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Jayalalithaa makes clean sweep of Chennai

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Chennai will be much cleaner in just three months, chief minister Ms Jayalalithaa has promised.

She had undertaken an aerial survey of the metropolis and its suburbs by a helicopter on Friday and wa

Jr chess: Wheels come off India’s challenge

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The SDAT-Ramco world junior chess championship has been disastrous for India after six rounds.

Girish A. Koushik has been the lone warrior for the hosts, who have entered 92 of the 195 contestants.

Jaya calls for new microphones so that 'men can talk like men'

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Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday witnessed some light moments when Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha told the Speaker that the microphones attached on members' desk were non-adjustable and they should be re

Children’s day out with chess

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Young chess enthusiasts thronged Hotel Vijay Park, the venue of the world junior championship, on Sunday.

When the arbiters announced the start of the sixth round, right from tiny tots to grandmoth

BJP’s Tamil cause fizzles out

The Eelam war might have ended on the northern beaches of Sri Lanka but across the Palk Strait, the island’s Tamil conflict continues to gather heat across Tamil Nadu amid scores of concerned politici

Chennai police to hotels: Ban Lankans

The Chennai city police has in a shocking move instructed hotels in the city not to accommodate pilgrims from Sri Lanka after two attacks on visitors from the island nation.

The knee-jerk reaction b

BJP Mission Eelam sinks

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The Eelam war might have ended on the northern beaches of Sri Lanka but across the Palk Strait, the island’s Tamil conflict continues to gather heat across Tamil Nadu amid scores of concerned politici

Now, Zaheer Khan bites the dust

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Zaheer Khan won’t bowl another ball in international cricket in England this series.

While his hamstring and ankle injury may be a consequence of the kind of cramped schedule Team India are subject

Chess: Koushik becomes India’s beacon

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Girish A. Koushik took centre stage at the Ramco-SDAT world junior championship at Vijay Park here on Sunday.

The Mysore boy upset compatriot and grandmaster S.P. Sethuraman to move into joint secon

Ray of hope for Robson

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Finishing a tournament strongly is a test of a chess player’s mental fortitude.

For US grandmaster Ray Robson, last rounds at key international events have always been a nightmare.

“I usually get

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.