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First day, flop show

It was Day One of segregation of waste at source in the city. Although garbage trucks could not return from the Mandur landfill due to heavy rain, garbage tempos and pourakarmikas were on the move acr

Governor suggests special cell to check ragging

With an aim to make campuses ragging free in the state, Governor K. Rosaiah, on Monday suggested that state police create a special cell to handle ragging-related complaints.

Mr Rosaiah, who is also

Hockey nationals: Punjab pack off champs Haryana

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There’s a thin line that divides those who play well under pressure and those who succumb to it. On Monday at the KSHA Stadium here, Punjab found themselves on the positive side which saw them storm i

NIA may take over terror case

The National Investigation Agency has reportedly written to the state government asking them to transfer the alleged “Hubli terror module” case to them for investigation as it may have national and in

Tamil Nadu will not suffer water shortage

It has been a bad southwest monsoon for Tamil Nadu. The state received 24 per cent deficient rainfall.

However, the state’s mainstay is northeast monsoon (October-December), which has been behaving

MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy pilots flight to Chennai

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“FLY 281 request descend.” The line may have been a routine communication between a pilot and the air traffic controller that takes place everyday but the person who said it this time was no ordinary

Get your dry waste picked up at your doorstep

A city company is launching a portal allowing you to network with scrap merchants to pick up the dry waste from your doorsteps. Said Poonam Bir Kasturi, founder of dailydump.org : “We have trained ka

Mobile school drives in to pick up dropouts in North Chennai

On Monday, a ‘mobile school’ was out looking for street children who had discontinued studies in Vyasarpadi and Royapuram.

For NGOs focusing on child welfare and primary education, labour-dominated

Family of 6 perish in property fight

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A family of six including four children was found charred to death in their hut at Thoppuvalasai village in Ramanathapuram district on Monday. Police suspect it to be a case of murder over a property

CBI probes ban on vaccine production

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The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) to probe the alleged malafide intention in imposing a ban on vaccine production by three Central public sector undertakings (PSUs) during the tenure o

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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.