Tuesday, August 27, 2013

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M Karunanidhi welcomes food bill, praises Sonia

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT

DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday welcomed the Food Security Bill and lauded UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her efforts in ensuring it was passed in Parliament.        

Counting heritage: 75K monuments recorded in 1st round

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT

Against the backdrop of plundering of national heritage, the mission was set up to create a database of monuments and antiquities.        

‘Hop-on, hop-off’ bus service for Dasara tourists

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT

The facility will help reduce tourist dependence on taxis, says Minister for Tourism

Concerns over inscriptions at Shiva temple

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT

For years, devotees at the ninth century Adipuriswarar (Shiva) temple in Tiruvottiyur walked on granite slabs with rare inscriptions that dated to the Chola and Vijayanagara empires.The sla...

Begging racket victims receive treatment

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT

A day after a fake psychiatric clinic, which was at the centre of a begging racket in the city, was busted, five of the six victims were sent to Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Kilpauk for tre...

Cautious callers

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT

The helplines established to bring to book autorickshaw drivers who violate the new fare system, have received a lukewarm response. Only six persons called in to lodge complaints, and all o...

Rupee has lost over 20% this year

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:15 PM PDT

The rupee has fallen by around 20% since the beginning of the year. The only currency that has done worse is the South African rand which has fallen nearly 23%.

‘Madras Café’ Spy Thriller or Political Drama?

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:06 PM PDT

The 37-year-old civil war in Sri Lanka was violently put down by the government in 2009, and India's one-time involvement in it, remains an emotional tinderbox for large sections of the Indian and Sri Lankan populations.

NHAI takes first step towards withdrawing from State projects

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT

Decides to hand over Coimbatore-Mettupalayam road project to State Highways

Empee Distilleries, USL to jointly brew IMFL

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT

Empee Distilleries and UB group company United Spirits (USL) signed a three-year agreement to manufacture Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) for distribution in Karntaka. In a regulatory filing to the BSE, Chennai-based Empee Distilleries said, "The manufacturing will be undertaken at the unit at Arabhikothanur village, Kolar district, Karnataka." The joint managing director of Empee, Nisha ...

'Awful' cold halts Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express joyride - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:34 PM PDT


Daily News & Analysis

'Awful' cold halts Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express joyride
Daily News & Analysis
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who has been riding high on the success of his latest film Chennai Express, is fighting an "awful" cold. The actor, who has been aggressively promoting his film, is down with a severe cold and tweeted about his condition on Twitter on ...

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Concerns over inscriptions at Shiva temple - The Hindu

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:01 PM PDT


The Hindu

Concerns over inscriptions at Shiva temple
The Hindu
For years, devotees at the ninth century Adipuriswarar (Shiva) temple in Tiruvottiyur walked on granite slabs with rare inscriptions that dated to the Chola and Vijayanagara empires. The slabs had been laid on the floors of the temple as part of a renovation ...

Begging racket victims receive treatment - The Hindu

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:59 PM PDT


The Hindu

Begging racket victims receive treatment
The Hindu
A day after a fake psychiatric clinic, which was at the centre of a begging racket in the city, was busted, five of the six victims were sent to Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Kilpauk for treatment. Another victim, a six-year-old-girl, was reunited with her family.

Cautious callers - The Hindu

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:58 PM PDT


The Hindu

Cautious callers
The Hindu
The helplines established to bring to book autorickshaw drivers who violate the new fare system, have received a lukewarm response. Only six persons called in to lodge complaints, and all of them stopped short of revealing their identities. Not only that, the ...

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Shahrukh Khan Baby AbRam, Guari and Family Set to Go on Family Vacation ... - Fashion & Style

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:52 PM PDT


Shahrukh Khan Baby AbRam, Guari and Family Set to Go on Family Vacation ...
Fashion & Style
Shahrukh Khan has been busy with "Chennai Express" filming, promoting and releasing the movie with co-star Deepika Padukone. Now that that things a slightly slowed down and had a very successful box office response, SRK is taking the family on a ...

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Man tries to kidnap boy for begging, arrested - Times of India

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:36 PM PDT


Man tries to kidnap boy for begging, arrested
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Koyambedu police on Tuesday arrested a 32-year-old man for trying to kidnap a child. The man, identified as Damodharan of Tambaram who works at the Koyambedu market, said to have confessed to the police that he had tried to kidnap the ...

Property prices plunge in 22 major cities - Business Standard

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:32 PM PDT


Property prices plunge in 22 major cities
Business Standard
Of the 26 cities surveyed by the National Housing Bank (NHB), as many as 22, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai, saw a drop in property prices during the April-June quarter, compared with the first quarter of this calendar year. This is the ...

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The trend of hiking ticket prices to reach Rs 100 cr club - Oye! Times

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT


The trend of hiking ticket prices to reach Rs 100 cr club
Oye! Times
The trend of hiking ticket prices to reach Rs 100 cr clubThe Rs. 100 crore target can be reached faster if exhibitors decide to hike ticket prices, as was the case with Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara, Chennai Express, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, and ...

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After Shah Rukh Khan's 555 obsession, Akshay Kumar falls for number 9 - Daily Bhaskar

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:04 PM PDT


After Shah Rukh Khan's 555 obsession, Akshay Kumar falls for number 9
Daily Bhaskar
After a lukewarm response to Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Dobara, Akshay Kumar has become pro-active about his next release Boss. In fact, he has turned superstitious and is in no mood to go wrong with this film especially the whole Shah Rukh Khan ...

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Management contract, not outright privatisation, for AAI airports - Business Standard

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT


Management contract, not outright privatisation, for AAI airports
Business Standard
The ministry has been planning to develop six AAI-run airports — Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Guwahati - on a public private partnership (PPP) basis. Last month, an inter-ministerial group gave its nod to develop ...

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