Month: August 2023

KIA Terminal 2 will start international operations on September 12  

KIA Terminal 2 will start international operations on September 12  

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The glitzy Terminal 2 of Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 will commence international operations on September 12. T2 was scheduled to commence international operations on August 31, however, the day before, BIAL the operator said the scheduled operations had been postponed. “After consultation with regulatory authorities […]

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Watch | Did you know there’s a temple for the Indian constitution?

Watch | Did you know there’s a temple for the Indian constitution?

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Did you know there’s a temple for the Indian constitution? This building, located near Kudappanakkunnu in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, is called the Bharanaghatana Kshetram, or Constitution Temple. The visionary behind this unique temple is Sivadasan Pillai, a retired social science teacher Founded on August 15th, 2021, this year marked the third anniversary of this symbol […]

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Meet Tamil Nadu’s bodybuilders who dedicate their lives to maintain a ripped physique

Meet Tamil Nadu’s bodybuilders who dedicate their lives to maintain a ripped physique

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When he is not working out at the gym, M Saravanan is in his kitchen, boiling eggs and chicken for his next meal. The 27-year-old bodybuilder spends 12 hours at the gym when preparing for a championship, and on regular days, eight to six hours. He is the title winner of the South Asian Bodybuilding […]

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Madras Day | Hockey Olympian V Baskaran’s tryst with Chennai is full of food, Rajinikanth and kindness 

Madras Day | Hockey Olympian V Baskaran’s tryst with Chennai is full of food, Rajinikanth and kindness 

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 06 August 2023: FOR METRO PLUS: Former Indian hockey captain V. Baskaran at Irani tea stall, Smith Road, Thousand Lights on Saturday. Photo Akhila Easwaran/ The Hindu. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Former captain of the Indian hockey team V Baskaran has met the likes of Usain Bolt and Roger Federer. He […]

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Music band Ragavalli, comprising students of Chembai Memorial Government Music College, is making waves with their covers

Music band Ragavalli, comprising students of Chembai Memorial Government Music College, is making waves with their covers

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Band Ragavalli | Photo Credit: Sivaranj Menon Ragavalli is on a musical high. The band, comprising students of the Chembai Memorial Government Music College, Palakkad, is fresh from a performance as part of the Kerala Government’s Onam week celebrations at Malayinkeezhu in Thiruvananthapuram and is getting ready for another Onam programme in the capital this […]

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Madras Day | Where to find the best biryanis in Chennai

Madras Day | Where to find the best biryanis in Chennai

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K.G.N. Aarifa Biryani Centre At K.G.N. Aarifa Biryani Centre, biryani masters begin their work during the wee hours, so that by 8 am huge cauldrons of piping hot biryani are ready for sale. The biriyani shops here started on a small scale, mostly to cater to the many daily wage earners who finish their night […]

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Madras Day | Where to find the best biryanis in Chennai

Madras Day | The Hindu’s day-long curated walk highlighting Chennai’s Biryani

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K.G.N. Aarifa Biryani Centre At K.G.N. Aarifa Biryani Centre, biryani masters begin their work during the wee hours, so that by 8 am huge cauldrons of piping hot biryani are ready for sale. The biriyani shops here started on a small scale, mostly to cater to the many daily wage earners who finish their night […]

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At Chennai’s first ever rage room, hurl bottles and break television sets with a sledgehammer

At Chennai’s first ever rage room, hurl bottles and break television sets with a sledgehammer

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Break all you can | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas It is Monday morning, and here I am hurling glass bottles against a wall. Next, I pick up a baseball bat and smash a television set and a row of tiles, followed by more bottles. There is something musical about the sound of glass breaking. As […]

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Telangana’s state bird, palapitta, calls for attention

Telangana’s state bird, palapitta, calls for attention

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Indian Roller | Photo Credit: Sriram Reddy Birds are excellent indicators of the state of our natural world. This year’s State of India’s Birds report, which was recently released, highlights 942 bird species that need conservation priority. Of these, 178 classified as High Conservation Priority and 14 species. Surprisingly the Indian Roller, or called the […]

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