Saturday, December 14, 2013

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K Balachander wishes Aamir Khan good luck for Dhoom 3 - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST


Daily News & Analysis

K Balachander wishes Aamir Khan good luck for Dhoom 3
Daily News & Analysis
Bollywood actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, who was recently in the Tamil Nadu capital for the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai Film Festival (CIFF), took out some time to spend with veteran Tamil filmmaker K Balachander, who wished him luck for his ...

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Conjoined twins get set to go separate ways - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:20 PM PST


Conjoined twins get set to go separate ways
Times of India
CHENNAI: Nine-month-old Tanzanian twins Ericana and Eluidi would soon be able to look each other in the eye if doctors have their way. The conjoined twins are joined at the posterior and share an anus, urinary passage and a penis. Three months after ...

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Now, a call centre to take graft complaints in TN - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:18 PM PST


Now, a call centre to take graft complaints in TN
Times of India
CHENNAI: Next time a government official in Tamil Nadu asks for bribe, dial 7667100100. The 'anti-corruption hotline' launched by an NGO on Saturday, promises to take your complaints and pursue them through various means including oral inquiries with ...

Wife of jawan termed deserter gets Rs 2L compensation - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:07 PM PST


Wife of jawan termed deserter gets Rs 2L compensation
Times of India
CHENNAI: Dhanalakshmi's husband S Murugesan, a havildar in the Army, has been missing since 1998. Saddled with loans and often on the brink of penury, she fought a lone battle for 12 years seeking special pension. The Army, instead of coming to her ...

Brothers fall from 5th floor, escape with injuries - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:07 PM PST


Brothers fall from 5th floor, escape with injuries
Times of India
CHENNAI: Two brothers, aged 6 and 4, escaped with severe injuries after they fell to the ground through an open window of their fifth floor apartment in city's Sowcarpet on Saturday. Around 12.30pm, Dhariya Shahji and Paksha Shahji were playing in their ...

In a first, HC forms panel to deal with sexual assault - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST


Times of India

In a first, HC forms panel to deal with sexual assault
Times of India
CHENNAI: Confronting the raging sexual harassment issue head-on, the Madras high court has formed internal committees for itself as well as all subordinate courts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, empowering them to deal with all forms of sexual harassment ...

IndiGo to launch 10 new domestic flights - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 12:45 PM PST


IndiGo to launch 10 new domestic flights
Times of India
"It gives me immense pleasure in announcing these new frequencies from Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata," said Aditya Ghosh, president and executive director, IndiGo. "IndiGo is determined to provide the best travel experience to all ...

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Nissan to showcase 'Datsun GO' in 90 cities across India - Times of India

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 12:07 PM PST


Nissan to showcase 'Datsun GO' in 90 cities across India
Times of India
CHENNAI: Ahead of commercial launch of 'Datsun' in India, Nissan Motor has said it will undertake a pan-India roadshow campaign for the latest hatchback 'Datsun GO' across 90 cities. "The roadshows commenced today in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai ...

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IndiGo to introduce 10 new domestic flights - Hindustan Times

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:46 AM PST


IndiGo to introduce 10 new domestic flights
Hindustan Times
"It gives me immense pleasure in announcing these new frequencies from Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata," said Aditya Ghosh, president and executive director, IndiGo. "IndiGo is determined to provide the best travel experience to all ...

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Understanding Gender - The New Indian Express

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:31 AM PST


Understanding Gender
The New Indian Express
Amidst the "delicious chaos of Margazhi", and for the third year in a row, Chennai-based Anita Ratnam dons the curator's garb to present in collaboration with the Kartik Fine Arts and her Arangham Trust, a conference titled Purush; last year, the focus was Epic ...

Conjoined twins get set to go separate ways

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:30 PM PST

Nine-month-old Tanzanian twins Ericana and Eluidi would soon be able to look each other in the eye if doctors have their way. The conjoined twins are joined at the posterior and share an anus, urinary passage and a penis.        

Now, a call centre to take graft complaints in TN

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:30 PM PST

Next time a government official in Tamil Nadu asks for bribe, dial 7667100100. The 'anti-corruption hotline' launched by an NGO on Saturday, promises to take your complaints and pursue them through various means including oral inquiries with the department and RTI applications.        

Brothers fall from 5th floor, escape with injuries

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:29 PM PST

Two brothers, aged 6 and 4, escaped with severe injuries after they fell to the ground through an open window of their fifth floor apartment in city's Sowcarpet on Saturday.        

It is now Kempegowda International Airport

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 01:08 PM PST

The international airport in Bangalore gets a new name and a new terminal

Conviction rate in cases of atrocities against SC/STs low in TN

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST

During 2008-10 it was 17.4 per cent in the State against national average of 31 per cent

Sunday Observer, pick of the workshop

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 12:01 PM PST

The Readership Development Workshop organised by the WAN-IFRA Academy of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers and conducted by WAN-IFRA South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, to lay emphasis on 'Reader Behaviour' and to promote deeper understanding of 'Readership' was held at the Courtyard Marriott, Chennai, India recently.

Customs arrest illegal jewellery exporter

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:54 AM PST

A local gem merchant who tried to export a stock of gems and raw gold worth Rs.64million under a false declaration was arrested by the Customs Air Cargo Village official this morning.

Indian Coast Guard rescues five fishermen

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:55 AM PST

The Indian Coast Guard rescued five fishermen Saturday evening when they were struggling on the high seas after their boat developed a snag, officials said.

From Princess Diana to Abraham Lincoln: Ten Funerals That Shook the World

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 09:47 AM PST

On the eve of Nelson Mandela's funeral, we remember 10 other people whose deaths triggered international outpourings of grief.

IndiGo to launch 10 new flights

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 09:45 AM PST

Budget carrier IndiGo on Saturday said that it will launch 10 new services on its domestic network from Dec 15, 2013. "It gives me immense pleasure in announcing these new frequencies from Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata," said Aditya Ghosh, president and executive director, IndiGo. "We are looking at providing affordable fares on these new routes for 6E travellers," he ...