Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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Kavuri’s camp office vandalised

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Free-for-all as Minister's followers and Telugu Desam workers clash

Move to morph coal berths into container terminal cheered

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:37 PM PDT

Nine parties evince interest in pre-bid meet

Google Glass enters an operation theatre in Chennai

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:52 PM PDT

"Can you see me? Can you see what I'm doing here?" the surgeon asks from inside the theatre. For the record, that's not quite the way conversation goes in an operation theatre. The surgeon's usual...

Devotional dance from Subhashini

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:32 PM PDT

'Arathana', a devotional classical Bharatha Natya dance programme recital by Subashini Pathmanathan and her disciples will be held at the Ramakrishna Mission hall Wellawata, Colombo 6, on September 19 at 6 pm.

No evidence, yet cheating case haunts this Manipuri woman

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Twenty seven-year-old Mary from Manipur has spent seven months in a Mumbai jail for a crime she avers she didn't commit; neither did the police find any evidence against her. Now out on bail, she...

When all else fails, turn to Thalaiva

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Mayor wants to rope in Rajnikanth to encourage waste segregation

High drama in High Court premises

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Chennai, Sep 17 (PTI) High drama was today witnessed in the court premises for over six-hours when a Sub-Inspector tried to arrest an advocate, leading to a stand-off with police personnel and lawyers, culminating in the SI's arrest.

Newsletter Subscription

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:21 PM PDT

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Breaking News

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Television celebrity Padma Lakshmi of Top Chef fame, is hitting the campaign trail for an Indian American candidate in Nassau County.

Sarath Kumar & Radharavi celebrate the 56th National Day of Malaysia

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:58 AM PDT

The evening was a splendid moment indeed traversing the ambience to the paradisiacal land of Malaysia. This all happened at the exotic Park Sheraton, where the 56th National Day of Malaysia was celebrated by the Malaysian Consulate in Chennai.

First in India: Doctor uses Google glass in surgery - Hindustan Times

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:35 PM PDT


First in India: Doctor uses Google glass in surgery
Hindustan Times
The two surgeries in the Chennai hospital were performed on a 43-year-old man for severe heart burn and on a 46-year-old woman for surgical hernia, developed after undergoing a bariatric surgery. "We at Lifeline have always been ahead technologically ...

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Move to morph coal berths into container terminal cheered - The Hindu

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:26 PM PDT


Move to morph coal berths into container terminal cheered
The Hindu
An attempt by the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) to convert its existing three coal berths at Jawahar Dock (East) into a container terminal has received good response from nine parties. The pre-bid meeting along with site inspection was held on Monday to elicit ...

Zubin Mehta and the unequal music - The Hindu

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:14 PM PDT


Zubin Mehta and the unequal music
The Hindu
There is a delightful story I heard in the mid-1980s from a prominent economist from Chennai who happened to be then India's executive director-alternate at the World Bank. He said at their previous board meeting, members were asked to consider an ...

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Needs careful navigation - The Hindu

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT


Needs careful navigation
The Hindu
It is telling that the list includes Chennai and Kolkata airports, where the state-owned Airports Authority of India recently built new terminals. Bids have been invited for the privatisation of Chennai and Lucknow airports in the first instance, with invitations for ...

Google Glass enters an operation theatre in Chennai - The Hindu

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:40 PM PDT


Google Glass enters an operation theatre in Chennai
The Hindu
"Can you see me? Can you see what I'm doing here?" the surgeon asks from inside the theatre. For the record, that's not quite the way conversation goes in an operation theatre. The surgeon's usually concerned about what he can see. As far as medical ...

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Polaris Financial Technologies in talks with NEC to sell IT services unit - Economic Times

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:36 PM PDT


Economic Times

Polaris Financial Technologies in talks with NEC to sell IT services unit
Economic Times
Get latest Dollar price updates on your mobile. MUMBAI: Polaris Financial Technologies, a Chennai-based software services provider, is in talks to sell its services division to Japan's NEC Corporation, three people with knowledge of the development said.

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In a first, Chennai doctor uses Google Glass to air operation live - Times of India

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:06 PM PDT


In a first, Chennai doctor uses Google Glass to air operation live
Times of India
CHENNAI: When the surgeon's scalpel drew a red line on the patient's abdomen, two blocks away a group of medical students leaned toward their screens. The procedure was a simple hernia repair, but the surgical team was unusually upbeat as they turned ...

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Murder accused who fled police custody nabbed - Times of India

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:25 PM PDT


Murder accused who fled police custody nabbed
Times of India
Though there were tip-offs, Nanaware, who had taken up a job as a truck driver in Chennai, could not be nabbed. In one instance, the police team got information that he was in Vashi in Navi Mumbai. "Our team searched for him in Vashi for several days.

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Revival in US market, weak rupee fuel auto parts makers' growth - Livemint

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:57 AM PDT


Livemint

Revival in US market, weak rupee fuel auto parts makers' growth
Livemint
Chennai: As US auto sales grow at a fast pace for the first time in six years, a clutch of Indian auto parts makers are beating a sluggish domestic market by expanding their exports base—helped by a weakened rupee. Domestic auto parts manufacturers, hit by ...

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Sandalwood gears up for the Centenary Celebrations - Times of India

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:43 AM PDT


Times of India

Sandalwood gears up for the Centenary Celebrations
Times of India
At Indian Cinema's Centenary Celebrations in Chennai between September 21 and 24, stars from all four south film industries will congregate to commemorate the biggest achievements in Indian cinema, felicitate stalwarts from the industries and make it a ...

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