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Chennai to witness Venus transit today

Astronomers and common people are eagerly waiting for the grand spectacle of Venus crossing directly between the sun and earth on Wednesday. The event can be seen through telescopes and goggles with f

Check it, mate: Viswanathan Anand to Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand checkmated people calling for his retirement Sunday saying he will continue to play chess as long as he enjoys it.

“Why should I retire when I have just retained my world title? I

‘Credit to Aruna for Anand’s success’

Behind every successful man there is a woman. In the case of world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, there are two women.

Chennai experienced hottest May this year

Chennai experienced one of the hottest May months in recent times. “After May 2008, this year’s peak summer season (kathri) was the warmest,” said Dr Y.E.A. Raj, deputy director general of Meteorology

Draws marked 12 games

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Viswanathan Anand needed a tie-breaker to overcome Boris Gelfand and claim his fifth world chess title. But it was all-square in the 12-game classical series at Moscow. Here is the lowdown on how Anan

‘Only tiebreak could separate us’

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Viswanathan Anand is a relieved man now. After losing game seven, he thought he had blown up the title.

But the immediate win in game eight boosted his morale that he held his nerve to defeat Israel

Glamour quotient goes down

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There is no doubt that 10 draws took the sheen off the world chess championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Israeli GM Boris Gelfand. Pundits feel that the spate of draws has deprived the tit

‘Penta’stic Viswanathan Anand!

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India’s Viswanathan Anand retained his world chess championship title on Wednesday by beating Boris Gelfand of Israel in a tiebreak after the regular games had ended 6-6.

Anand won the rapid playoffs

Airport metro plan finalised

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The metro rail project gained momentum with the groundbreaking ceremony for the airport metro station on Wednesday.

The event has kick-started the building of the `48 crore airport metro station tha

Sea breeze cuts summer heat

If you are planning to build a house in Chennai, make sure the balcony or the window is facing southeast direction with enough provision for cross ventilation.

Because, the sea breeze plays a major

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.