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IIT Madras is expanding its Vidya Shakti program. This initiative offers free online math, science, and English classes to rural students. The program will reach 10,000 more students next year. Virtual reality will be used to explain difficult topics. AI tools will evaluate student writing. This aims to improve learning outcomes across India.

Veteran veena maestro R Pichumani passed away at his Madipakkam residence on Saturday. He was 96.

DVAC sleuths arrested a member of state-level expert committee of HR&CE department for demanding a bribe of 5 lakh from the administration of Prasanna Venkatachalapathy temple at Gunaseelam for issuing an inspection report for renovation works, on Monday.

Nasdaq-listed recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm Hudson Global has acquired Chennai-headquartered Hunt & Badge Consulting. Hunt & Badge, founded in 2013 by Pichumani Durairaj, is a provider of recruitment services to companies .

DakshinaChitra will conduct an art camp on its premises in Muttukadu from June 13 to 18.

Actor Jai who is currently shooting for his upcoming film 'Jarugandi' has made his debut as a singer as he crooned a song called 'Seiyradha Senju Mudi' in this film.

A 25-year-old man was injured after his motorbike was hit by an inspection vehicle ahead of chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s convoy near Presidency College on Kamarajar Salai on Friday afternoon.

Vice-chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University, Kalyani Mathivanan held talks on Monday evening with the students of the varsity, who were staging a protest for the past four days pressing various demands.

Dr Yashwantrao Desphande Memorial Foundation will be organising the 21st annual music festival on May 2 and 3 at Ramkrishna More auditorium in Chichwad.

Vijay Sethupathi never fails to take up the challenges and deliver the best of his performances always. Whether it's a short role or supporting role or playing the protagonist, Vijay Sethupathi just impresses the audience with his charm. Now, the latest report is that Vijay Sethupathi will be playing a cameo role in 'Pisaasu 2'.

Amit Kumar Tiwari, who played the villain’s son in Siruthai, will be playing the antagonist.

Exactly 11 years after the German police arrested and handed him over to police here in connection with theft and illegal sale of 19 antique idols worth more than 94 crore, idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor was found guilty of burglary and given his first major sentence of seven years.

There is a strong focus on sustainability today. And it is also the focus of the second edition of Madras Art Guild.

Politician-turned-actor Nanjil Sampath will have a special appearance on TV show Kanni Theevu Ulagam 2.0 this weekend. He will be the special guest in the show. The comedy spoof Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 is taking a new stride as the residents get a makeover. Henceforth, they will be seen adorned in modern costumes instead of the traditional costumes over the past weeks. Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 features Robo Shankar as King Jalsa, actress Grace Karunas (as Chinna Matha), and actress Madhumita as Baby-matha as the prominent residents of the castaway island.

Scaffold, a collective to bring artists together, presents “Broadway”, an online exhibition of ten artists from various places having a connection with Chennai and its historic College of Fine Arts.

And now, to commemorate this art exchange, select Indian artworks that were part of the Gwanghwamun International Art Festival will be displayed at the Gallery@InKo Centre.

MUMBAI: Mumbai High Court has admitted a petition seeking a direction to Air-India to cover in its pension scheme 2,320 employees who retired prior to April 1, 1994.

The yet-to-be-titled film, helmed by Venkat Prabhu’s associate Pichumani, will be a thriller and has Jai in a prominent role

Actress Namita aka Namita Vankawala Chowdhary is all set to appear on the comedy show Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 and entertain the audience as a special guest. This episode will be aired on August 29 at the evening slot.

Vanitha Vijaykumar is all set to make her appearance on the comedy show Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0. This weekend’s episode will give you a glimpse of the wacky future. King Jalsananda (Robo Shankar) will create a time machine. A number of popular actors will enjoy time travel on this machine. Vanitha is one of them. This will lead to a series of funny events involving King Jalsa, Vanitha, Amuthavanan as Power Star Srinivasan and others.

Popular actress Janani Iyer will grace as the guest of the upcoming episode of the Tamil comedy show Kanni Theevu - Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 this weekend. The upcoming episode of Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 featuring Janani Iyer will air on August 22 at the evening slot.

The event was held to pay tribute to families of lockdown heroes from the police force who passed away in the line of duty.

The alleged arbitrary removal of a senior professor as head of the department of genetic engineering in Madurai Kamaraj Univeristy (MKU) has sparked outrage among students, alumni and academicians.

Sunday’s Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon will prove to be empowering in more ways than one