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Aavin GM in dock on bribery charge
TIRUCHY: Regional general manager (GM) of Aavin V Veezhinathan was caught red-handed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corr..
Oracle seeks up to $6.1 bn in Google lawsuit
Oracle claims Google's Android OS infringes upon Oracle's Java patents.
Cane growers irked over bounced cheques
PUDUCHERRY: Sugarcane growers here are an angry lot as cheques for Rs 22 crore, issued by the Cooperative Sugar Mill at Ling..
Ramaswamy slapped with Rs.10,000 cost
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has imposed a cost of `10,000 on social activist Traffic K R Ramaswamy for making a wrong s..
Proposal for dental college at Madurai
CHENNAI: Madurai is likely to get new government dental college, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr VS Vijay said on ..
CMDA economical with truth on officials assets?
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has flouted the Tamil Nadu Information Commissions directive to fu..
First impressions of an alien world
My first impression of Chennai hospitality was a sweet old lady on my flight. After demanding to see the captain for forgetting&nb..
Calling all green crusaders
CHENNAI: The British Council and TERI invite young, environmentally-friendly minds to apply for the International Climate C..
US government in cyber fight but can't keep up
A recent wave of cyber attacks boosts concerns about US vulnerability to digital warfare.
US: Charges against Osama bin Laden dropped
Osama was indicted on charges he supported the ambush that left 18 US soldiers dead in Somalia in 1993.
UNSC backs Ban for another term as UN chief
Ban Ki-moon succeeded Kofi Annan in 2007 as the eighth Secretary-General of the UN.
Anil Ambani's RCom, RInfra to move out of Sensex
RCom would be replaced by Sun Pharmaceuticals and RInfra would be substituted by Coal India.
Real Madrid agree Coentrao deal: report
Real Madrid and Benfica have reached an agreement in principle for defender Fabio Coentrao.
Irakal staged at Maharajas College Kochi
KOCHI: The play Irakal lit a spark in the minds of the audience and spurred them to stand up and fight for their rights in a wor..
Purnia Assembly by-poll: RJD backs CPM nominee
The by-poll has been necessitated by the killing of ruling BJP MLA Raj Kishore Keshri.
Posco: Administration ready after 6-day lull
BHUBANESWAR: As a truce with the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), spearheading the anti-Posco movement, appears remote, the ..