Thursday, August 22, 2013

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Tina Ambani to appear as witness in court today

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT

Tina Ambani, wife of Reliance ADAG chairman Anil Ambani, will appear before a special CBI court on Friday as a witness in the spectrum scam trial even as the Supreme Court refused to exempt Dayalu Ammal, wife of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, as a witness in the 2G case against her daughter and MP Kanimozhi.        

Hopes sour & soar on dollar rise

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT

Elders celebrate windfall gains as the value of remittances from kin abroad heads north.

Up to 20 NHS trusts seeking healthcare deals in India

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:26 PM PDT

As many as 20 NHS trusts are planning to go into business with healthcare providers in India, as plans to exploit the NHS brand with lucrative contracts abroad gathers pace.        

Quake-prone buildings must be repaired: Corporation

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:20 PM PDT

Civic body to issue notices to owners to alter dilapidated structures

Motorists blinded by dust on potholed Expressway

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:20 PM PDT

A few days ago, two container lorries headed to Chennai Port toppled over on S.N. Chetty Street on the Ennore Expressway after the tyres came in contact with big potholes.Such accidents are...

'Chennai Express' the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT

The film has made more at the box office than Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani .        

Post repair work, more Krishna water to flow in

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT

The city's near dry reservoirs, the major source of drinking water supply, may soon start getting more Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh. The Water Resources Department (WRD) plans to see...

Airport expansion turns damp squib

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT

Air passengers may want to cast wary glances upwards while walking inside the terminals of Chennai airport. After all, one never knows when a false ceiling may collapse. False ceiling panel...

Gangs: low on number, high on terror

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT

When it comes to a count of gangs in the major metros, Chennai may be at the bottom of the table. But the city has a gangster history worth talking about. In the mid-60s, Burmese repatriate...

‘Auto’ Shankar: a ride of terror in the 80s

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:11 PM PDT

Among the many brutal and gruesome murder cases that have rocked Chennai in its recent history, none comes close to the multiple murder cases by 'Auto' Shankar and his group between 1987 and 1988.

Tariffs at Kolkata, Chennai airports may be determined before awarding projects - Indian Express

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:41 PM PDT


Tariffs at Kolkata, Chennai airports may be determined before awarding projects
Indian Express
To ensure that the proposed privatisation of Kolkata and Chennai airports do not result in higher charges for passengers, the amounts to be levied at these airports following their privatisation are likely to be determined prior to the award of these airport ...

Chennai celebrates 375th founding day with splendour - Deccan Herald

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:38 PM PDT


Chennai celebrates 375th founding day with splendour
Deccan Herald
From emerging as one of the early settlements of the British East India Company in the 17th century, Chennai has grown into a vibrant metropolis retaining its cultural moorings as it celebrates its 375th founding day on Thursday. It has been a long and ...

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Gall bladder, uterine cancer on the rise - Deccan Herald

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:34 PM PDT


Gall bladder, uterine cancer on the rise
Deccan Herald
According to the population based cancer registry prepared by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), actual reported cases of cervical cancer declined between 2009 and 2011 in Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Decline was seen ...

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Hopes sour & soar on dollar rise - Times of India

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:25 PM PDT


Hopes sour & soar on dollar rise
Times of India
... find that they have a few thousand rupees more in their bank accounts. The landscapes maybe different but walk into any Mylapore lane in Chennai or Bagh Bazaar in North Kolkata and what strikes you is the number of elderly who sit on their patios.

Shah Rukh Khan celebrates the success of Chennai Express - PINKVILLA

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:19 PM PDT


Shah Rukh Khan celebrates the success of Chennai Express
PINKVILLA
Shah Rukh Khan has many reasons to smile these days. Apart from the birth of his son AbRam, his latest production venture Chennai Express is minting money at the box office. The movie which has raked in Rs. 197 Cr net in India as of today is on the way to ...

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Tina Ambani to appear as witness in court today - Times of India

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:04 PM PDT


Tina Ambani to appear as witness in court today
Times of India
Meanwhile, the SC refused any exemption to Dayalu Ammal but took into account her old age and health condition to permit her examination in Chennai. On an application filed on Dayalu Ammal's behalf, the court had directed the All Indian Institute of ...

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Doctors Investigate Indian Baby for Spontaneous Combustion - Yahoo! News

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:58 PM PDT


Yahoo! News

Doctors Investigate Indian Baby for Spontaneous Combustion
Yahoo! News
The infant is being treated at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai, India, after his parents claimed he caught on fire four separate times. The boy's mother, Rajeshwari Karnan, said nine days after his birth she found the baby on fire in her hut after ...

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Doctors rule out spontaneous human combustion theory after baby 'bursts into ... - Metro

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:29 PM PDT


Metro

Doctors rule out spontaneous human combustion theory after baby 'bursts into ...
Metro
Three-month-old Rahul was admitted to an intensive care unit in Chennai, India, last week after suddenly catching fire. He suffered ten burns of varying severity in the latest incident with no apparent external source of ignition, leaving doctors stumped in their ...

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Doctors investigate baby for spontaneous combustion - WRTV Indianapolis

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT


Doctors investigate baby for spontaneous combustion
WRTV Indianapolis
CHENNAI, India - A 3-month-old Indian baby is the center of a medical mystery as doctors are trying to determine if the infant suffered from spontaneous human combustion, according to the New York Times . The infant is being treated at the Kilpauk Medical ...

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Bad Blood as 'Chennai Express' Steamrolls Underworld Dons - India West

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:17 PM PDT


India West

Bad Blood as 'Chennai Express' Steamrolls Underworld Dons
India West
By the time you read this, Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express" will probably have crossed the Rs. 200-crore domestic nett mark and "Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara!" ("OUATIMD") will have accepted a bad defeat. However, even as UTV and Red ...

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