Call to abolish bonded labour in all sectors
Ms Kanniyammal and her son Parameshwaran worked as bonded labourers in a rice mill at Kodungallur, Tiruvannamalai district, for almost a decade till the Adivasi Solidarity Council (ASC) rescued them.
Explosive vapour detectors give HC security a boost
Security at the Madras high court is set to get a shot in the arm with the introduction of five new Explosive Vapour Detectors (EVD), said police officers.
“The government of Tamil Nadu provided the
Formula One: Force India's Di Resta not thinking about pouring offers
With reported interests from McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari, Sahara Force India’s Paul di Resta seems to be the most sought-after F1 driver in the paddock.
Mercedes team’s chief executive officer Nic
Lankan minister threatens Tamils of massacre
A senior Sri Lankan minister considered close to President Mahinda Rajapaksa has threatened the Tamils they would face annihilation if they continued to harbour homeland ambition.
The threat by powe
Chaos at Chennai airport
It was chaos at the city airport on Wednesday with three aircraft including an international flight from Riyadh being diverted to other airports in the country.
Arrivals and departures of other flig
Euro 2012 keeps coffee shops abuzz after midnight
While the television at home satiates the appetite of middle class football fans, the affluent are turning to luxury hotels, where coffee shops and restaurants are abuzz after midnight ever since the
Waiting time before take-off set to reduce
The waiting time inside an aircraft before take-off will soon come down thanks to proposed implementation of data link communication for pre-departure clearance of aircraft at the Chennai airport.
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Chennai to host global clinical trials
A Chennai dental hospital has been chosen as one of the nine sites for an international clinical trial on zygoma tooth implants.
Zygoma teeth are the new-age permanent implants used instead of dentur
ASI puts brakes on bus terminus
The inauguration of the much-awaited Tambaram bus terminus, constructed at the cost of about Rs 5 crore, has hit a speed-breaker as the archaeological survey of India (ASI) has raised objections to th
CBSE comes out with tough rules for school buses
The CBSE Board has ordered that no school bus carrying students should overtake a four-wheeler.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in its revised by-law for its affiliated schools, has