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Smugglers’ ring broken

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With the arrest of international antique ‘dealer’ Subash Kapoor and his extradition from Germany to stand trial for the theft of 18 priceless idols from two Ariyalur temples (2008), the Tamil Nadu ido

Army crush Indian Bank for title

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Any glimmer of hope that Indian Bank had of scripting a fairy tale finish was snuffed out emphatically by a well-knit Army XI in the final of the IOB-Syed Ahmed memorial all-India hockey tournament, c

Homemaker is scribe for visually challenged

She was like any other homemaker till she happened to see an advertisement that called for volunteers to assist visually challenged students. Ms Padmavathy Anand resigned the Central government job to

Deccan Chronicle story features in Aamir Khan show

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Bollywood star Aamir Khan was stunned when he heard of the Deccan Chronicle story from Tamil Nadu about elders being killed by their own families in a barbaric ritual known as thalaikoothal (giving oi

Passive smoking affects 40% Chennai kids

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Nearly 40 per cent of children in the city are exposed to passive smoking which makes them vulnerable to cancer as they inhale the toxic smoke at home from their fathers, says a survey conducted by Ad

Release funds at once, says Jaya

Accusing the Centre of giving “differential treatment” to TN, CM J. Jayalalithaa called upon Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh to ensure that the first instalment of Rs 138.58 crore towar

Venue faux pas irks candidates

More than 1,000 youth who went to a a railway recruitment board (RRB) examination centre in Selaiyur on Sunday got a jolt when they found that their names did not figure at the centre and they were to

Chennai’s finest shock Germans

The sight of the German officers delivering millionaire art ‘dealer’ Subhash Chandra Kapoor to the Tamil Nadu police team at the Cologne prison would have triggered hard reactions from the human right

Bus travel burns hole in pockets

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Commuters travelling on Viluppuram Corporation Buses from the Koyambedu Bus Terminus (CMBT) to suburban Poonamallee, which is a commercial hub for dozens of adjoining villages, through the Maduravoyal

Olympics: What makes Jamaica tick?

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What is common to Linford Christie, Donovan Bailey and Usain Bolt? Each one of them has won an Olympic gold in the 100m.

It is not a quiz question that will strain your brain. Bolt is, of course, th

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.