Wednesday, November 6, 2013

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Corporation lorry hits bike, kills man, child

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:07 PM PST

A 51-year-old man and his 12-year-old daughter died after a Chennai Corporation lorry hit their two-wheeler on Sardar Patel Road on Wednesday morning. The man's 10-year-old son has...

IPL betting case: police present slides before panel

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:07 PM PST

Board of Control for Cricket in India chief N. Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was instrumental in passing on vital information about Chennai Super Kings to bookies through actor Vindoo...

At Young World quiz, region finalists picked

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:53 PM PST

Do you know cartoon character Dora's surname? It is Marquez. Parth Oberoi and Soham Bhadra — the team from Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram who won the Chennai regional round of The Hindu

T. Nagar footpath shops removed

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:52 PM PST

Traders to soon move into shopping complex on Thyagaraya Road

Chennai Metro coaches will have luggage racks

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:52 PM PST

Call centre will work throughout operating hours to receive and address passenger complaints

Objective of translation is to reach out to the common man, say priests

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:37 PM PST

Catholic priests said they were intrigued by the argument of the three petitioners who have succeeded in getting a court injunction against the usage of a Tamil translation of the Missal 1993, the...

Court restrains bishops from using liturgy book

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:37 PM PST

Judge terms the translation as improper, incorrect, illegal and unbiblical

Jayalalithaa flags off Metro rail test run

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:21 PM PST

Flagging off the test run of the Chennai Metro Rail, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inquisitively watched the four-coach train making a small trip of one km along the test track in Koyambedu on Wedne...

Sports UPDATE

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 11:10 AM PST

Paes-Stepanek suffer defeat in 2nd match at World Tour Finals London: Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek lost their second Group B match to David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday, a defeat that made their road to semifinals at the year-end ATP World Tour finals tougher. The seventh seeded Indo-Czech pair fought hard before losing 4-6, 6-7 (5) to their Spanish rivals in ...

Grid integration set to boost power supply in South

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:36 AM PST

Work apace on 800-kV circuit to plug southern region into national grid

Shabana Azmi, Kamal Haasan likely to inaugurate 11th Chennai International ... - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 02:45 PM PST


Daily News & Analysis

Shabana Azmi, Kamal Haasan likely to inaugurate 11th Chennai International ...
Daily News & Analysis
Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi and actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan are likely to inaugurate the 11th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) slated for December 12-19 in the Tamil Nadu capital, its organisers said on Monday. The eight-day extravaganza ...

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Pics: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sushant Singh Rajput, Ankita ... - Daily Bhaskar

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:29 PM PST


Pics: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sushant Singh Rajput, Ankita ...
Daily Bhaskar
Chennai Express released on August 9. Three months down the film's release but the buzz around the film refuses to die, or perhaps the cast of the film has stretched its shelf life a bit too beyond the expectations. Even when a Krrish 3 is released, it's being ...

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Deepika Padukone at the Zee TV bash for Chennai Express - PINKVILLA

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:19 PM PST


PINKVILLA

Deepika Padukone at the Zee TV bash for Chennai Express
PINKVILLA
Deepika Padukone, female lead of blockbuster Chennai Express, attended the bash thrown for the Chennai Express team by Zee TV. The movie, which premièred on Zee TV, got the highest viewership of 19.5 million, helping the channel overtake Star Plus for ...

Corporation lorry hits bike, kills man, child - The Hindu

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:07 PM PST


The Hindu

Corporation lorry hits bike, kills man, child
The Hindu
A 51-year-old man and his 12-year-old daughter died after a Chennai Corporation lorry hit their two-wheeler on Sardar Patel Road on Wednesday morning. The man's 10-year-old son has been admitted to a private hospital with head injuries. The police have ...

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Man who helped bury unclaimed bodies dies - Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST


Man who helped bury unclaimed bodies dies
Times of India
CHENNAI: He spent all his life striving to give a proper burial to hundreds of people whose bodies could not be identified. The body of 56-year-old M S Sivakumar, who died on Wednesday following a road accident, now lies in Government General Hospital.

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Chennai teachers flunk eligibility test, score lowest - Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST


Chennai teachers flunk eligibility test, score lowest
Times of India
CHENNAI: The city has some of the most highly-rated schools in the state, but if results of the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test are any indication, primary and middle school teachers here don't make the cut. Chennai has among the lowest pass rates ...

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Man, daughter die as truck hits bike - Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST


Man, daughter die as truck hits bike
Times of India
CHENNAI: A 45-year-old technician with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and his daughter died on Wednesday morning after their motorbike was hit by a corporation truck near Anna University on Sardar Patel Road. The technician's ...

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No place for slow learners in schools who want to top - Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST


No place for slow learners in schools who want to top
Times of India
CHENNAI: It's that time of the year when schools ready their lists of students who will take the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams. It's also the time when some schools, looking for 100% pass records in the boards, try to eliminate slow learners from the rolls ...

Four detained for murder of AIADMK woman - Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST


Four detained for murder of AIADMK woman
Times of India
CHENNAI: An autorickshaw driver and three of his accomplices were detained for questioning on Wednesday in connection with the murder of an AIADMK functionary at Aminjikarai. Police said E Kasturi, an AIADMK member, and Ramesh alias 'Bonda' ...

Caste certificate row: HC stays removal of panchayat president - Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST


Caste certificate row: HC stays removal of panchayat president
Times of India
CHENNAI: A panchayat president, who got an order cancelling his scheduled caste certificate quashed by the Madras high court last week, earned yet another reprieve on Wednesday, when a single judge stayed the government's proposal to remove him ...