With a view to popularising their new designs,the Tamil Nadu Department of Handloom and Textiles will organise a one week exhibition-cum-sale at the Lalit Kala Academy from May 9 to 14, a top official said today. M R rpt M R Mohan, Commissioner for Handloom and Textiles, told reporters here that a design intervention project, […]

The police have drawn up a list of areas in Chennai, from where real estate frauds are reported frequently. The immediate provocation is a steady increase in the number of complaints about land grabbing. Between January and March this year, Commissioner of Police Letika Saran received over 300 petitions from people complaining about real estate […]

Adventure sport LOOKING FOR LOOPHOLES: Where there is a will, there is a way. But is this worth it? A scene on busy Anna Salai, Chennai. Source: Hindu

The Flowserve long-term support of indo-US business relations has been honoured with an inaugural award from the Indo-American Chamber at a ceremony in Chennai, India Flowserve has been honoured as the recipient of the Indo-American Chamber-Sanmar Indo-US Business Cooperation Award. Lewis Kling, President and CEO of Flowserve accepted the award in Chennai, India on behalf […]

FORENSIC tests have indicated that Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan cricket coach, was poisoned before being strangled, a source close to the Jamaican police has disclosed. Detectives believe the killer or killers used the poison to incapacitate Woolmer before murdering him in his hotel room last month. They are now focusing their investigation on the food […]

When Asin made her debut in M.Kumaran’s Son of Mahalakshmi with Jayam Ravi, nobody expected that this actress from Kochi was going to make such an impressive career in Kollywood. In film after film, the young actress proved her skills, and reserved a permanent place for herself among the top- ranking heroines within a short […]

After an initial gaffe by the world chess body FIDE, India’s Viswanathan Anand was formally crowned as the world No.1 last week after he won the Morelia-Linares Chess Tournament last month. He also received the ‘Jameo de Oro’, one of Spain’s highest civilian award given to a foreigner. Anand spoke to Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) candidly […]

The row between Tata Sky and Chennai-based Sun TV Network Ltd over sharing of the channels turned murkier on Monday with the latter now moving the Madras High Court, challenging the orders passed by Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) over the issue. The company has received an interim stay from the high court. In […]

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About 5,000 students from Tamil Nadu will appear for the Class 12 examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), starting on Thursday. In Chennai, about 2,500 students from 94 affiliated schools will take the examination in 33 centres. In a new practice this year given answer scripts with the pages numbered- to […]

It was a “starlit” marrige for Vikram, grandson of Shivaji Ganesan and son of actor Prabu tied the knot with Lakshmi Ujjaini, daughter of Dr.Mathivanan. The wedding was held at Rani Meyammai Hall at Egmore on Monday. Members from various political parties including Chief Minister Karunanidhi, Palani Manickam, Raja, E.V.K.S.Ilangovan, Vijaykanth, M.K.Stalin, Sathyaraj, Radhika and […]

A women’s college in Chennai has been organising a carnival that gives a taste of entrepreneurship, motivating young girls to turn job providers than being just job seekers. The college provides the funds but the students have to come up with viable business plans. The idea is to make them enterprising and help them dream […]