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DGCA completes scrutiny of pilots

The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has completed its investigations on pilots in the wake of cases of forgery behind securing of licences after more than a year since it started the proc

Sahara fuels Tarun Reddy’s dream

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Tarun Reddy’s motorsport career has stepped up a gear. The 14-year-old Chennai boy, along with two others (Arjun Maini of Bengaluru and Jehan Daruvala of Mumbai) began their European karting career re

Caste census begins across TN except Chennai

The socio-economic caste census began on Monday all over the state except Chennai.

For the city, the two-month exercise will commence on May 1, census commissioner Gopalakrishnan told Deccan Chronic

TN parties pitch for collector’s release

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Leaders of various political parties including chief minister J. Jayalalithaa have pledged support to the family of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, even as CM wrote to the Prime Minister see

Smart ration cards for Pudukottai

In a bid to eliminate bogus ration cards, food minister R. Kamaraj on Monday announced that smart family cards would be issued in Pudukottai district on a pilot basis at the cost of Rs 21.69 crore.

Ambattur suffers political neglect

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The residents of Ambattur, already reeling under sewer overflow, also suffer sleepless nights owing to the mosquito menace and the stench from stagnant garbage that hits them hard. But the councillors

Work to begin on Neelankarai link

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The state highways department has floated a tender to appoint consultants to lay link roads at Neelankarai and Palavakkam at a cost of Rs100 crore to improve connectivity between East Coast Road and R

Warning bell for cable operators

Even as the officials of state run Arasu Cable TV (ACTL) officials are keen on offering quality services at the low-price of Rs70 per month, a few cable operators flout the norm and continue to charge

E-books outshine traditional formats

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With the advent of modern e-book readers like Amazon Kindle and smart phones like iPhones, which could store hundreds of electronic books, several youngsters have started downloading e-books rather th

Unconventional gold sales this Akshaya tritiya

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Jingling coins seem to have overtaken the jewellery fad of Indians during this Akshaya Tritiya. While jewellery sales have been going down, gold coin purchases are on the upswing.

As per World Gold

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