Saturday, December 28, 2013

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Sri Lanka deports Indian reporter covering ex-warzone - Business Recorder

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 03:08 PM PST


Sri Lanka deports Indian reporter covering ex-warzone
Business Recorder
Sri Lanka on Saturday deported an Indian journalist arrested on a charge of working in the island's former war zone without media credentials, police said. The 24-year-old, who was working for a magazine based in the Indian city of Chennai, was arrested on ...

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Air India officials quizzed in probe into gold smuggling - Times of India

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST


Air India officials quizzed in probe into gold smuggling
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has questioned six Air India officials after investigations linked the carrier's staff to two recent cases of smuggling gold into the country. The first was on October 7 when 32kg of gold biscuits worth nearly ...

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Break-in at museum leaves cops baffled - Times of India

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST


Break-in at museum leaves cops baffled
Times of India
CHENNAI: A break-in at the Government Museum in Chennai in which only two coins, both replicas of Mughal period coins, said to have been stolen has baffled both museum officials and police. Burglars apparently broke into the two-storeyed Bronze Gallery ...

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High court grants bail to 27 dalits in clash over temple entry - Times of India

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST


High court grants bail to 27 dalits in clash over temple entry
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Madras high court held a special sitting on Saturday and granted anticipatory bail to 27 dalits, who apprehended arrest in connection with a caste clash over temple worship in Tiruvallur district. Justice K B K Vasuki, after hearing their counsel P ...

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Tamil journalist returns home - The Hindu

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:21 PM PST


Tamil journalist returns home
The Hindu
Tamil Prabakaran, a journalist from Tamil Nadu who was detained by Sri Lankan Authorities on Wednesday last was deported on Saturday. He arrived at the Chennai airport in the evening. Talking to journalists at the airport, Mr. Prabakaran said he was ...

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Sri Lanka deports arrested Indian journalist - Times of India

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:16 PM PST


Sri Lanka deports arrested Indian journalist
Times of India
CHENNAI/COLOMBO: Tamil Prabakaran (24), a Tamil Nadu-based journalist arrested in Colombo on Thursday reached Chennai on Saturday after he was deported by the Sri Lankan government. "I was tortured psychologically by the Lankan army personnel ...

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HM chairman steps down - Calcutta Telegraph

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:08 PM PST


HM chairman steps down
Calcutta Telegraph
"Hind Motors has been in discussions with strategic/financial investors for both its Uttarpara and Chennai units. There has been keen interest shown by potential global partners," the company said in a statement. "The decision reflects Birla's thinking that his ...

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Dhoom 3 Most Successful film of 2013 - DESIblitz

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:41 PM PST


Dhoom 3 Most Successful film of 2013
DESIblitz
This certainly has given the other 2013 hit films like Krrish 3 and Chennai Express a run for their money. Dhoom 3 is the first of many to be released in the new Bollywood IMAX era. Dhoom 3 Katrina Kaif Others to follow in 2014 include Paani, which will star ...

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ADMK wants Jaya to contest LS polls - Free Press Journal

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:01 PM PST


ADMK wants Jaya to contest LS polls
Free Press Journal
Chennai : Amid a 'Jaya for PM' chorus in the ruling AIADMK, the party on Saturday said it has received over 1,000 applications from its workers urging that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa contest from their constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. After nine ...

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Family pilgrimage turns tragic - Deccan Herald

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:42 PM PST


Family pilgrimage turns tragic
Deccan Herald
A pilgrimage to Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh turned tragic for Chennai-based banker N Natesh and seven of his family. They were travelling by the Bangalore-Nanded Express that caught fire early on Saturday morning. Three of Natesh's relatives died in ...

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Disabled population up by 22.4% in 2001-11

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:48 PM PST

The country's disabled population has increased by 22.4% between 2001 and 2011.        

Tamil journalist returns home

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:35 PM PST

Tamil Prabakaran, a journalist from Tamil Nadu who was detained by Sri Lankan Authorities on Wednesday last was deported on Saturday. He arrived at the Chennai airport in the evening....

Sri Lanka deports arrested Indian journalist

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:35 PM PST

Tamil Prabakaran (24), a Tamil Nadu-based journalist arrested in Colombo on Thursday reached Chennai on Saturday after he was deported by the Sri Lankan government.        

Daring burglary at Egmore Museum

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:35 PM PST

Bronze Gallery is home to some rare and ancient idols

Only Tarun Tejpal woke up Goa police this year

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:33 PM PST

The year 2013 has highlighted the Goa police's competency or the lack of it with various crimes remaining unsolved.        

Property tax: online self-assessment soon

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:21 PM PST

Users will be able to get tax assessment orders with seconds of submission of applications and pay immediately

New reservoir in Tiruvallur to get more land

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:21 PM PST

Work on 5th facility to meet city's drinking water needs to pick up in mid-January

AIADMK nets Rs.11.34 crore from sale of LS applications

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:20 PM PST

In nine days, the AIADMK headquarters received a total of 4,537 applications from candidates seeking tickets to contest in all the Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The cost o...

He rescued many, but is still searching for his mother

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:08 PM PST

'I pulled the chain; two others joined me in breaking the windows in the toilet'

Sangam empowers young minds against abuse

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:06 PM PST

Children from groups formed across the city by Arunodhaya Centre participated in convention