MADRAS Top Stories

Minor cannot be stripped of Indian citizenship merely because father became U.K. citizen, says Madras ...2026-10-20
The Hindu: The court directs the MaduraiRegionalPassportOfficer to consider and dispose of the application for the renewal of passport in 3 months ......
In A First, IIT Madras To Maps 100 Human Brains, From Foetus To Old Age2026-10-20
NDTV: An MRI scan typically provides information at the millimetre scale. The new atlases offer a finer view of the brain's cellular architecture, potentially revealing details that conventional imaging... ......
Wife’s unwillingness to live with husband is valid ground to grant divorce: Madras high court2026-10-20
The Times of India: CHENNAI: A wife's statement that she is not willing to live with her husband is a valid ground to grant divorce, Madras high court has said. Forcing the husband and wife to live together, that too, when the wife herself had stated that she is not interested in...
HR&CE Executive Officer was rightly dismissed from service for failing to protect temple land: Madras ...2026-10-20
The Hindu: Justice Krishnaswamy Govindarajan also invokes the parens patriae jurisdiction and calls for details regarding steps taken by Tamil Nadu government to retrieve the land ......
Sister’s husband claimed he got his father-in-law's land via oral gift and sold it but her brothers objected; Madras HC rules in brothers' favour for this reason2026-10-20
The Times of India: Sister’s husband claimed...
He went from IIT Madras to Stanford and built an AI startup that raised USD ...2026-10-19
India Today: He went from IIT Madras to Stanford and built an AI startup that raised USD million ......
Radio-tagged Madras hedgehog gives birth, offering insights into breeding behaviour2026-10-18
The Hindu: To understand the species’ home range, movement patterns and habitat use, the AIWC team has deployed VHF radio telemetry ......
IIT Madras alumnus left corporate roles to build an AI startup; how Akash Ramdas raised $9 million to accelerate semiconductor materials discovery2026-10-18
The Times of India: AI chips are becoming more powerful, but the heat they generate is creating a growing challenge for the semiconductor industry. Finding materials that can manage heat and improve the performance of nanoscale electronic devices is a time-consuming process,...
Madras High Court directs Erode court to consider bail pleas of nine in SC/ST Act case2026-10-18
The Hindu: JusticeG.K. Ilanthiraiyan passed the order on a CriminalOriginal Petition filed by the nine persons under Section 528 of the Bharatiya NagarikSuraksha Sanhita, 2023 ......
Madras high court directs CIC to dispose of prof’s query on controller appointment in two months2026-10-17
The Times of India: PUDUCHERRY: Madras high court has directed the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, to consider and dispose of a second appeal filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, by a teaching faculty member at a govt arts and science college in...
Tamil Nadu BJP alleges temple entry violated Madras High Court order2026-10-17
India Today: Tamil NaduBJP alleges temple entry violated Madras High Court order ......