F1 teams still wary of Indian customs
The turbulent run-up to the inaugural Indian Grand Prix last year created such a scare that Formula One teams are still wary of the country's bureaucratic hurdles.
The 2012 F1 season has reached a c
Anaka emerges on top down under
India's Anaka Alankamony claimed her second title on the women's professional squash tour and her first one abroad when she stunned top seed Kylie Lindsay of New Zealand to win the Ipswich Open in Que
People panic as cop drops severed head on road
The last thing that anybody expects to see on a road is a severed human head. Seeing a head lying on busy Wall Tax road in Chennai on Saturday, locals and passers-by were petrified. While most people
The Curious case of missing No.13 F1 car
Starting with Sebastian Vettel’s No.1 Red Bull car to Charles Pic’s No.25 Marussia, ardent fans may have noticed the jump in the sequence of the 2012 Formula One entry list.
It may sound strange, bu
Vaishali emerges champ
Top seed R. Vaishali of Tamil Nadu has emerged champion of the Ramco 26th national U-13 chess championship with a round to spare.
Vaishali’s win over S.Ananya of Karnataka in the 10th and penultimate
Poor marks not barrier for loan
A poor academic record at the school level is not a barrier to getting educational loans, the Madras high court has held and directed Punjab National Bank, Ambur branch, to sanction educational lo
Docs caution against over-counter pills
Doctors in the city are worried about the rise in the number of people who get renal failure following overdose of painkillers, and the lead-rich medication prescribed as part of alternative medici
Monsoon fury claims 20 lives in Tamil Nadu
Twenty persons have been killed during the two-day rains that lashed various parts of Tamil Nadu. Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, who reviewed the arrangements to tackle the northeast monsoon on Satur
Duleep Trophy final: First day match washed out
Persistent rain has washed out the opening day's play of the Duleep Trophy final match between Central Zone and East Zone without a ball being bowled on Sunday.
The conditions were so bad that even t
Monsoon eases Tamil Nadu-Karnataka tension
The monsoon is flooding the Chennai roads and throwing life out of gear but on the explosive political canvas, the heavy showers have cooled down the tempers — albeit temporarily — for the warring n