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Bomb threat at actor Vijay's residence amid Karur stampede row

Actor-politician Vijay received a mail on Thursday saying that a bomb had been planted at his Neelankarai residence, and it was found to be a hoax after checking the house, police said. IMAGE:......

Jilted woman techie behind bomb threats in 12 states

A probe into e-mails threatening blasts at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and different places in 12 states has unravelled a tale of unrequited love and vengeance allegedly unleashed by a woman......

Train ferrying oil catches fire in Tamil Nadu, services disrupted

A moving goods train carrying diesel caught fire on Sunday at Tiruvallur in northern Tamil Nadu severely affecting train services on the arterial Chennai-Arakkonam rail route, which also links......

Pak bans Indian ships after New Delhi's fresh punitive measures

Pakistan has banned Indian-flagged ships from entering its ports with immediate effect after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, including a ban on the import of goods and entry of Pakistani......

Modi launches India's first vertical lift sea bridge in TN, Stalin opts out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Pamban sea bridge, providing rail link between Rameswaram island and the mainland and flagged off the new Rameswaram-Tambaram (Chennai) train......

India Opens Doors To Foreign Banks, But...

But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......

Lost mails? SMS to the post office!

The department of post launched a new service on Wednesday that would enable customers to trace their mails through short messaging service. "This new service will enable public to locate their......

Bloomba, world's 1st search-based e-mail in India

Bloomba, the world's first search-based e-mail, developed by Chennai-based iSoftTech for its US client Stata Labs, is now available in India.Bloomba, which was earlier launched in the US last......

India Post calls to say you've got mail

Changing with the times and in compliance with social distancing norms, customers are now picking up their parcels, speed posts and registered letters within the city themselves after they are......

All communication of tax scrutiny to be via e-mail from FY17

Tax authorities want to reduce harassment of tax payers by eliminating interface between assessees and taxmen The Income Tax department is planning to carry out nationwide all communication related......

'Ancient Mantras In A Global Bed Of Music'

'It was great to have the Indian roots reflected in full force.' IMAGE: Chandrika Tandon after winning the Grammy's. Photographs: Kind courtesy Chandrika Tandon/Instagram.com Borders and......

Spotted: Sonu Nigam in Chennai

Rediff.com Reader Ramesh Shetty met Sonu Nigam at Chennai airport, and sent us this picture. Thanks, Ramesh! MUST SEE: SPOTTED If you meet/see film or television personalities and......

Spotted: Suriya in Chennai

Reader J Venkatesan met Suriya in at a Fan Club event in Chennai, and sent us a picture. Click here to see other stars spotted! If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities......

Spotted: R Madhavan in Chennai

Reader Sundar Srinivasan (extreme right) bumped into R Madhavan, at a jewellery showroom in Chennai, and sent us a picture. Srinivasan was with Vijaykumar (in blue), Kiran (centre)......

Spotted: Tamil actor Suriya in Chennai

Reader Sheerin met Tamil actor Suriya in Chennai and sent us a photograph. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the star(s), mail us your......

KKR-CSK match rocked by bomb threat

A bomb threat e-mail sent to the official account of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) caused a major security scare during the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings......

'An Army To Shake Up The World Of Chess'

'It is not just D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi.''There are another 20 players just behind them. Nobody imagined this was possible 5 years ago.' IMAGE: Team India after......

Spotted: Dhoni in Chennai

Reader Dhruv sent us this picture from Chennai. 'I am Dhruv Purohit. I met Mahendra Singh Dhoniin Chennai's Hotel Park Sheraton with my dad during the IPL. I am attaching the photo to share with......

Decks cleared, Chennai to host T20 International against West Indies

IMAGE: The pitch at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. Photograph: BCCI The third T20 International between India and West Indies, scheduled in Chennai on November 4, will be held as per schedule after......

Are Computers Destroying Chess?

Cheating poses an existential challenge to chess.It's hard to know how it will be mitigated, but it must be, if chess is to continue being a legitimate sport, asserts Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: World......