Scientists on tenterhooks for Koodankulam nod
Strange it might sound but the scientific community in Tamil Nadu has been on tenterhooks over an Assembly bye-election. Along with the political class, the nuclear scientists in the state are keeping
Assault over corporal punishment
Principal Rita Manu of Bethel international public school, Bengaluru, on Friday, allegedly beat up a class 4 student, B. Aakash, with a hockey stick as the boy was reportedly playing with water balloo
Flyers get the Midas touch
A smart air passenger can gain more than a lakh of rupees if he or she can sneak in one kg of gold.
With import duty of gold increased from Rs30 per gram to Rs115 per gram in two months, the incenti
Karun Chandhok enjoys seamless transition
Karun Chandhok enjoyed a seamless transition from the ritzy world of Formula One racing to less-appealing sportscars series on Sunday.
Making his debut at the newly-launched World Endurance Champions
Karuna to go on fast on Lanka resolution issue
Stepping up pressure on the UPA government over the issue of US resolution against Sri Lanka at UNHRC on its alleged war crimes, its key ally, DMK on Monday announced a state-wide fast led by party
Jayalalithaa govt gives go ahead to Kudankulam nuclear plant
Seeking to end the impasse over the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue, the Jayalalilthaa government in Tamil Nadu on Monday gave the go ahead to the controversial project and announced a Rs 500 crore spe
Karunanidhi calls off fast on Sri Lanka
DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Monday called off his scheduled hunger strike after the Indian government said it intended to vote against Sri Lanka on a 'war crimes' resolution.
Karunanidhi made the
Cheetahs have SF in sight
The coming week will be momentous for Chennai Cheetahs in the Bridgestone World Series Hockey.
The Cheetahs will be playing four home matches on the trot and they must fire on all cylinders at the MR
Diligent child worker set to become digital animator
A child worker of North Chennai is packing his bags to go to America for specialising in media studies.
Mohammed Sherief, now 21, had migrated across all sorts of odd jobs, from carpentry to distrib
Bitter start for Narain Karthikeyan; sweet for Karun Chandhok
Their fortunes are poles apart. While Hispania Racing Team’s substandard F1 car put paid to Narain Karthikeyan’s hopes of competing at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Karun Chandhok is havin