Injured dogs, huskies wilting in Chennai’s heat, and pups younger than 55 days are openly sold in Broadway and Kolathur markets, right under the watch of the police. A year after the Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board notified its breeding policy with clear norms on kennel height,

Despite over 500 #leptospirosis in cases in #Chennai this year, #GCC has dropped its plan for a rodent control unit. Experts warn monsoon could worsen the crisis as rats thrive amid poor garbage clearance.

From zodiac signs to pani puri stalls, #Mylapore’s North Mada Street is abuzz with #Kolu dolls ahead of #Navaratri. But vendors say metro work, parking woes, and traffic chaos have hit sales this year.

Not long ago, bus travel in the city meant passing crumpled notes or coins hand-to-hand through commuters packed like sardines until they reached the conductor. Now, the new Chennai One app makes a journey possible with just a few taps on a screen. Replicating the cashless ease

The single-ticketing app Chennai One was finally launched by CUMTA, with Chief Minister M K Stalin rolling it out on Monday. The app integrates buses, metros, autos, and trains into a single platform. TOI tested it on two routes, Mogappair to T Nagar and Central to Royapuram, to

Posters, be it political, cinema, real estate or job listings, remain so ingrained in #Chennai’s culture and old-school marketing that few realise plastering them on public walls is not allowed. With CCTVs installed in only 41 spots by the GCC, ground workers often resort to

If you live around Royapettah and need compost for your home garden, you can buy it from this new GCC micro composting facility along South Cooum Road starting next week at Rupees 15 per kg. Chennai once had 194 composting centres near burial grounds, but most were shut down

Late, but happy Diwali to everyone celebrating and also, keep them animals safe 🐾 #Chennai #Diwali2025 #SafeforAll

With a cellphone only an arm’s length away for most urban commuters, digital transactions made up just a quarter of city bus rides last month. While Singara Chennai cards, UPI and the Chennai One app caused a brief spike in online payments last week, MTC officials explain why

A TOl check found three pharmacies: a PM's Jan Aushadhi Kendra (T Nagar), a CM's Mudhalvar Marundhagam (Sowcarpet) and a Private Pharmacy (Alwarpet), selling Schedule H prescription-only antibiotics freely. Although an age-old tradition, Antibiotics such as Amoxicillin,

Shock therapy is often shown negatively in films, with patients jerking intensely or even “breaking bones.” But Radha says modified electroconvulsive therapy saved her father when nothing else worked. Chennai institutes like SCARF also report a rise in its use over the last three

Chennai has eight weeks to remove stray dogs from hospitals, bus depots, railway stations, and educational institutions from the Supreme Court’s Nov 7 order, but hospital deans admit they haven’t read the directive yet, and AWBI officials say the relocation will take at least six

As yet another Children’s Day passes, Chennai’s child beggars remain trapped in definitions and bureaucracy. Officials say they can’t curb the issue because even the definition of a “child beggar” is unclear. “If a child sells something and then begs, is it child labour or

Crows drop dead in big numbers in Adyar Indira Nagar; creates a scare among locals if it’s a viral infection spreading or food poisoning. Greater Chennai Corporation has sent the crow samples to TANUVAS’ poultry sciences department for lab testing and expect to get reports in

வடசென்னையில் நாம் தொடங்கிய #முதல்வர்_படைப்பகம்-களை விரைவில் தமிழ்நாடெங்கும் திறக்கப் போகிறோம்! #வெல்வோம்_ஒன்றாக

Last week, a gig worker from Tamil Nadu refused to hand over rat poison to a woman, fearing she might use it to harm herself, in a video that drew public attention on social media, while doctors in Chennai’s toxicology departments say rat poison remains one of the single biggest

Shot and edited a video for TOI’s “iWitness” on Tamil Nadu’s low-cost coworking spaces turning into startup hubs. In Chennai, students preparing for NEET, JEE and UPSC share space with traders, tech professionals and early-stage startups, all for just ₹50 for half a day. With

Ground report: As TVK president Vijay enters the fray, Perambur’s long neglect is back in focus. Voters weigh promises against years of civic gaps, social issues, and daily struggles. Ramya N reports thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/gro…

Ground report: Perambur’s long neglect resurfaces as #Vijay enters fray Writes Ramya N thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/gro…

From substance abuse and child marriage to crumbling basic infrastructure, Perambur’s reality runs deep. Vijay’s entry may have brought the spotlight, but it’s also exposing a long-ignored crisis. Ramya N reports: newslaundry.com/2026/04/10/per…