Thursday, December 26, 2013

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Constipation now hits more kids - Times of India

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:14 PM PST


Constipation now hits more kids
Times of India
CHENNAI: Sanjay, a five-year-old boy from Aminjikarai, was rushed to a hospital because his parents began noticing drops of blood in his stool. The boy screamed in pain every time he had to go to the toilet. Doctors in the city are seeing an increasing ...

Six firms keen on cycle-sharing plan for Chennai - Times of India

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:14 PM PST


Six firms keen on cycle-sharing plan for Chennai
Times of India
CHENNAI: Chennai's first bicycle-sharing plan seems to be gaining speed with five global firms and an Indian company showing interest in the project. The civic body recently invited expressions of interest for a cycle-sharing system under the design, build, ...

Tamil Nadu journalist held in Sri Lanka for 'video-taping' army camp - Times of India

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:47 PM PST


Tamil Nadu journalist held in Sri Lanka for 'video-taping' army camp
Times of India
CHENNAI: A 24-year-old journalist and documentary filmmaker from Tamil Nadu was arrested on Wednesday while touring northern Sri Lanka. Tamil Prabhakaran, who was earlier working with a leading Chennai-based Tamil weekly, was in the island nation ...

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Court reprieve for 35 crew members of US floating armoury - Times of India

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:44 PM PST


Court reprieve for 35 crew members of US floating armoury
Times of India
The crew members are lodged in central prisons at Puzhal in Chennai and Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli. The court granted bail on a fresh petition filed by the crew, accepting their argument that chargesheet was not filed in the case even after 60 days had ...

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Elders now explore live-in relationships - Times of India

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:44 PM PST


Times of India
Elders now explore live-in relationships
Times of India
CHENNAI: When he had a providential escape from the Gujarat earthquake of 2001, Natubhai Patel decided to devote the rest of his life to a good cause - helping senior citizens who had lost their spouses find new life partners. More than a decade later, Patel ...

Chennaiites rejoice over power cut-free days - The Hindu

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:03 PM PST


The Hindu
Chennaiites rejoice over power cut-free days
The Hindu
Most areas of Chennai and its suburbs were spared of the scheduled two-hour power shutdown over the past five days. An increase in wind power generation and a reduction in the electricity consumption due to the cool weather were cited as the reasons for ...

Bhupathi to Skip Chennai Open - The New Indian Express

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:16 PM PST


Bhupathi to Skip Chennai Open
The New Indian Express
A couple of days after defending singles champion Janko Tipsarevic pulled out of the Chennai Open, it was learnt that doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi would not be playing in this edition of the tournament, sources close to the Indian ace told TNIE on ...

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Mall space availability to rise 26 per cent by 2015: survey - NDTV

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:40 AM PST


Mall space availability to rise 26 per cent by 2015: survey
NDTV
The stock in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune is expected to increase from 76 million square feet in 2013 to 95.7 million square feet in 2015, the survey conducted by property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle said. According to ...

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Man from Chennai arrested for abducting minor girl - Business Standard

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:48 AM PST


Man from Chennai arrested for abducting minor girl
Business Standard
A man from Chennai was arrested from the Mallepally area here today on charges of abducting a minor girl from Old City and taking her to Kerala after making false promises of training her in singing. Accused Mohammed Mustafa, rented a house in Asif ...

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Emcee and RJ Sid K puts a ring on it - RadioandMusic.com

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:42 AM PST


Emcee and RJ Sid K puts a ring on it
RadioandMusic.com
MUMBAI: One of the most eligible bachelors in the radio and television hosting industry has finally found his other half. Voice over artiste and emcee Siddharth Kannan got engaged to Chennai based Neha Agarwal in an intimate family gathering at a posh five ...

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Lok Sabha worked for just 4.5 hours during winter session

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:48 PM PST

The just-concluded winter session of the 15th Lok Sabha is the worst in terms of performance since 2010.        

Tamil Nadu journalist held in Sri Lanka for 'video-taping' army camp

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:49 PM PST

A 24-year-old journalist and documentary filmmaker from Tamil Nadu was arrested on Wednesday while touring northern Sri Lanka.        

Nightmarish memories flood back to villages

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:21 PM PST

The day marked by visit to mass graves, silent processions, special prayers and floral homage

SriLankan initiates daily flights to Muscat

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:17 PM PST

SriLankan Airlines has introduced daily flights between Muscat and Colombo from December 21. Before this measure was taken there were flights between the two countries only five days a week, the report stated that this measure had been taken due to the increasing amount of outbound tourists traveling to Sri Lanka from Oman.

Chennaiites rejoice over power cut-free days

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:08 PM PST

Temporary withdrawal of cuts due to more wind power generation, lower use

Daily Bagel: Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov arrive in Brisbane

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:57 AM PST

The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Video: Svetlana Kuznetsova makes her music video debut in this remarkably upbeat Russian song. She raps and everything.

GST rollout will signal that India is open to business: Montek

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:52 AM PST

'Need for tax treatment that is accepted globally as reasonable'

December 26, 2013

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:51 AM PST

Israeli Air Force cadets toss their caps during their graduation ceremony at Hatzerim air base in southern Israel. An Afghan refugee holds a child as she stands near her home on the outskirts of Herat.

Zakia loses plea against Modi

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 10:21 AM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi got crucial legal relief when a city court on Thursday rejected the petition of Zakia Jafri against the closure report of the...

Disney Princess Academy to visit India

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 09:52 AM PST

Kolkata, Dec 26 : The Disney Princess Academy is all set to visit India once again from Jan 5 till Feb 2, 2014, giving 3600 hopefuls the opportunity to attend and be a part of the fun-filled activities including makeovers, dancing, etiquette training, tiara making and even a chance to meet their favourite Disney Princesses.
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