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Anti-Kudankulam protesters to fast from May 1 onwards

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Upset with the Tamil Nadu government for going back on its assurances, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced that it would resume an indefinite hunger strike from Ma

71-hour countdown commences for RISAT 1

The 71-hour countdown for the launch of 1,858 kg RISAT -1, India's radar imaging satellite, the heaviest one to be lifted by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle commenced on Monday morning.

"The co

Sarath Kumar gets pat on the back

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It’s been a steep learning curve for Sarath Kumar. The only Indian rider at the Italian championship is slowly but steadily getting to grips with the highly competitive world of two-wheeler racing.

Encroachments block traffic

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Unchecked encroachments by hotels and eateries on the road and footpath opposite Perambur Railway Station continue to result in traffic disruption on the arterial Perambur High Road, causing inconveni

HC: Minor can’t stop joint property’s sale

The Madras high court has held that the restriction (getting prior permission of the court for disposing any immoveable property of a minor) on the natural guardian in respect of property of a minor a

Engineering students design green car

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Four mechanical engineering students of Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College, Ponmar, 9 km from Medavakkam, have designed a hybrid car as part of their final-year project. While th

Congress MPs silent on war crimes

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Preferring to keep mum on the issue of war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan army at the fag end of the Eelam war, the four Congress MPS who were part of the Parliamentary delegation that returned af

Signal failure disrupts EMU services

EMU services were disrupted for an hour on the busy Beach-Tambaram stretch owing to a signal failure between Kodambakkam and Mambalam stations late Saturday evening.

Around 8.35 pm, EMUs on Beach-Ta

Ramanujar birthplace on tourism map

Not many may be aware that Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of the Vaishnavite saint Sri Ramanujar. Many may remember Sriperumbudur as the place where the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed.

Gang hacks man in clinic

Panic reigned at the Chengalpet government hospital early on Saturday when a five-member gang barged into the premises and hacked an arrack seller who was undergoing treatment.

The injured man was l

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