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Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:16 PM PDT

JOHOR BAHARU: Alasan yang diberi seorang wanita Afrika Selatan ketika ditahan di Lapangan Terbang Senai di sini ialah ingin mencari destinasi berbulan madu, tetapi barang yang dibawa ialah dadah jenis Methamphetamine bernilai hampir RM1 juta.

Nandan Nilekani 3.0: From entrepreneur to 'plumber' for govt, and now, to a change initiator

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:12 PM PDT

Nandan Nilekani 3.0: From entrepreneur to 'plumber' for govt, and now, to a change initiator

“We are robbed of livelihood, groundwater”

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Residents of Sulerikattukupam, who live close to the 100-mld (million litres per day) capacity Nemmeli seawater desalination plant of Chennai Metrowater, say they have been robbed of good groundwat...

Mosque helps students crack IAS

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Most people may associate a mosque or madrassa with just Koranic teachings, but Makka Masjid on the arterial Anna Salai is aiming to dispel that notion. Azhagiya Kadan IAS Academy, functioni...

Girl, 14, falls to death from terrace in Chennai

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT

A 14-year-old girl slipped and fell to her death from the terrace of her two-storied house in Thirumangalam on Tuesday night while listening to music on her father's mobile phone.        

What happens in a US government shutdown?

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:11 PM PDT

What happens in a US government shutdown?

Man lands in Malaysian jail for carrying drugs

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:11 PM PDT

A 62-year-old retired Metrowater employee from Triplicane is now imprisoned in the Sungaibuloh jail in Malaysia for possession of drugs. Mohammad Jaffar was arrested as soon as he landed at the Kuala Lumpur airport on May 1.        

65-year-old woman dies after building staircase collapses

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:11 PM PDT

A 65-year-old woman died after the staircase of her building collapsed at Pulianthope on Wednesday morning.        

Woman jumps to death in Chennai

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:11 PM PDT

A 26-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping off the Gemini flyover on Anna Salai on Wednesday afternoon, leaving onlookers shocked.        

No discussions with Lorgat on SA tour: BCCI secy Patel

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT

New Delhi: The BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel termed his meeting with Cricket South Africa (CSA) CEO Haroon Lorgat as a "cordial one" but at the same time said that there were "no discussions" about India's tour to South Africa at the end of the year. "I had a very cordial meeting with Mr Lorgat (in Dubai). I assured him that BCCI still shares a very good and friendly relationship with Cricket ...

“We are robbed of livelihood, groundwater” - The Hindu

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:45 PM PDT


The Hindu
"We are robbed of livelihood, groundwater"
The Hindu
Residents of Sulerikattukupam, who live close to the 100-mld (million litres per day) capacity Nemmeli seawater desalination plant of Chennai Metrowater, say they have been robbed of good groundwater and their livelihood. More recently, they have suffered ...

I'm not interested in breaking records: Aamir Khan - New York Daily News

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:41 PM PDT


I'm not interested in breaking records: Aamir Khan
New York Daily News
Reacting to reports stating that he has claimed that "Dhoom 3" will surpass the business of Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express", Aamir said in a statement:"I am not interested in breaking records. I am an artist, and what gives me a high is to entertain my ...

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Bhartiya Mahila Bank to recruit 115 probationary officers - Financial Express

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:40 PM PDT


Financial Express
Bhartiya Mahila Bank to recruit 115 probationary officers
Financial Express
Bharatiya Mahila Bank proposes to complete the first six branches at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Indore and Guwahati by October 15. The government has already approved Rs 1,000 crore seed capital for the women focused public sector bank, ...

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Mosque helps students crack IAS - The Hindu

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:29 PM PDT


The Hindu
Mosque helps students crack IAS
The Hindu
Most people may associate a mosque or madrassa with just Koranic teachings, but Makka Masjid on the arterial Anna Salai is aiming to dispel that notion. Azhagiya Kadan IAS Academy, functioning from the mosque complex for over a year, wants to reiterate ...

US firm Bayada buys 26% stake in Chennai's India Home Health Care - Economic Times

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:35 PM PDT


Economic Times
US firm Bayada buys 26% stake in Chennai's India Home Health Care
Economic Times
BANGALORE: A US company has bought a 26% stake in Chennai's India Home Health Care, betting that a burgeoning middle class will lead to significant demand for home healthcare in India. This is the first investment outside the United States for privately ...

Rs 9.6cr package for 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen back from Iran jail - Times of India

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:03 PM PDT


Rs 9.6cr package for 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen back from Iran jail
Times of India
CHENNAI: It was an unexpected bonanza for the 16 fishermen who returned to Chennai on Tuesday after a harrowing nine-month ordeal in Iran prisons. Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a huge financial package of Rs 9.6 ...

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Onions from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka save the day - Times of India

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT


Onions from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka save the day
Times of India
CHENNAI: Finally, onions won't make you cry. The arrival of new kharif harvest from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka has brought relief to people across the state. On Tuesday, more than 40 trucks each carrying 17 tonnes of onions arrived at the Koyambedu ...

Experts call for more suicide prevention programmes - Times of India

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT


Experts call for more suicide prevention programmes
Times of India
CHENNAI: One took the plunge in a crowded mall, another chose to end his life by jumping off a bridge, the third hurled herself from a building bristling with business. The stories are different, but they all end in more or less the same way — all of them met ...

65-year-old woman dies after building staircase collapses - Times of India

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT


65-year-old woman dies after building staircase collapses
Times of India
CHENNAI: A 65-year-old woman died after the staircase of her building collapsed at Pulianthope on Wednesday morning. Police said N Prema of Annaiyammal Street was climbing the staircase at 6 am, when it gave way. She was caught under the debris, ...

Mineral mining ban leaves 50000 jobless - Times of India

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT


Mineral mining ban leaves 50000 jobless
Times of India
CHENNAI: The state ban on mining of rare earth minerals - garnet and ilmenite - to facilitate a high-level probe into mining violations, even if temporary, has rendered about 50,000 people jobless. The 30,000 direct employees and 20,000 indirect workers are ...

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