead of polls TN offers free meals for sanitation workers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched free nutritious meals scheme for sanitation workers in Chennai, aimed at improving their working conditions and health. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

Chennai Struggles With Floods

IMAGE: An auto driver wades through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Chennai on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. All photographs: ANI Photo Heavy rain continued to lash Chennai and other......

Downpour batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburban areas overnight leading to all round water-logging and authorities on Sunday sounded a preliminary flood alert to people as three city reservoirs were......

TN braces for heavy rain on Wednesday, red alert in 8 districts

As the Northeast monsoon intensified across Tamil Nadu, the regional weather office on Tuesday issued heavy rainfall alert to a number of districts, while Chief Minister M K Stalin reviewed the......

Insurance claims drop 30-35% during Chennai floods compared to 2015

Yet another first week of December brought familiar scenes of rain, storm, flooding, power outages, and fallen trees. Photograph: ANI Photo When Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc, leading to the......

Chennai floods to impact margins by 100-120 bps in Q3: Mphasis

The unprecedented rainfall in Chennai during the first week of December and the resultant flooding had impacted the business operations of companies operating in Chennai IT firm Mphasis has said......

What telecom firms have to learn from the Chennai floods

Airtel, Aircel,Vodafone and other services were disrupted and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s landlines were the only saviour in many places Incessant rains and flooding brought Chennai to its......

Corporate India's goodwill deluge to speed up Chennai flood relief

Facebook enabled users to mark themselves safe in Chennai since Thursday morning Companies and start-ups, which have been closed for the past three days because of the Chennai flood, are helping......

Chennai flood insurance claims estimated at Rs 500 cr

Insurance companies are anticipating claims of at least Rs 500 crore from the incessant rains and flooding in Chennai. Motor insurance would account for the largest amount of claims and public......

Aamir Gets Rescued From Chennai Floods

IMAGE: Aamir Khan, Vishnu Vishal and many others get rescued from the floods.VPhotograph: Kind courtesy Vishnu Vishal/Twitter Aamir Khan was stuck in flood-stricken Chennai, and later rescued with......

PIX: Kajal Aggarwal, Rana Daggubati help Chennai's flood victims

The Telugu film industry reaches out to Chennai. The Telugu film industry is doing its bit to raise funds for Chennai's flood victims. Baahubali actor Rana Daggubatti led a new initiative, where he......

'Praying for all affected in the Chennai floods'

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Chennai has been crippled by the heavy rains and several celebrities took to Twitter to pray for everyone's......

Alaya Finds Herself

Allu Arjun goes white... Sunny shares BTS pix... Konkona gets nostalgic... Photograph: Kind courtesy Alaya F/Instagram Alaya F gives the world a peek into a stunning photoshoot, and writes, 'Lost......

Amitabh, Allu Arjun, NTR Jr to donate for Chennai

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Allu Arjun, NTR Junior and Kunal Kapoor have stepped forward to help......

Rahane, Ashwin dedicate awards to Chennai flood victims

India cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin dedicated the team's 3-0 Test win against South Africa to the Chennai flood victims and also lauded the Indian Army for their rescue and......

Saina to donate Rs 2 lakh to Chennai flood victims

Star shuttler Saina Nehwal will donate Rs 2 lakh for the people affected by the heavy rains and flood in Tamil Nadu. "Saina would like to donate Rs two lakh to the victims of rains in Chennai,......

From Rs 600 To $300: Varun Chakravathy's Wild Journey

'After I am done with cricket, my first goal is to direct a movie.' IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy in action for the Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL 2025. Photograph: BCCI Before cricket became his......

Squash queen Dipika to donate Rs 2 lakh to Chennai flood relief fund

‘It really pained me to see people suffering with the whole city becoming an island’ IMAGE: India's Dipika Pallikal. Photograph: Facebook India's top squash player and Chennai......

Rohit's IPL 2025 Slump: Can He Bounce Back?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma has struggled to make an impact, failing to convert starts. Photograph: BCCI Rohit Sharma's poor run in IPL 2025 has become a major talking point among fans and experts. The......