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Nakkheeran Editor Arrested For "Defamatory" Article On Governor

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Journalist Nakkheeran Gopal, the editor of popular Tamil weekly 'Nakkheeran', was arrested this morning at the Chennai airport on charges of defamation for allegations against Governor Banwarilal Purohit in an article.

Chennai Airport To Get Rs 2,500 Crore New Terminal: Official

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 28, 2018

A new terminal with a parking bay for aircraft and a multi-level car parking facility would be set up at a cost of Rs 2,500 crore under phase II of the Chennai airport modernisation programme, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said on Friday.

IndiGo Bus Catches Fire At Chennai Airport, Passengers Rescued

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 21, 2018

A bus belonging to IndiGo Airlines caught fire Thursday at the airport in Chennai while ferrying passengers of a domestic in-bound evening flight, according to airport officials.

Gold Worth Rs 2.8 Crore Found Under Plane Seat At Chennai Airport

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Unclaimed gold weighing eight kg and valued at around Rs 2.80 crore was recovered from a New Delhi-bound flight in Chennai today, airport officials said.

Humanoid Robots Introduced At Chennai Airport

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The Chennai Airport today introduced humanoid robots to perform a variety of actions, including greeting passengers and responding to queries, "deciphering variances in accent."

Air India Flight Suffers Bird-Hit While Landing In Chennai

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday July 24, 2018

An Air India flight from Singapore headed to Chennai suffered a bird-strike while landing this morning. All 172 people on board are safe. The flight's radar dome or radome was damaged.

Air India Flight With 131 Passengers Returns To Chennai After Bird Hit

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 20, 2018

A Delhi-bound Air India flight carrying 131 passengers was forced to return to Chennai airport today after suffering a bird-hit 20 minutes into its journey, the national carrier said today.

Crew Allege Strip-Search By Airline, SpiceJet Says It's Same For Flyers

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday March 31, 2018

Air hostesses working with no-frills carrier SpiceJet protested at Chennai airport early morning today after they were allegedly strip searched by the airline's own security personnel

Chennai Airport Put On High Alert After Bomb Threat Call

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 16, 2018

Chennai airport officials were put on high alert following a bomb threat call to an airline, hours before the arrival of the vice president and defence minister to the Tamil Nadu capital.

Karti Chidambaram Sent To CBI Custody For 3 More Days In Corruption Case

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday March 9, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, has been sent to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI for three more days by a court in Delhi. He will presented in court on Monday. The CBI had sought his remand for six more days.

"Am Not Hindustan Leaver": Karti Chidambaram's Dig At Government In Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday March 1, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday in connection with a corruption case, told a Delhi court that the arrest was "malafide" since he had travelled abroad with permission from the Madras High Court and had cooperated with investigators so far.

Karti's Apprehension of Arrest In INX Media Case In Supreme Court Turns Real

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 28, 2018

Karti Chidambaram's apprehension in the Supreme Court last week that he will be arrested on his return from London turned out to be true, with the Central Bureau of Investigation taking him into custody in connection with INX Media case as soon as he landed at the Chennai airport on Wednesday.

INX Media Case Highlights: Karti Chidambaram, Arrested Today, Reaches Delhi, Says Will Be Vindicated

India News | Edited by Stela Dey, Revathi Hariharan | Thursday March 1, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was arrested at Chennai airport today by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a money laundering case. He was accused of taking a Rs 10-lakh bribe during the clearance to INX Media for receiving foreign investment of over Rs. 300 crore in 2007 when his father P Chidambaram was the uni...

Karti Chidambaram, Arrested In Corruption Case, Sent To CBI Custody For A Day: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday March 1, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, the son of former union minister P Chidambaram, was sent to CBI custody for a day by a court in Delhi yesterday. The 46-year-old businessman was arrested on Wednesday morning in Chennai and then brought to Delhi. He has been accused of taking bribes to help a television company, INX Media, get clearance for foreign investments. S...

SpiceJet Flight Tyres Burst At Chennai Airport, Main Runway Closed

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 9, 2018

A SpiceJet aircraft with over 200 people on board made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport this afternoon after its tyres exploded during take-off.