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Sri Lanka may pull its mission out of Tamil Nadu

Faced with growing anti-Sri Lankan sentiments in Tamil Nadu, Colombo may shift its deputy high commission office out of Chennai, a media report said Sunday. The new location could be Trivandrum in......

Jayalalithaa's one-rupee 'idli sambar' a hit in Chennai

A Ganesh Nadar visits one of Chennai's state-sponsored breakfast centres that serve piping hot food at dirt cheap prices and comes away impressed. Could the way to a voter's heart be through his......

Anti-Lanka stir: 500 students held; lawyers on fast in TN

Students across Tamil Nadu, including in Chennai, continued their protests on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue while some fishermen in Nagapattinam district observed a fast mid-sea.Around 500 students......

Sri Lanka's national carrier cuts flights to Chennai

SriLankan Airlines on Tuesday slashed by half, its flights on the Colombo-Chennai sector in view of the attacks against Sri Lankan nationals in Tamil Nadu. "SriLankan Airlines has observed a drop......

Anti-Lanka protests: Over 500 students arrested in Chennai

Over 500 college students were arrested in Chennai for attempting to picket the Raj Bhawan even as they continued their protests over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue for the eighth day on Monday. A......

AirAsia might fly from Chennai to Bangalore, Kolkata

An aviation website has evaluated AirAsia's potential network in India based on passenger market size, distance from Chennai and competition.AirAsia might launch flights to Bangalore, Kolkata,......

All that you wanted to know about HRA

Ajit, currently working for Company A, stays in a rented apartment in Mumbai and has bought himself a property in Chennai. He took a loan for buying the house. He finds himself in a dilemma while......

Life after Hotmail: How successful is Sabeer Bhatia?

For Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail, one of the first free e-mail services in the world, Chennai is special. Twenty-four years ago, he'd come to the city to get a student visa to the United......

SpiceJet show-caused for Companies Act violations

Chennai-based low-cost airline SpiceJet has been sent a show-cause notice for alleged violation of provisions of the Companies Act.The Chennai office of Registrar of Companies sent the notice to......

Sebi board to discuss public holding, IPO safety net

Market regulator Sebi's board will meet in Chennai on Friday to discuss steps required for dealing with promoters failing to comply with minimum public shareholding in listed companies, as also......

Spotted: Suriya at Chennai airport

Reader Pradeep bumped into Tamil actor Suriya at the Chennai airport, and sent us a picture.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the......

Review: Don't miss Chennaieil Oru Naal

S Saraswathi says Chennaieil Oru Naal has an extremely well-written script, some brilliant editing and perfect execution. A remake of the critically acclaimed Malayalam film Traffic that won......

First Look: Vikram Prabhu's Biriyani

Venkat Prabhu made a fantastic debut as a director with Chennai 600 028, which was followed by an impressive Saroja. While his Goa did not impress critics or audiences, Mankatha with Ajith was a......

Priyamani turns item girl for Chennai Express

Looks like actress Priyamani is going great guns. After delivering a good performance by playing the role of conjoined twins in her Kannada film Charulatha, the actress is now gearing up for......

PIX: Stars attend Vishwaroopam premiere

Kamal Haasan's controversial film was finally released in Tamil Nadu. At its Chennai premiere, the superstar welcomed all. After the ban on Vishwaroopam was lifted in Tamil Nadu, Kamal......

Some dismissals were truly out of character: Fleming

Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has blamed the batsmen for his team's nine-run defeat against Mumbai Indians and said the way some of them got out was "not acceptable"."The pitch was......

There has to be players in important positions: Pollard

Having got an opportunity to bat early on after Mumbai Indians lost four quick wickets against Chennai Super Kings, the West Indies explosive batsman Kieron Pollard proved his mettle but he......

Stats: Pollard has struck most sixes for Mumbai

Statistical highlights from the IPL match played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Saturday. # Kieron Pollard's superb unbeaten 57 was his second highest innings in the......

Pollard, bowlers help Mumbai scrape past Chennai

Kieron Pollard (57) smashed a superb, unbeaten half-century and took a sensational catch under pressure as Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by nine runs in a thrilling Indian Premier......

IPL PHOTOS: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

Left-arm pacer Dirk Nannes gave Chennai the perfect start, getting the big wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for a first ball duck in the fifth ball of the first over. Tendulkar was dismissed leg before......

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Q. Who will win at Chennai Mumbai Indians or Chennai super kings?
Josna: A. more

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Q. these two bowlers have recorded Hatrick in IPL so far ?
Cnanu Shree: A. Chennai super kings more

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Q. what is the highest score in IPL by any team ?
Cnanu Shree: A. There are 6 hat tricks in IPL till date:L Balaji (Chennai v Punjab); I Pathan, P Chawla, VRV Singh.Amit Mishra (Delhi v Deccan); Ravi Teja, P Ojha,...... more

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Q. who is the first Indian batsman to record two centuries in the IPL ?
Cnanu Shree: A. Chennai's total of two hundred and twenty two for five is the highest by any team in the more

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Q. who is the first Indian batsman to record two centuries in the IPL ?
Cnanu Shree: A. chennai's Murali Vijay more

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Biscuit gang back on Chennai trains

The biscuit bandits are back. After a brief hiatus, they are targeting unsuspecting passengers on Chennai-bound trains again.Biscuit bandits... ...

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Honorary Doctorate for C S Seshadri

Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, V-C, University of Hyderabad, presenting the degree to C S Seshadri | N Vajravelu The Founder Director of Chennai... ...

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European Union Film Festival begins

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) commenced at the Alliance Francaise in Nungambakkam on Friday. The festival, being organised by embassies... ...

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Anti-Rape Bill is fine, but will it prevent sexual crimes?

Women in Chennai have welcomed the new anti-rape Bill, recently approved by President Pranab Mukherjee, as a law that will hopefully deliver... ...

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Parliamentary panel criticizes slow progress in setting up plasma fractionation centre

The Parliamentary Standing Committee attached to the Union Health Ministry has criticized the Department of AIDS Control for its apathy to the... ...

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