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Rangoli portrait of Yesudas aims at entering Limca Book of Records

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The All India Malayali Association has made a 12,000 sq. feet rangoli portrait of K.J. Yesudas on the eve of the Mathruvandanam programme at St. Georges’ Anglo Indian School in Chennai on Saturday, wi

‘Ask BJP about Rajapaksa visit’

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s proposed visit to the Buddhist centre at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh has become further vitiated with Union shipping minister G.K. Vasan insisting that his trip w

Port road projects hit a roadblock

Miffed with the increasing project cost overruns, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), which is handling both Chennai port- Maduravoyal elevated expressway (CPME) and Ennore-Manali road imp

Officials crack down on quality of tanker water

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As part of the intensified drive to prevent the outbreak of water borne diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea in the city, a team of officials from the Chennai corporation together with food safety d

Captain Vijayakanth goes on Korea jaunt

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Did he choose to keep a low profile or did his personal interest precede party welfare? Call it what you want, DMDK chief and leader of the opposition Vijayakanth’s ways are always different.

The ac

President cautions on judicial activism

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Sounding a note of caution on judicial activism, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said judicial pronouncements must respect the boundaries that separate the legislature, executive and judiciary.

Young long jumper aims high

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For K. Prem Kumar, 19 from Thanjavur, nothing is more important than long jumps which he practices every day.

Sleeping on a mat in a small room with five others is not a deterrent for this youth who

Trees uprooted as rains lash Chennai

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Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds on Friday night brought down nine trees and branches in the city. With this in the last week alone, the city has lost over 40 trees in rain-related damage.

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HC upholds retired judge’s appointment

The Madras high court has upheld the appointment of Justice R. Regupathy, retired judge of the court, as president of the Tamil Nadu Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

A division bench of Justic

Cooking gas shortage hits homemakers

The shortage of cooking gas in the city has resulted in widespread anguish, as delay in supply has hit homemakers who are finding it difficult to finish their daily chores.

People in various parts of

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