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  1. Why ‘Vishwaroopam’ should be released

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    / January 25, 2013 / 3 Comments
    By the time you read this, the Madras High Court may have intervened to lift the suspension of the screening of ‘Vishwaroopam’, the Kamal Haasan starrer in Tamil Nadu for 15 days. If it does, it will not be a moment too soon. This patently illegitimate step of the Tamil...

  2. Man tweets about Karti Chidambaram, gets arrested

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    / October 31, 2012 / 2 Comments
    After the Chinmayi incident, one more arrest related to tweeting. A small scale industrialist was arrested on the charge of posting `offensive’ messages on the social networking site Twitter against Karti Chidambaram, son of the Union Finance minister. The man was subsequently let off on bail. Karti had filed a...

  3. Cyclone Nilam threatens the TN-AP coast

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    / October 30, 2012 /
    The coastal districts of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh too are bracing for a cyclone – Cyclone Nilam. The deep depression which had formed in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone and will make landfall on Wednesday between Nagapattinam and Nellore. At landfall, the wind speeds are expected...

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    / October 23, 2012 /
    Lessons for those who get abusive on Twitter, without realising it is just meant to be a social networking site. Well-known playback singer Chinmayi Sripada filed a complaint with the cyber crime cell of Chennai Police on October 18, alleging that certain individuals had passed vulgar comments about her and...

  5. The right to get high

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    / September 18, 2012 /
    They are members of the Liquor Consumers Awareness Revolutionary Organisation. On Monday, they sat on a day-long fast condemning the recent hike in prices of booze across TASMAC outlets in Tamilnadu. The New Indian Express reports that there were just five protestors, with about 50 chairs going empty and guesses...

  6. Coming up, time to visit Chennai Margazhi

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    / September 14, 2012 /
    A raging cyclone is crossing the Indian peninsula causing havoc and rain but that is no reason to miss a visit to the world’s only city with a season dedicated to music and dance. The Margazhi festival of Chennai in southern India is a unique opportunity to fill your holiday...

  7. #ChennaiTrafficWoes @venkrek

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    / July 21, 2012 /
    Editor’s note : Venkat Parthasarathy used Twitter to vent his frustrations on the Chennai traffic this morning. Using the hashtag #Chennaitrafficwoes, @venkrek tweeted about different aspects of driving in Chennai. Is the Chennai Traffic Police following @venkrek? Coming up: Chennai Traffic observations… Hashtag alert#ChennaiTrafficWoes Most MTC buses, Autos, Cabs, Cars,...

  8. DMK’s day out on July 4 in Jail

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    / July 3, 2012 /
    It is back to jail for the DMK-ites, most would snigger. The `fill the Jails’ agitation that will take place in Tamilnadu on July 4 is already giving jail staff nightmares, with very little space available. Usually in `taken into preventive custody’ demonstrations, those arrested are taken to the nearest...

  9. Hyderabad to Chennai

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    / June 28, 2012 / 1 Comment
    It has been four weeks since I arrived in Chennai from Hyderabad, with expectations of some real metropolitan life. I had heard of the highly disciplined traffic in Delhi and Mumbai and expected Chennai to be no less and, yes I have experienced some perfect lane driving during my past...

  10. Chess to be introduced in 32000 TN clubs

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    / June 6, 2012 /
    32000 clubs in Tamilnadu will now play chess on a regular basis. This was one of the announcements made after a meeting between World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa in Chennai today. The CM had earlier announced an award of 2 crore rupees for Anand....

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