Saturday, September 28, 2013

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Srini at play, Jaitley closes innings

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:11 PM PDT

Chennai, Sept. 28: For a change, the news coming out of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) didn't feature Narayanswamy Srinivasan, but Arun Jaitley.

‘Rahul Gandhi echoed voice of the party’

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT

Vasan, a senior member of the Union cabinet, which had endorsed the ordinance on Tuesday, said Rahul's view was quite clear. "Rahul has expressed his opinion very clearly.        

Cabinet nod for ST status for Narikuravas: G K Vasan

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT

The tribe is known by different names, including Narikoravan, Narikoravar, Kuruvikkaran and Kuruvikkarar.        

Raonic beats Gasquet to set up Thailand Open final against Berdych

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT

BANGKOK - Canada's Milos Raonic is still hoping to improve even as the tennis season draws to a close.

Man held for IT job racket

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:38 PM PDT

He posed as a consultant and cheated students of over Rs. 40 lakh

325 and counting

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:37 PM PDT

From bullock carts to trash compactors and tubelights to LEDs, the Corporation has come a long way. In the 325th year of the civic body, Aloysius Xavier Lopez tracks the transformation, largely powered by technology

Eyebrows raised as Mamata is slated to inaugurate luxury mall

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:37 PM PDT

The proposed inauguration of the city's first luxury mall 'Quest' by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is raising eyebrows given the stand taken by the All India Trinamool Congress supremo on foreign...

Seven government hospitals to get new equipment

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:09 PM PDT

Seven hospitals under the control of Directorate of Medical Education are set to get new equipment at a cost of Rs.10 crore.An order, issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, sai...

Young hearts ageing fast

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Adopting heart-healthy living from childhood through adulthood can prevent future impact

Raonic reaches final at Thailand Open

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT

BANGKOK - Canada's Milos Raonic came from a set down to oust defending champion Richard Gasquet 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Saturday and reach the final of the Thailand Open.

Decks cleared for 'one and only' Srinivasan - Indian Express

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:59 PM PDT


Indian Express

Decks cleared for 'one and only' Srinivasan
Indian Express
Shah is said to have fallen out of favour as he was one of the members who wanted Srinivasan to resign after his son-in-law and former Chennai Super Kings top official Gurunath Meiyappan was being investigated for betting on IPL matches. Savant, the ...

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Brisbane headed for last place in T20 - Sky News Australia

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT


Sky News Australia

Brisbane headed for last place in T20
Sky News Australia
Brisbane Heat have suffered an 8-wicket loss to Chennai in the Champions League T20 and are headed for last place in the cricket tournament in India. The Heat made 7-137 from their 20 overs, boosted by Ben Cutting's 45 not out from 25 balls. The Super ...

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N Srinivasan re-elected BCCI president; Arun Jaitley, Niranjan Shah stay out - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:52 PM PDT


Daily News & Analysis

N Srinivasan re-elected BCCI president; Arun Jaitley, Niranjan Shah stay out
Daily News & Analysis
Narayanaswamy Srinivasan will be elected unopposed as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third year at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Chennai on Sunday alongwith all other office bearers. Srinivasan, however, will know ...

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Srini at play, Jaitley closes innings - Calcutta Telegraph

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:51 PM PDT


Srini at play, Jaitley closes innings
Calcutta Telegraph
Chennai, Sept. 28: For a change, the news coming out of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) didn't feature Narayanswamy Srinivasan, but Arun Jaitley. Jaitley, the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and a BJP stalwart, has chosen to end ...

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Srinivasan is looking beyond 2013-14, too - Calcutta Telegraph

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:51 PM PDT


Srinivasan is looking beyond 2013-14, too
Calcutta Telegraph
Chennai: Narayanswamy Srinivasan isn't just focused on a third year as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, but is actually looking beyond 2014, at a second innings on the trot. Well-placed sources of The Telegraph said as much on ...

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​Corporation panel to probe deals during Stalin's mayor reign - Times of India

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT


​Corporation panel to probe deals during Stalin's mayor reign
Times of India
CHENNAI: The city corporation has set up a committee, headed by the deputy commissioner, revenue and finance, to investigate 'financial irregularities' that may have occurred during former deputy chief minister M K Stalin's first stint as mayor and former ...

​5kg gold jewellery worth Rs 1.5 crore stolen from car - Times of India

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT


​5kg gold jewellery worth Rs 1.5 crore stolen from car
Times of India
CHENNAI: A jewellery store owner has complained that a bag of five kg of gold jewellery worth about 1.5 crore was stolen from his car in West Mambalam on Friday night. Mahesh, who has been running 'Navarathna Jewellery' on Veerappan Street in ...

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​Ready to fly scorpions, spiders seized from cargo - Times of India

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT


​Ready to fly scorpions, spiders seized from cargo
Times of India
CHENNAI: When air customs officials received a tip on Friday evening that there was something fishy about a few wooden boxes in the cargo section, they didn't expect scorpions and giant spiders. The creatures were found wriggling in polythene bags ...

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​No foul play in Angola woman's death, say police after autopsy - Times of India

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT


​No foul play in Angola woman's death, say police after autopsy
Times of India
CHENNAI: The autopsy on Patricia Cecilia of Angola, who was found dead at a Nungambakkam hotel on Wednesday, has ruled out any foul play in the matter, police said. The body was later handed over to Cecilia's relatives, who arrived from the Angolan ...

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​Assailant in doctor murder identified - Times of India

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT


​Assailant in doctor murder identified
Times of India
CHENNAI/COIMBATORE: One of the three assailants in the murder of consultant neurologist S D Subbiah in R A Puram has been identified as Yesuraj, police have said. After zooming in on his image captured by a CCTV camera in RA Puram and identifying ...

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