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2 flats in Anna Nagar looted

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Burglars struck two empty flats in Sakthi Apartments in Lotus Colony of Anna Nagar late on Friday night.

While breaking into the first floor flats, the thieves actually bolted the doors of the ground

Youngsters lead clean-up drive at Elliot’s Beach

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A group of young men and women gathered at Elliot’s Beach on Sunday morning to initiate a waste disposal drive.

More than 50 volunteers of Stella Maris College and Reclaim Our Beaches (ROB) group pla

Mini buses set to ply on Chennai’s regular routes

Mini-buses that would hit the city roads soon will also be operated on regular routes during non-peak hours.

Earlier, the authorities had decided to operate them only on designated routes — far-flun

Chennai inches to dream of meter autos

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In an attempt to find a solution to the decades-old problem of auto drivers fleecing commuters, the state government is contemplating introducing a meter-based billing system which would ensure transp

Olympics: Why do East Africans rule distance races?

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It is easier to win an Olympic medal in long-distance running than getting into the team of Kenya and Ethiopia for events such as the 800m, 1500m, 3000 steeplechase, 5000m, 10000m and marathon.

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London Olympics: 5 contests worth waiting for

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Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt made the 2008 Olympics their own with awe-inspiring performances.

The US swimmer won unprecedented eight gold medals, breaking seven world records in the process and th

Woman’s death, diarrhoea cases trigger cholera scare

A resident of a slum in Chetpet died of a viral infection and 34 others from the same locality were taken ill with symptoms of severe diarrhoea and vomiting, diagnosed by government doctors as acute d

3 teachers held for beating up boy

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A 14-year-old boy, Barathraj, studying class 9 in a private high school near Perambalur, created a flutter by making a false allegation against three teachers that they forced him to drink urine.

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Toyota to begin engine production at Bengaluru plant from August

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Japanese auto major Toyota would begin engine production from its manufacturing facility in Bengaluru from August next month, according to a top company official.

"It will commence next month," To

London Olympics: Five stars waiting in the wings

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Missy Franklin, Kohei Uchimura, Ashton Eaton, Sun Yang and Ryan Lochte may not be universally popular at the moment but the quintet has a chance to become household names after the 2012 Olympics.

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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.