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Chennai cancer doc wins Magsaysay award

Dr V Shanta, director of the Adyar Cancer Insitute, Chennai, is the among the winners of this year's Magsaysay Award, the Manila, Philippines-based award foundation announced today.Shanta has been......

70 feared killed in TN cyclone

At least 70 people were killed and thousands rendered homeless in incessant rains in the state as cyclone Nisha that has crossed the Tamil Nadu coast near Karaikal left behind a trail of......

Two festivals and a funeral: rites of Spring

Spring arrives suddenly in India; one fine day the flowers are in full bloom, and the mercury is shooting up. The delicious chill of the early morning is but a memory, and the days are blindingly......

Meet the Magsaysay Award winner

Working actively at 78 isn't something most people can manage. Then again, Dr V Shanta isn't like most people. A doctor by profession, her day starts at 5.45 am and ends an hour before midnight. As......

Helping fight the Big C

Muthulakshmy, all of 23 years old, lay curled up on the hospital bed next to her one-year-old son. She would not respond to anyone, or eat anything; all she would do was cry silently.Finally the......

From Rs 2 a day to Rs 500,000 a month!

He had to start working in a music shop repairing mridangam, tabla, etc, at the age of seven, not only because of his love for music but to help his mother keep the kitchen fires burning. Today,......

ITC stake in Leela rises to 7.37%

ITC's investment arm Russell Credit has raised its stake in Hotel Leelaventure to 7.37 per cent --an increase of 2.26 percentage points.The promoters of Mumbai-based Leela group, meanwhile, said......

Chennai airport upgrade may lag passenger traffic

The Rs 1,808-crore modernisation and expansion plan for Chennai airport, which was recently cleared by the Public Investment Board and expected to begin this September, may not be sufficient to......

A new IT firm every 3 days in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu will secure the topmost position in information technology in India, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J.Jayalalithaa, said.In her address after the inauguration of the 5th edition of......

Stem cell bank in India

India's first private cord blood stem cell bank, 'Lifecell' has been launched in Chennai. With an investment of Rs 12 crore (Rs 120 million), this bank is a joint venture between Asia Cryo Cell Pvt......

The pied piper of Tamil TV

The name indicates a musical instrument; Yazhini, and when she speaks, it is melodious and pleasing to the ears. Compere of one of Tamil television's most popular children's shows, Pattampoochi......

Nanayam: Hollywood plot, desi treatment

Capital Film Works has always been known for its unorthodox and fresh take on movies like Chennai 28, the youthful KPKP and now, their latest Tamil movie, Naanayam (Coin, or Integrity, depending on......

Just who is Chiranjeevi?

Chiranjeevi, whodominated the Telugu film industry for more than two decades, will be following the footsteps of the legendary N T Rama Rao who floated the Telugu Desam Party on May 28, 1982. The......

How Kadha Parayumbol came to

Sreenivasan, the maverick film personality, is one of the most talented scriptwriters in Malayalam cinema. His dialogues, laced as they are with subtle humour, cynicism and references to global......

Kuchelan, Rajni's next

It is official, Tamil superstar Rajniknath's next film is going to be Kuchelan, a Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol directed by M Mohanan that is making waves in Kerala.Katha......

Chennai gives Anand grand welcome

Viswanathan Anand was accorded a grand welcome in Chennai on Wednesday on his first visit to the city after winning the World Chess Championship in Mexico City.Scores of people and students turned......

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Q. In which city you will find places like Adyar, Vadapalani , Velacherry, Guindy
Amit Chakraborty: A. more

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Q. Which river runs through Chennai ??
Dharmarajan: A. chennai;) more

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Q. Who founded the Theosophical Society in India?
Sridhar Santhanam: A. Adyar River more

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Q. what is called as adyar poonga ? give elaborate details on the same ?
Sridhar Santhanam: A. Tholkappia Poonga or Adyar Eco Park (also known as Adyar Poonga) is an ecological park set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Adyar estuary...... more

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Wordspeak A fun-filled vocabulary enhancement, character building and motor skill enhancement camp. Age group: 3 to 6 years and 6 to 8 years On... ...

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Topper's tips to suffix IAS to one's name

Civil Services have craze and clamour. There is always a fascination for most people to go in a car with a beacon light atop, and the number of... ...

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Automated system to show the way for streetlights

The Chennai Corporation is all set to put in place an automated control system for monitoring streetlights in the city. The Corporation this week... ...

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AAI may lease out Chennai airports to private players

AAI chairman V. P. Agarawal has hinted that the Chennai airport is likely to be privatised following the instructions from the civil aviation... ...

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A demand for discards

One man's trash, that's another man's come-up," sings Macklemore in Thrift Shop, which once topped the Billboard Hot 100. In this chartbusting... ...

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