Raja wants to grill CAG chief in court
Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, accused in the 2G spectrum scam, on Saturday said he would seek the permission of the court to grill Vinod Rai, the head of CAG, which pegged at Rs 1.76 lakh crore as
176-year-old Pallavaram Friday market still bustling
The jostling crowd, the yelling hawkers and the bustle of traffic behind does not dampen the spirit of the nearly 176-year-old Friday market at Pallavaram here.
From spices and condiments to pets to
CBI to take over custodial death cases of labour leader
The Madras high court has transferred to CBI the four cases registered before and after the alleged custodial death of a labour leader following a labour dispute at a factory at Yanam, Puducherry.
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Rape victim seeks justice
Bus stands after nightfall have become the stalking grounds for cops on heat, it appears. The latest is the tragedy of Vasanthi, 27, who lives in Periyakulam with her coolie husband.
She has alleged
Marina to be cleared of shops soon
With complaints pouring in over illegal shops mushrooming on the Marina, the city corporation is working overtime to clear the mess.
Chennai mayor S. Saidai Duraisamy admitted in the recently-concl
Railway staff robbed in moving train
Chandra, 45, a supervisor at the Tambaram railway reservation counter, was robbed of an eight-sovereign gold chain in the first class coach of an EMU while returning from work on Thursday night, polic
PM appeases MK with Lanka letter
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to DMK president M. Karunanidhi saying he had taken up with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa the steps required for rehabilitation of Sri Lankan Tamils
Study faults railway facilities
Gone are the days when people wrote petitions to draw the attention of authorities. A city-based civic group involved in addressing rail and road passengers’ grievances has conducted a survey that br
Crippling effect of poor services
When Rajiv Ranjan, a cerebral palsy patient, was barred by an airline from flying out of Chennai in 2007, the disability rights activists took the issue to the civil aviation ministry and a section M1
Aparajith continues to sizzle
B. Aparajith has submitted further proof of his impressive talent. Fresh from his success in the under-19 Asia Cup, the youngster began the season with a cracking 184 (164b, 32x4) for Vijay CC against