Monument status for Mahabs temple
The Archaeological Survey of India proposes to notify the ancient Sthalasayana Perumal temple, Mahabalipuram, as a monument of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites
Mitt Romney app spells America wrong
US Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was left thoroughly embarrassed after an app promoting his campaign spelt AMERICA wrong.
Twitter users were abuzz about 'AMERCIA' after many spotted the error on t
Autos, traders to join Bharat bandh
Over 50 per cent of the 2-lakh autorickshaws plying in TN will keep off the roads on Thursday, as trade unions belonging to the CPM (CITU), CPI (AITUC) and DMK have announced a statewide protest conde
Can the Three Lions roar?
The country that gave football to the world has ironically only perpetuated despair to their passionate fans.
What is likely to cause further anguish to a nation that has inured itself to years of i
Cyber cops nail copycat medicos’ role
The interim report of the cyber cops of Chennai police on hi-tech copying by students of Stanley medical college during their examination, submitted to Dr MGR Medical university, says nine students r
Draws marked 12 games
Viswanathan Anand needed a tie-breaker to overcome Boris Gelfand and claim his fifth world chess title. But it was all-square in the 12-game classical series at Moscow. Here is the lowdown on how Anan
Thirumavalavan moves HC on cartoon row
VCK leader and MP Thol. Thirumavalavan has approached the Madras high court to direct the Union government to remove the objectionable cartoon from plus-1 political science text book of CBSE syllabus
Two held on US consulate’s alert
Two persons who tried to get travel documents from the US consulate to fly to USA posing as husband and wife were arrested by the city police based on an alert from the foreign mission.
The arrested
Tiruchy farmer constructs India's first zero waste toilet
India’s first zero waste toilet happens to have been constructed in Tiruchy by lawyer-turned-organic farmer S. Thalapathy (45) early this May.
The farmer and his wife Selvi are busy receiving guests
I have never threatened to quit UPA: Karunanidhi
DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday threatened to pull out of the UPA government over the hike in petrol prices but later did a quick U-turn.