Banner in Chennai hails Osama Bin Laden
A flexiboard hailing the ‘martyrdom’ of Osama Bin Laden, the slain leader of banned terrorist outfit Al Qaeda, put up by the India National League party near Triplicane mosque since May 2, has caused
Ruckus on Pondy-Chennai train over seat
The Railways’ mishandling of seat-allotment between male and female passengers on board the Puducherry-Chennai Egmore daily express train led to several women passengers facing abuse from strangers an
World chess title: Humpy expects an interesting contest
With two experienced grandmasters all set for their championship match from Friday, India’s golden girl GM Koneru Humpy spoke to Deccan Chronicle about how Viswanathan Anand is a favourite to retain t
Asian Athletic Championships to held in Chennai in August 2013
Asian Athletic Championships will be held here in August next year and Tamil Nadu government has earmarked Rs40 crore for it, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on Thursday.
Making a suo motu statemen
Night ride for Rajini
Two-wheeler racing is no child’s play. In a high adrenaline sport where crashes and spills are a way of life, night races prove to be yet another deadly obstacle to daredevil riders in their pursuit o
Hoardings pose danger to flights
Hoardings of all hues and colours are back in Chennai. Two massive structures have come just opposite Chennai airport, violating aviation norms.
Two years ago, the district administration had cleare
Transport dept study to help identify mini bus routes
Mini buses in Chennai are unlikely to ply on all the routes suggested by the Anna University as the transport department has decided to put on hold the recommendations made by varsity experts.
Inste
Pool victim was keen football player
Roopam Hazarika, the Class X student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) who drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday, and was declared dead on Tuesday morning, was a keen foo
In a first, wind, solar energy for temples
The state government has proposed to create a database of about 4.78 lakh acres of temple lands as part of its efforts to prevent encroachments of temple properties.
Also, for the first time, the g
Debate over SC/ST status for dalit christians
The Assembly on Wednesday witnessed intense debate between Congress members and ruling AIADMK ministers on the issue of inclusion of dalit Christians in SC/ST category.
Speaking on the debate on dema