Sunday, November 24, 2013

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AirAsia India may get permit to fly in January - Economic Times

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:22 PM PST


AirAsia India may get permit to fly in January
Economic Times
The new airline, AirAsia India, which plans to keep its operational centre in Chennai, plans to initially operate in Southern India. AirAsia's group chief executive Tony Fernandes had said in March that the airline plans to start operations with around 300 people, ...

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56 Sri Lankans held for smuggling gold - Times of India

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:02 PM PST


56 Sri Lankans held for smuggling gold
Times of India
KOCHI: The long-suspected international gold smuggling racket centred on the Colombo-Kochi-Chennai axis was dramatically confirmed on Sunday, when the air intelligence unit of Cochin International Airport apprehended two groups of Sri Lankan ...

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New king of chess - The Hindu

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:40 PM PST


New king of chess
The Hindu
Chennai. Had Anand played the "Clinging" reputation attributed by chess pundits we would have got an extended plot with more interesting twists and turns. But that was not to be. Anand doesn't play to the whims and fancies of chess critics and has his own ...

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500 and counting: Child marriages averted this year - Times of India

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:26 PM PST


500 and counting: Child marriages averted this year
Times of India
CHENNAI: Life was at a crossroads for 16-year-old Jayashree (name changed). Her father, a fruit vendor, had arranged to get Jayashree married to Vinoth, her uncle's son, on Sunday. But timely intervention by police and staff of an NGO saved the day for the ...

Choice Hotels adds 26th hotel to Indian portfolio - TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:23 PM PST


TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific

Choice Hotels adds 26th hotel to Indian portfolio
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
CHENNAI - Choice Hotels India, the wholly owned subsidiary of Choice Hotels International, has announced that the Clarion Hotel Chennai has joined its portfolio of hotels. This brings the number of Choice brand hotels in India to 26, which are located in 19 ...

Fresh low pressure over A&N, but no rain forecast for state - The New Indian Express

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:18 PM PST


Fresh low pressure over A&N, but no rain forecast for state
The New Indian Express
By Sunday, we might be able to get a clearer picture," S R Ramanan, Director of Cyclone Warning Centre, IMD, Chennai, said. The low pressure system is predicted to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the next four to five days. Over the last few months, ...

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Mosquitoes everywhere in north Chennai - The Hindu

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:08 PM PST


Mosquitoes everywhere in north Chennai
The Hindu
A sample survey undertaken by the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA), Tamil Nadu chapter, on mosquito species in the city revealed a high density of the Armigeres species in several pockets of north Chennai. These mosquitoes, unlike the female ...

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When the going was tough, the chess queens got going - The Hindu

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:55 PM PST


The Hindu

When the going was tough, the chess queens got going
The Hindu
As she watched Viswanathan Anand taking on Magnus Carlsen at the ball room of Hyatt Regency a couple of days ago, S.R. Radha made a few moves down memory lane. "I remembered this young, cute boy who never vacated the winner's seat at the Tal ...

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Aavin to soon go solar to save power - The Hindu

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:49 PM PST


Aavin to soon go solar to save power
The Hindu
The undisputed leader in the city's domestic milk market, Aavin, is taking efforts to go solar to save power at its storage facilities. Bulk milk coolers of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation will soon get solar-powered water-heating systems.

Viswanathan Anand to keep playing the game of thrones - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:45 PM PST


Daily News & Analysis

Viswanathan Anand to keep playing the game of thrones
Daily News & Analysis
The Chennai match would in no way have a bearing on Anand's chances in the Candidates in general. Carlsen is certainly a different kettle of fish when it comes to top tournaments but in the last two games that he played against the Norwegian, Anand ...

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56 Sri Lankans held for smuggling gold

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 02:28 PM PST

The long-suspected international gold smuggling racket centred on the Colombo-Kochi-Chennai axis was dramatically confirmed on Sunday, when the air intelligence unit of Cochin International Airport apprehended two groups of Sri Lankan nationals who arrived in the city with around 11 kg of gold ornaments worth more than Rs 3 crore.        

F.A. Razack: The Man who left a mark in more than one field

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:41 PM PST

The artist, who died on November 18 at the age of 89, was a noted illustrator, successful entrepreneur and a nationalist

WHO completes polio assessment in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 01:27 PM PST

Random inspection carried out at Chennai, Kanyakumari as part of nationwide exercise

Aavin to soon go solar to save power

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:56 PM PST

The undisputed leader in the city's domestic milk market, Aavin, is taking efforts to go solar to save power at its storage facilities. Bulk milk coolers of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Mi...

Mosquitoes everywhere in north Chennai

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:41 PM PST

Survey finds high density of non-disease spreading Armigeres species; bites a nuisance

Meet the fashion tech grad who charms snakes

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:30 PM PST

Snake skin might be a fantasy medium for some fashion designers, but for this young fashion technology graduate-turned-wildlife crusader, snakes are the ultimate pets. "They are like puppies," says V Vana Sundarapandi, 26.        

Virat Kohli misses a hat-trick of tons at Vizag, MS Dhoni becomes 6th Indian to register 50 ODI fifties

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 12:27 PM PST

India went on to to lose the second ODI against the West Indies by 2 wickets on Sunday but their batsman Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni had statistical highs to show forth. Here are the stat highlights from the game at Vizag:

500 and counting: Child marriages averted this year

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 11:45 AM PST

Life was at a crossroads for 16-year-old Jayashree (name changed). Her father, a fruit vendor, had arranged to get Jayashree married to Vinoth, her uncle's son, on Sunday. But timely intervention by police and staff of an NGO saved the day for the Class 11 student.        

More Calcutta News

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 11:01 AM PST

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki announced the construction of a war memorial in the Arunachal capital complex in honour of the martyrs of the 1962 India China war here today.

4 die as car rams SUV in Chennai

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST

Two speeding vehicles were involved in a horrendous smash-up on GST Road, around 70km from Chennai, leaving four people dead and five injured on Sunday afternoon.