Kudankulam plant is ready for loading fuel
“Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant [KNPP] is ready for fuel loading and the process will commence soon after Atomic Energy Regulatory Board [AERB] gives its nod,” S.A. Bhardwaj, director (technical), Nu
Report on multi-drug resistance malarial parasites shocked TN
The year 2011 was full of small and big medical breakthrough that put Chennai on the world surgery map.
In April, orthopaedic surgeon Vijay Bose’s team performed two complex hip replacement procedur
Close shave for passenger as crane pulley snaps at airport
A woman passenger leaving the domestic terminal had a close shave Tuesday as a steel load came crashing down after the pulley of a crane snapped at the Chennai airport.
Eyewitnesses said the passenge
Big changes in edu sector
In the last one year, Tamil Nadu’s school education sector saw several student-friendly measures like implementation of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) and trimester system, besides prov
DC flies faster, higher and stronger
On our 7th anniversary we doff our hat to Chennai that aspires to turn a world-class metropolis in keeping with its status as the capital of a great state that is home to millions. While we bring out
Civic sense always matters
The setting up of a nodal agency, Tamil Nadu urban infrastructural financial services limited, to carry out the Chennai mega city development mission for 2011-12, was the best that the city could have
'Idiot' remark: Narain Karthikeyan hits out at Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel who conquered many a heart with a blazing drive at last year’s Indian GP has now hurt the sentiments of Indian motorsport fans.
On-board video from last weekend’s Malaysian GP has r
Pick of seven best stories that made a difference
As we in Deccan Chronicle Chennai step into our eighth year relishing the seven eventful years gone by, we enjoyed looking back at hundreds of our special stories to select the best seven which left a
Power woes to be history soon
There is light at the end of the tunnel for TN industries, literally. Envisaged in darkness following the acute power shortage, corporates are now heaving a sigh of relief with the chief minister’s vi
Nearly 450 Ford employees detained for staging demonstration
About 450 employees of Ford Motor India were detained on Wednesday for staging a demonstration at the factory at Maraimalainagar, about 55 km from here, demanding the reinstatement of their sacked col