Monday, December 16, 2013

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Revised electoral rolls for Tamil Nadu to be released on January 6 - NDTV

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 03:11 PM PST


Revised electoral rolls for Tamil Nadu to be released on January 6
NDTV
Chennai: The revised electoral rolls for voters in the state would be released on January 6, 2014, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar said in Chennai on Monday. Talking to reporters in Chennai, the revised rolls would be made available across ...

Priyanka Chopra to take R 7 cr for a 6-min-long dance performance? - Daily Bhaskar

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST


Priyanka Chopra to take R 7 cr for a 6-min-long dance performance?
Daily Bhaskar
Chennai/ Mumbai: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has agreed for a performance in a show on New Year's Eve in Chennai. It is being reported that the actress is taking a staggering Rs 7 crore for her six-minute-long appearance. Considering her immense ...

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When Aamir Khan met K Balachander - PINKVILLA

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:59 PM PST


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When Aamir Khan met K Balachander
PINKVILLA
Aamir Khan, during his recent visit to Chennai, met with South filmmaker K Balachander at his residence. The director wished Aamir well for his Dhoom 3 and also congratulated him for his achievements during 'Satyamev jayate'. Aamir Khan was excited and ...

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3 cheat man of Rs 4.41cr in fraud online trading - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


3 cheat man of Rs 4.41cr in fraud online trading
Times of India
CHENNAI: Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials arrested three people on Monday for cheating a businessman of 4.41 crore through online trading. CCB sleuths said Prakasam, his wife Mano Chitra and sister Rekha had been running a commodity online ...

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Pilgrim road will be widened soon - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


Pilgrim road will be widened soon
Times of India
CHENNAI/MADURAI: After several fits and starts, work to widen the 80km stretch of National Highway 210 between Karaikudi and Ramanathapuram to a four-lane road will begin soon, with the National Highways Authority of India set to float tenders for the ...

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Now, polls can be won without raising caste: Amartya Sen - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


Now, polls can be won without raising caste: Amartya Sen
Times of India
CHENNAI: Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen said he was interested to see that political debates in India were finally getting into "real issues". On the sidelines of a book launch at Kalakshetra Foundation on Monday, he said, "Aam Aadmi Party has ...

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9 years on, tsunami victims to have home of their own - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


9 years on, tsunami victims to have home of their own
Times of India
CHENNAI: "It still haunts me," says B Shanthi, a resident of Nochi Nagar near the Marina, about the December 24, 2004 tsunami that left a trail of destruction along the city coast. Shanthi and her children, who have been surviving since then in a tiny ...

Class 10 student hangs herself after parents scold her for watching TV - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


Class 10 student hangs herself after parents scold her for watching TV
Times of India
CHENNAI: A Class 10 student committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Elephant Gate on Sunday. Kumari Rama Kishan, 16, a resident of Perumal Koil Thottam Street at Elephant Gate, was upset after her parents scolded her for ...

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Burglar held after staging suicide drama - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


Burglar held after staging suicide drama
Times of India
CHENNAI: A burglar, who threatened suicide at the house of a government primary school principal in Tiruttani for five hours, was arrested on Sunday. S Kannan, 30, a resident of Chekkanur near Tiruttani and a school dropout, entered principal Kantha's ...

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HC nod to raze temple built to pray for MGR's health - Times of India

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST


HC nod to raze temple built to pray for MGR's health
Times of India
CHENNAI: Noting that no one had any right to encroach upon public space to construct religious structures, the Madras high court on Monday declined to restrain Chennai Corporation from razing a temple built to pray for the health of former chief minister M G ...

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Nokia Agrees to Pay Part of 30bn Rupee Tax Demand from India to Ensure Smooth Transaction with Microsoft

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 03:03 PM PST

Finnish mobile phone maker looking to unfreeze India factory in Chennai.

ISRO warns of fake social media profiles of India's Mars mission

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 02:26 PM PST

The Indian space agency on Monday cautioned people on forged profiles about its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.        

BJP wooing PMK and MDMK in TN

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:39 PM PST

Mega rally planned in Chennai in February

Sara Mathew Elected to Freddie Mac Board of Directors

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:31 PM PST

3 cheat man of Rs 4.41cr in fraud online trading

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 11:59 AM PST

Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials arrested three people on Monday for cheating a businessman of Rs 4.41 crore through online trading.        

Centre 'deliberately delaying' nod for Tamil Nadu power projects: Jayalalithaa

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 11:42 AM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday asserted that the state would be power surplus in the next six months.        

News Capsule

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 11:41 AM PST

Cherrapunjee Festival The office of the SDO, Sohra, in collaboration with Meghalaya Tourism will organise the Cherrapunjee Festival 2013 on December 18 from 9 am at Sa-i-Mika Park. Various competitions and cultural programmes will be organised during the festival. Awareness programme The NSS Volunteers of Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU) along with the faculty of Department of Tourism ...

Tanzanian conjoined twins separated at Chennai hospital

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 10:25 AM PST

Nine-month-old Ericana and Eluidi, pygapagus (joined at the buttocks) twins from Tanzania, were separated after an operation at the Apollo Speciality Hospital here Monday, doctors said. Their condition is stable.

Top 10 innings Virender Sehwag has ever played

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 10:06 AM PST

Author : Aaditya Narayan He redefined the definition of a Test opener for an Indian. He is the only Indian with two triple centuries in Test Cricket. He holds the record for the highest individual score in ODI Cricket. Those were happier days for Virender Sehwag. Today, sadly, Sehwag is struggling for form, grappling bowlers […]

Chennai doctors separate conjoined twins

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 09:48 AM PST

Surgeons of a hospital in Chennai separated nine-month-old Tanzanian conjoined twins after a 12-hour procedure.