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TN appeals against verdict of lifting 'Vishwaroopam' ban

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday filed an appeal against the interim order of a single judge of Madras high court giving clearance for screening of Kamal Haasan's controversial Tamil movie......

Verdict on Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam on Tuesday

The Madras High Court on Monday deferred its order by a day on veteran actor Kamal Haasan's petition seeking a stay on the Tamil Nadu government's ban on his film Vishwaroopam following allegations......

Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' can't release till Mon: HC

The release of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu has been deferred till January 28 by the Madras high court, which on Thursday declined to stay the two-week ban imposed by the state......

Rape case cannot be quashed even if victim resiles: HC

In a significant ruling, the Madras high court has held that a rape case cannot be quashed even if the victim 'resiles' from her allegations as the offence was not against any individual but......

Madras HC upholds Sinha's appointment as CBI director

The Madras high court on Thursday upheld the appointment of senior IPS officer Ranjit Sinha as Director of Central Bureau of Investigation. The petitioner has not placed enough materials against......

SC slaps Rs 100-cr fine on Sterlite's TN plant

In a relief to Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled a Madras High Court order to shut down its copper smelting plant at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, while imposing a......

Digitisation helps broadcasters, more than consumers

Homes in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata that had analogue cable television went blank on Wednesday night. The Madras High Court has given the residents of Chennai, where only 62 per cent of connections......

Armed with Nutribic court order, GSK set for cookie war

Three weeks after securing the approval of the Madras High Court to market its nutritious biscuit Horlicks Nutribic, pharmaceutical and consumer goods maker GalxoSmithKline (GSK) has rolled out the......

Not correct to say IIT students' quality is poor: IIT director

Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the newly appointed director of IIT Madras is an alumnus of the same institution. He had passed in 1980 with a degree in Electronics. Then he went to the University of......

Budding entrepreneurs! Clean drinking water for all

It was an event for budding entrepreneurs to showcase their Innovative Socio-Business Projects at IIT Madras organised by Genesis, a joint initiative of the Siva group (a $3-billion global......

Setback for Haasan; HC stays release of Vishwaroopam

Screening of Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam in Tamil Nadu has been deferred again with the Madras High Court setting aside a single judge's order giving the green signal for the release even as the......

Madras HC lifts ban on 'Vishwaroopam'

In a major relief to actor Kamal Haasan, the Madras high court on Tuesday night lifted the ban imposed on his movie 'Vishwaroopam' by the Tamil Nadu government after it courted controversy over its......

Raavanan is all style, little substance

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews the Tamil version of Raavan.The thought that keeps occurring to you as you watch Madras Talkies' Raavanan by ace director Mani Ratnam, is that it certainly looks very......

Kamal Haasan presents screenwriting workshop

Kamal Haasan, in association with the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-M) will present a first-of-its-kind international workshop and seminar on screenwriting in the IIT campus in......

The Tamil actor strips for Madrasa Pattinam

Ever since director Bala stripped young actor Arya to his loin cloth, it appears every filmmaker wants to exploit the actor'swell-toned body too. The latestisVijay of Kireedom(a remake of the......

Former BCCI chief Muthiah challenges HC order

Former BCCI president A C Muthiah on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's order upholding the validity of the amendment by the cricketing body in its regulations to......

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Q. Which famous England cricketer was born in Bangalore?
Josna: A. more

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Q. In which city you will find places like Adyar, Vadapalani , Velacherry, Guindy
Amit Chakraborty: A. Colin Cowdrey was born on the family estate at Ootacamund, Madras Presidency, though his birthplace was usually recorded Bangalore more

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Q. identify "Paravastu Chinnayya Soori " ?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. Madras more

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Q. Name of the other wife of sahadeva In mahabharat?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. Paravastu Chinnayasuri is a well-known Telugu writer. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law...... more

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Q. France se Delhi ka autofare kitna hoga?
Gypsy: A. The wife of sahdev other tah Draupadi was Vijaya daughter of Dyutimat, King of Madra and they had a son named Suhotra. more

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HC declines to quash charge sheet against college chiefs

Two heads of an engineering college in Tamil Nadu are in trouble with the Madras High Court rejecting their plea to quash a charge sheet filed... ...

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Bookie arrested in Chennai, Rs 4 lakh cash recovered

Continuing its crackdown on cricket bookies, the Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department in Chennai today arrested a suspected... ...

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Bookie surrenders in Chennai after raids

Prasanth M. Paul, 48, one of the high-flying bookies in the city, surrendered at CB-CID office while sleuths raided at least three premises... ...

http://www.asianage.com/india/bookie-surrenders-chennai-after-raids-296

Place in the final at stake for Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings

On paper, there is very little to choose between the two teams, who have both won 11 out of their 16 matches and have a number of match-winners who... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-playoff-preview-place-in-the-final-at-stake-for-mumbai-indians-and-chennai-super-kings-799127.html

Chennai airport's new terminal is a joke

Chennai airport's modernization project was meant to ease congestion, enhance passenger comfort and in short, offer a never before felt departure... ...

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