M Jyoti Lakshmi recently won gold medals in Hammer Throw and Short Put, and a silver in Discus throw, at the Tamilnadu State Masters Athletic Championship held at Thiruvannamalai, from...

Sri Varasiddhi Vinayagar temple, on Dec.21, celebrated its Golden jubilee with a grand function. The temple is a landmark at Besant Nagar, since its inception in the early 1970s.  K.R.Chandrasekhar,...

K.Mohamed Ibrahim - Former Regional Director ICCR and a resident of Jeevarathnam Nagar (Adyar), along with K.S.Gopalakrishnan, IPS (Rtd), T.S.Krishnamurthy - Former Chief Election Commissioner, J.Balasubramanian - Founder of Savithri...

Ezhuthu Sirpi Dr Vijayalakshmi Masilamani released her 20th book ‘Bharathi en Paattan’ on Nov.25 at the Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. Dr Vijayalakshmi is a writer and the Founder-President of Suriya Thendral...

As part of their Project Based Learning (PBL), Surana High Tech International School, Besant Nagar, conducted various activities including a gallery walk, on ‘Trade and Friendship as a Tool for...

Kidzee Preschool, Kannappa Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, on Dec.16, celebrated Grandparents Day. The event commenced with a soulful prayer song and a warm welcome address. Mr Sridharan, the retired chief photographer of...

Dr.Raja Rathinam, a resident of Adyar, was on Dec.14 honoured with the International Dairy Professional Award, for his service to the dairy farmers and dairy industry, by the Vice Chancellor...

Freedom Trust, founded by Dr Sunder Subramaniam to make a difference in the lives of the physically impaired, has to date held more than 1000 mobility aid camps and distributed...

On Dec.17, a walkathon was held at Elliot’s Beach, Besant Nagar, to create awareness on Diabetic Retinopathy (the blinding disease affecting the eyes due to diabetes). Radhatri Nethralaya Eye Hospital...

IIT Madras - NPTEL is launching seven new online courses on Sports Science, a fast-growing field in India. The courses can be taken online free of cost. These comprehensive online...