The historic town of Thanjavur is getting ready for festivities as its world-famous Big Temple, an edifice of the great Chola kingdom, turns 1000.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday replaced noted jurist Fali Nariman with senior lawyer Anil Divan after he expressed his inability to assist the court in suggesting names for administrators for the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Apart from Shastri, the other big names who will give presentations to the three-member committee include former Australia all-rounder and Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, along with ex-New Zealand and Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for Subramaniam Badrinath for his superb unbeaten 52 which set up his side's victory over Central Districts in Champions League Twenty20 match in Durban on Saturday.
Subramaniam Badrinath struck an unbeaten 52 to salvage some pride before a disciplined effort by the bowlers saw Chennai Super Kings spank Central Districts by 57 runs in a Champions League Twenty20 match in Durban on Saturday.
'They should decide their allocation based on their risk appetite and age, and not valuations.'
India will seek direct access to Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley under a bilateral agreement signed in 2005 and a communication is being sent to the US to allow its investigators to question him. The draft letter was being examined by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram after it was prepared by Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam and officials of National Investigation Agency, official sources said in New Delhi.
The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea seeking a direction to the Prime Minister for grant of sanction for prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G Spectrum case.
Corporate lobbyist Nira Radia was on Wednesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for her firm's alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy, whose PIL on 2G scam came up for hearing before the division bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday dared the Congress to take legal action against him."You are telling me that the Congress is planning to take action against me? You should have asked them why they don't carry out their threats and translate them into reality," Swamy said.
A senior woman officer with Vodafone company in Chennai was on Wednesday found dead in a swimming pool of a five-star hotel in suburban Andheri, the police said.
Malaysia's Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam has said that the country could review a ban imposed on the recruitment of foreign workers.
Human resources minister Datuk S Subramaniam said there are around 1,50,000 Indians living in Malaysia 'illegally' and both the Malaysian and Indian governments are taking steps to reduce the number.
"The BCCI might think that they have escaped from implementing the recommendations but they are completely wrong."
Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath says it wasn't easy to bat, let alone score runs, in his Test debut against South Africa earlier this month.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) administrative staff, under the supervision of chief executive officer (CEO) Rahul Johri, has taken over the day-to-day functioning of the board, two days after the removal of its president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke by the Supreme Court. Johri will also convene the senior selection committee meeting to pick the ODI and T20 teams for the upcoming series against England later this month.
Former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly denied he is a frontrunner to become the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India.
In view of current global crisis, the Malaysian government may not allow electronics and electrical sectors to hire foreign workers, including Indians.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday convened a meeting at her room in the Apollo Hospital in Chennai to discuss the interim directions issued by the Supreme Court on the Cauvery issue.
The much-awaited Rajinikanth starrer releases on July 22.
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An unbeaten 200-run partnership between Subramaniam Badrinath (123 not out) and C Ganapathy (70 not out) helped Tamil Nadu post 251 for 5 by close on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Super League encounter against Mumbai at the MCA Ground, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. The defending champions made the early inroads, reducing the visitors to 51 for five inside 16 overs - with five wickets falling in the space of just 32 balls (16 runs).
The Railway Minister had come to Thiruchendur in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district to flag off a new express train to the state capital Chennai.
Three Indian players selected for the four-match ODI series in the West Indies are yet to depart because of transit visa problems. Mumbai's Abhishek Nayar, and Tamil Nadu's Murali Vijay and Subramaniam Badrinath are still waiting for UK transit visas to proceed to the West Indies via London, it was learnt on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the plea of Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy seeking reconstitution of the expert committee to review the Sethusamudram project.
'The Balakot mission was an act of political signaling that India is willing to raise the price that the Pakistani State has to pay in order to support terrorism.'
Former Union law and commerce minister Subramaniam Swamy has written a letter to the Election Commission, demanding a paper trail to 'substantiate and verify the election results' obtained from Electronic Voting Machines.In his letter, Swamy has argued that it is possible to manipulate the EVMs, by planting a software programme that could produce an election result in favour of a particular candidate.
The political wing leader of the LTTE women's force, who crossed into the government-held areas from the no-fire zone in northern Sri Lanka in the guise of a civilian, was arrested from a refugee camp. Subramaniam Shivathai alias Thamilini, who came to the refugee camp with other civilians from Mullaitivu, during the last phase of the military operation was arrested at a welfare village in Vavuniya, a media report said.
The Supreme Court wanted to know what could be the motive of the Andhra Pradesh police in helping its Gujarat counterparts to carry out the encounter killings of alleged gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauser Bi and another person.
Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also taken into consideration the demands of individual ministries and the suitability of individuals, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Captain Subramaniam Badrinath, 123 not out overnight, scored a spectacular 250 as Tamil Nadu posted a formidable 501 in their first essay, in the Ranji Trophy match against champions Mumbai. In reply, Mumbai were 10 without loss at close of play on Day 2.
Tamil Nadu batsman Subramaniam Badrinath credits the Indian Premier League for his newfound aggression that's helped him score 335 runs, including two centuries, in this Ranji Trophy season.
Controversial Aam Aadmi Party legislator Somnath Bharti on Monday failed to get relief from the Supreme Court which directed him to surrender before the police in connection with the domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed against him by his wife.
Inspired or not, this Tamil film makes a mark.
The Indian team under Subramaniam Badrinath began their campaign with a bang, crushing local favourites Australian Institute of Sports (AIS) by six wickets in their first match of the Emerging Players Twenty20 Tournament in Brisbane on Monday. After restricting the locals to a modest 101 for seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs, the Mumbai duo of Ajinkya Rahane (43 not out) and Abhishek Nayar (30) guided India to 102 for four in 18.3 overs to complete a facile win.
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would submit a status report on the progress of the investigations into the sensational twin murder of teenager Aarushi and her domestic help Hemraj. The assurance was given by Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam after a bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph inquired about the progress of the case, during the hearing of a PIL, seeking a slew of directions on the issue.
By the time AVM Kumaran's A Aa E Ee, directed by Sabapathy Dhakshinamurthy, rolls to an end, the only emotion you're conscious of is relief that the film has finally ended.
'I did not always want to be an actor. The initial plan was to become a filmmaker.' Sri gets candid about his movie career.
Karti contended that the lookout circular was part of the Centre's 'political vendetta'.
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