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Death due to kite thread, 23 held

Chennai police began a crackdown on kite sellers and arrested as many as 23 people as selling kites is banned.

This comes in the wake of caterer Raj Kumar of Bihar dying when a glass-laced kite stri

Panic over swine flu: Don’t pop Tamiflu without advice

Experts in the city are worried that panic about swine flu is spreading faster than the virus itself.
Doctors have urged the media not to create hype over swine flu infection or any deaths that may oc

March proves warmer this year

It was a warmer March for Chennai this year. The actual temperature was 1°C above normal and the Met office said westerly winds that blew for about 15 days in March deferred the onset of the cooling s

IRCTC plans pantries in IT companies on OMR

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) plans to open pantries and kitchens to cater to low-end industrial workers and high-end software professionals in Chennai soon as part of it

IPL 5: The maverick spinner Ashwin is quietly confident

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It’s not without a reason that Ravichandran Ashwin is the most influential bowler in the IPL. The enviable economy rate of 6.03 is the all-time best in the league, add the stunning average of 19.82 an

Airline firms to fall in line?

With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) gearing up to start the mock trial run in two weeks at the new domestic terminal, the officials expect the airline companies to compromise and move into the

Star TV bags BCCI broadcast rights for Rs 3851 crore

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Global economic crisis, general market meltdowns and India’s recent on-field results had no bearing as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) managed to sell broadcast rights for matches in India (2012-2018) for a whopping Rs 3851 crore (approximately $750 million).

11.44l students to appear for samacheer exam

A total of 11.44 lakh candidates will appear for class 10 examinations under Samacheer Kalvi at about 3,000 exam centres in the state from Wednesday. The exam will start on April 4 with language paper

Jaya to PM: Put NCTC on hold

Tamil Nadu chief minister J.

Innovation varsity in Kovai soon

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The Union government has added another feather to Tamil Nadu’s cap by proposing to set up a university of innovation at Coimbatore.

This will be one of the 14 universities to be set up in the countr

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