Author: Aaditya Anand M

For S Kasturi Rangan, secretary of the Choolaimedu Exnora Innovator’s Club, the year 2018 is very special, as it marks his 50 years of social service.

In a matter of pride to the neighbourhood, Pranshu Tiwary, a resident of Gill Nagar in Choolaimedu, was crowned as Miss India World International, in Delhi recently.

India’s tour of Australia that involves three T20Is, five Tests and three ODIs, kickstarts in Brisbane on Wednesday, with both the teams locking horns in the first T20 International.

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Navaneetha Krishnan Temple, located at MMTC Colony, Nanganallur, has a history that dates back to Treta Yuga.

Prithvi Shaw made a grand entry into the international arena with a man-of-the-series performance in the Tests and India found a new batsman at No. 4 in ODIs in Ambati Rayudu and a left arm pacer in Khaleel Ahmed.

Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant found form at the right moment as their 130 run partnership helped India register a last-ball victory against the West Indies in the third T20I and win the series 3-0, at the MA Chidambaram stadium, here on Sunday.

Despite missing Chennai’s ‘adopted son’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni in action, the crowd at Chepauk would be happy to have witnessed a good game of cricket that surprisingly went down the wire, before India emerged victorious to sweep the series 3-0, against the West Indies.

Over the past few months, many parks in-and-around the city are getting revamped. While it has been highly appreciated by many, there are some that are overlooked, like the Gill Nagar park.

It is a fact that temple trees (sthala vrikshas) are an important part of any temple. But here is a special tree that became the main reason behind the construction of a temple.