Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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To immerse or not is the question

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:36 PM PDT

Pulianthope residents are insisting they will immerse their silver Ganesha into the sea along with other Ganesha idols over the weekend. But the police say that thieves may dare to fish the Ganesh...

Regulate acid sale in Chennai, say survivors

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:35 PM PDT

K. Sugantha Priya alias Suganthi, a mother of two boys, drank acid because her husband would not agree to her decision to set up a grocery shop in Bangalore."I had a provisions store in Cho...

Let there be LEDs

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:34 PM PDT

In the second of a series of reports on promises made by the Chennai Corporation, Aloysius Xavier Lopez writes about the delay in the commissioning of LED streetlights in the city's extended areas

Appetizing Changes Accompany New Talent at One Chennai Citi-Centre Hotel

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:06 PM PDT

Malaysia to cooperate with CBI in probe of Aircel-Maxis deal

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:03 PM PDT

Malaysian authorities on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the agency's claims that the Southeast Asian country has not been cooperating in the case.        

India home to 1,250 uber-rich women

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:02 PM PDT

For Indians, there is something to cheer for under the gloom of falling rupee. At 16%, India has the highest proportion of ultra high networth women in the world, according to the latest wealth report.        

Suicide topper, yet UT clocks decadal decline

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT

When the General Assembly of the World Health Organisation passed a resolution to reduce suicides by 10 per cent, India was among the 120 countries to sign it. However, subsequently, the nation wit...

CCTV helps police trace Odisha doctor

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:23 PM PDT

He was reported missing from a train early on Tuesday

Power Ministers’ conference sees Tamil Nadu firing salvoes at Centre

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:22 PM PDT

"Centre not prompt in accepting request for financial aid for transmission infrastructure''

Cheap onions crash Groupon India

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 12:57 PM PDT

KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com An onion sale on Groupon India crashed the website thanks to onion prices tripling in the last two months.

If I'm the reigning queen, where is my crown, wonders Deepika Padukone - Hindustan Times

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 03:00 PM PDT


Hindustan Times

If I'm the reigning queen, where is my crown, wonders Deepika Padukone
Hindustan Times
After two consecutive blockbusters- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express- Deepika Padukone is flooded with praises and offers from the industry. Within just six years of her career, the actor takes pride in accepting the title of the reigning queen of ...

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Major mishap averted on Salem-Chennai rail track - Times of India

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:44 PM PDT


Major mishap averted on Salem-Chennai rail track
Times of India
"We informed all station managers to stop the trains at their concerned stations. More than 15 express trains on both routes plying between Salem-Chennai were stopped for more than four hours," the DRM said. The train resumed on the track around 1am on ...

Regulate acid sale in Chennai, say survivors - The Hindu

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:15 PM PDT


The Hindu

Regulate acid sale in Chennai, say survivors
The Hindu
K. Sugantha Priya alias Suganthi, a mother of two boys, drank acid because her husband would not agree to her decision to set up a grocery shop in Bangalore. "I had a provisions store in Choolaipuram village in Usilampatti. Business was dull and I told my ...

Let there be LEDs - The Hindu

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:10 PM PDT


The Hindu

Let there be LEDs
The Hindu
A year ago, the Chennai Corporation's proposal to 'fit out' merged areas with 1.1 lakh light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights seemed like a bright idea. These neighbourhoods had only 88,000 streetlights, most of which were non-functional. Chain-snatching ...

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Appetizing Changes Accompany New Talent at One Chennai Citi-Centre Hotel - SYS-CON Media (press release)

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:06 PM PDT


Appetizing Changes Accompany New Talent at One Chennai Citi-Centre Hotel
SYS-CON Media (press release)
CHENNAI, INDIA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/10/13 -- Change, as the saying goes, is good. And for the four-star Courtyard Chennai, that maxim has never been truer. This premier business hotel recently brought on two new staff members, Executive Chef Sridhar ...

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20 airports to come under PPP mode - Hindustan Times

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT


20 airports to come under PPP mode
Hindustan Times
While Requests for Qualification (RFQs) for Chennai and Lucknow have already been issued, RFQs for Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Guwahati are in the process and will be out this week, aviation minister Ajit Singh said addressing the state aviation ...

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Car stuck on tracks delays train services in Delhi - Times of India

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT


Car stuck on tracks delays train services in Delhi
Times of India
The incident delayed the movement of Chennai-Jammu Tawi Express which stopped at Dayabasti railway station from 12.52am to 2.28am, said a railway official, adding a goods train was also stopped. The official said the incident could have been major had ...

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Good Samaritan comes to the rescue of missing 78-yr-old - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT


Good Samaritan comes to the rescue of missing 78-yr-old
Daily News & Analysis
"He boarded the Nagercoil Express from Chennai with my mother on Friday evening and was supposed to arrive here on Saturday evening. But I was shocked when my mother informed me that he went missing after they crossed the Daund station," said his ...

TN completes financial restructuring of power utility - Livemint

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 12:55 PM PDT


Livemint

TN completes financial restructuring of power utility
Livemint
Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday said that it has completed financial restructuring of its electricity distribution arm. "Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corp. Ltd completed its financial restructuring as the first power utility in the country. Thanks to the ...

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Queen of the box office - Deccan Herald

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:26 AM PDT


Queen of the box office
Deccan Herald
From her debut in 2007 with Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan to her latest release 'Chennai Express,' model-turned-actress Deepika Padukone has time and again proved her mettle. Deepika's career graph boasts of her being the only actress to ...

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