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World’s first Indo-Saracenic building, right here in Chennai, set to regain old glory

November 7, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Constructed by Nawab Muhammad Ali Wallajah in 1768, Humayun Mahal is said to be the first construction in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture. After years of neglect, this block of the Chepauk Palace is all set to be restored. Here’s more about the ongoing work.

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Why MTC is sinking and taking Chennai Metro with it

June 19, 2018 G Ananthakrishnan

Chennai Metro continues to have poor traffic numbers, thanks to absolutely no effort from MTC to integrate its small buses services to the train network and provide last mile connectivity from the stations. MTC is also losing heavily to the illegal share autos, but doing nothing about it!

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Chennai buzz: Even amid IPL, Defence Expo and PM visit, city sees red over Cauvery issue

April 14, 2018 Sandhya Raju

The cancellation of Chennai as an IPL venue this year, black flags for PM Modi, environmentalists crying foul — discontent is written large across Chennai as we take a quick recap of the week’s most significant news.

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Chennai comes together to pledge action for a flood-proof monsoon

September 1, 2016 Deepa Seshadri

1000 people gather for Kelu Chennai Kelu!

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