US ready to help Jaya on Vision 2023
The United States is committed to helping Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa realise her development goals for the state, said US ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell at a meeting organised by t
‘I-T officials’ escape with Rs 43 L
The owner of a departmental store in the city was relieved of Rs 43 lakh on Monday morning by four men who entered his house at Ambedkar Nagar, Ernavur, posing as income tax officials.
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Chennai doc turns advisor on suicides for Middle East
Chennai psychiatrist Lakshmi Vijayakumar was in a delicate situation last week. Invited to Cairo for a Regional Suicide Consultation by the WHO, she was given the tough task of convincing the Islamic
Jaya urges PM: Ask K’taka to stop dam work
A day after demanding a meeting of the Cauvery River Water Authority, Tamil Nadu chief minister J.
This artist adds colour to lives of cancer patients
A self-taught artist R. Beena was struggling to make ends meet when she met an ailing 12-year-old boy with his mother at a government hospital in 2000.
“My son was not well and when I went to the ho
Nod for stadium stands soon
The 12,000 empty chairs sealed by the corporation in M.A. Chidambaram stadium, Chennai, might soon get a reprieve from the state government as the urban development department is said to have given a
TN cops launch hunt for Maoists
Tamil Nadu police has launched an all-out hunt for Maoists with one team rushing to Andhra Pradesh to hunt for Padma, the wife of Vivek, a Maoist leader who was arrested in Chennai on Saturday while a
India's policy decisions dampen investment climate: US envoy
Several recent policy decisions by India have caused ‘significant concern’ and ‘dampened sentiment’ about its investment climate, US Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell said on Monday.
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Short man, tall deeds
P.C. Riju is small in physical stature but possesses a titanic heart. The daredevil Railways striker never backs down during a combat on the football field.
The pocket-sized dynamo takes on defender
JJ Chakola tees off into the big league
J.J. Chakola (27) is Coimbatore’s only golfer to make it to the pro series. A winner of the junior league, golf runs in JJ’s family. “My dad and granddad were both golfers.
Whenever I would come dow