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Chennai architecture academicians win prize at GRIHA • Nov. 7, 2026, 8:14 AM ET (The Hindu)

Beatlemania hits India on tour, plays Chennai, Bengaluru and other cities in November • Nov. 2, 2026, 2:37 AM ET (The Hindu)

Cyclone Murasu: List of flights cancelled to and from Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada • Nov. 2, 2026, 1:13 AM ET (The Hindu)

New Collectors for Karur, Tiruppur and Tenkasi as T.N. government goes for bureaucratic reshuffle • Oct. 29, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The Hindu)

Tamil Nadu government revises auto-rickshaw fares in Chennai, other regions • Oct. 27, 2026, 11:55 PM ET (The Hindu)

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