Friday, December 20, 2013

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Corpn spends big, keeps no account - Times of India

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:55 PM PST


Corpn spends big, keeps no account
Times of India
CHENNAI: Civic amenities are going from bad to worse despite the Corporation of Chennai receiving a generous 3,600 crore for the upkeep and development of the city for the fiscal year 2013-2014. Like a broken record, the corporation has for several years ...

Green panel halts Aranmula airport project - Times of India

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:52 PM PST


Green panel halts Aranmula airport project
Times of India
CHENNAI: The proposed Aranmula airport project in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district suffered another setback on Friday with the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal ordering the promoters to maintain status quo at the site. The bench was hearing a ...

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Green panel stays Aranmula project - Times of India

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:52 PM PST


Green panel stays Aranmula project
Times of India
CHENNAI: The proposed Aranmula airport project in Pathanamthitta district suffered yet another setback on Friday with the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal ordering the promoters of the airport to maintain status quo at the site. The bench was ...

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Priyanka Chopra gets Rs 6 crore for 7 minutes - Times of India

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:42 PM PST


Times of India

Priyanka Chopra gets Rs 6 crore for 7 minutes
Times of India
Priyanka Chopra who has been riding high with the success of her films and singing career is reportedly getting paid Rs 6 crore for a dance performance at a New Year's Eve bash in Chennai. According to a report in Mid-Day, Priyanka Chopra will be paid a ...

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Priyanka to sing in Chennai on New Year's Eve - Times of India

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:42 PM PST


Times of India

Priyanka to sing in Chennai on New Year's Eve
Times of India
"The New Year is about new beginnings and I'm excited to collaborate with Park Hyatt Chennai, Sivamani and DJ Dave Zobhaa to create a perfect start to 2014! Energies will be at an all-time high as we move into 2014," Priyanka said in a statement.

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Priyanka Chopra creating playlist for New Year's gig - Vancouver Desi

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:09 PM PST


Priyanka Chopra creating playlist for New Year's gig
Vancouver Desi
Mumbai — Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to give her fans in Chennai a memorable New Year's eve. The actress-singer is making a list of songs for her live performance. Her performance will take place at the Park Hyatt hotel, and she says she wants to enter ...

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Playlist for New Year gig - Deccan Herald

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:42 PM PST


Playlist for New Year gig
Deccan Herald
Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to give her fans in Chennai a memorable New Year's eve. The actress-singer is making a list of songs for her live performance. Her performance will take place at the Park Hyatt hotel, and she says she wants to enter the New ...

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Aamir Khan on your console - Livemint

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:29 PM PST


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Aamir Khan on your console
Livemint
Search for the name of any major Hindi movie today, and you're going to find a game of the same name on the Google Play store and Apple's iTunes Store. Big-budget movies like Chennai Express, Krrish 3 and Dhoom: 3 all have stand-alone video games.

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Bollywood Filmmaker Rohit Shetty to Direct Film for KJo - India West

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:25 PM PST


India West

Bollywood Filmmaker Rohit Shetty to Direct Film for KJo
India West
Rohit Shetty (r), seen promoting "Chennai Express" with Shah Rukh Khan earlier this year, has signed on to direct a film for Karan Johar's production house. MUMBAI, India. Bollywood director Rohit Shetty has teamed up for a movie with filmmaker Karan ...

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Mother's bridal jewellery missing from Indra Nooyi's burgled house in Chennai - Times of India

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:01 PM PST


Mother's bridal jewellery missing from Indra Nooyi's burgled house in Chennai
Times of India
CHENNAI: Two gold bangles studded with precious stones, a nose stud and four silk saris—that's what PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi's mother has been left poorer by after the break-in at her house in T Nagar early on Thursday. A day after PepsiCo city manager ...

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Malindo Air to start daily flights from Tiruchi

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 01:53 PM PST

Malindo Air, a Malaysian-based hybrid airline, will launch its commercial flight operations from Tiruchi, Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad to Kuala Lumpur shortly. The joint Malaysia – Indonesi...

Reversing economic deceleration immediate challenge: Pranab

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST

Calls upon industry to develop strategic partnerships with varsities

Pranab inaugurates 28th Indian Engineering Congress

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 01:13 PM PST

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 28th Indian Engineering Congress on the theme 'Engineering Advancements and Accelerated Nation Building' in Chennai on Friday.

Jayalalithaa for PM? BJP says it’s an unlikely scenario

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:50 PM PST

Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said barring the BJP, no other party would be able to muster the numbers to be in a position to form the government after the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.        

Fear of losing minority votes keeps DMK away from BJP

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:49 PM PST

The DMK's decision to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections on its own is aimed at wooing the minority and dalit votes, say political observers. While the DMK is likely to face the elections along with some dalit and Muslim parties, it has firmly ruled out an alliance with the Congress and the BJP.        

Jayalalitha reportedly requests Indian PM's facilitation

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:45 PM PST

Under pressure by the public in Tamil Nadu to take steps to free 227 fishermen held by Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has reportedly requested 'facilitation' by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for discussions on the issue, diplomatic sources said.

Northern fishermen tossed in rough seas of Tamil Nadu politics

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST

The situation of Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen of the North, is fast becoming a major issue between Sri Lanka and India, with the politics of Tamil Nadu steering it towards crisis levels, and the forthcoming Indian elections also adding to the problems, with both the Congress and the BJP having to depend to a large extent on their respective allies Tamil Nadu in post-election developments.

Karunanidhi rules out pre-poll ties with Cong, BJP

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 11:49 AM PST

A day after he praised BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi as "a good person" in an interview to TOI, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Friday ruled out any alliance with the BJP.        

Checking in on players’ preseasons

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 11:45 AM PST

The 2014 season unofficially kicks off next week with top players headlining exhibition events in the United Arab Emirates and Australia. Five official tournaments will also begin before New Year's, starting on Dec. 29. Here's a quick look at the first events of the season and who is playing where:

Fifth edition of YETI ends in Nagaland

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 11:25 AM PST

Kohima: The fifth edition of Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI), held for the first time in Nagaland, drew to a close on Thursday at the Nagaland University Campus in Lumami under Zunheboto district. According to YETI sources today on the ultimate day yesterday, the organizers recorded 285 participants in the three day-long conference. It was best described by a research scholar from ...