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Court sets record straight, disallows dance at temple fest

Record dances, also known as cabarets, during temple festivals are a strict no-no, Madras High Court has ruled. Reason: They portray women in an indecent manner.

Justice K. Chandru recently dismissed

50 pc hike in basic amenities charge

In what will come as an extra burden on developers and homebuyers in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, the state government has increased the infrastructure and basic amenities charge by 50 per c

Wasn't sure of the wicket: Harbhajan

Relieved that his decision to bowl first had turned out to be correct in final analysis, Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh said that unpredictability of the pitch made it a difficult choice at th

‘Revoke elevated project stop-work notice’

The secretary of the Union ministry for road transport and highways, A.K. Upadhyay, has urged chief secretary Debendranath Sarangi to revoke the water resource department’s (WRD) direction to the Nati

New pitch took away the element of home advantage: Fleming

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Having crashed to a humiliating eight-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said they were done in by the lack of knowledge about the new ho

Four new patients test positive for H1N1 virus

The number of swine flu cases in the city has gone up to eight with four new patients testing positive on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, an exclusive 20-bed ward to treat swine flu patients was opened at the R

Vishnu’s loss is Oshan’s gain

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Chennai boy Vishnu Prasad’s loss has turned out to be a big gain for Pune’s Oshan Kothadiya. Vishnu earned a free entry into the Volkswagen Scirocco Cup for winning the second edition of the JK Tyre-P

Droplet infections up: Docs

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If your colleague is constantly coughing and sniffling and you work in an air-conditioned office, better watch out because this is the season of “droplet infections” wherein an assortment of viral fev

5 lakh devotees take part in Arupathu Moovar festival

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More than five lakh people witnessed the poompaavai ritual of the ten-day Arupathu Moovar annual festival held in grand manner at Mylapore on Wednesday.

The eighth day of the festival on Wednesday is

Staff pack off for longer weekend

Government departments began wearing a deserted look on Wednesday in view of the extended weekend.

With government declaring holidays for Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday, several employees packed th

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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.