Jaya raps DMK govt for remarks on Judiciary

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today condemned the DMK government for picking on the Judiciary in the State and said those in top posts should not do what Electricity Minister Arcot Veerasamy had done. 

Watery grave for lover couple

A lover couple was drowned in a tidal wave when the duo took to the sea at Mammallapuram during a picnic yesterday.

Narcotics seized, 3 held

In a swift move, a special police team arrested three persons, including two women for smuggling ganja from Andhra Pradesh and selling it in different areas in Chennai city.

Inferno in slum kills two

It was a scene that resembled those after tsunami struck the shores of Chennai a couple of years ago at the Dooming Kuppam, Santhome, this morning. If it was water then, now it is fire. The residents of the Kuzhandhai Yesu slum rushed out of their houses leaving their belongings inside and cried for help after a huge fire broke out in their slum.

Kerala CM's remark flayed

Former AIADMK Ministers K Raja Mohamed and V V Swaminathan today demanded an apology from Kerala Chief Minister Achuthanandan for giving false information that former Tamilnadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran had given in writing his consent to keep the height of Mullaperiyar dam at 136 feet. NT Bureau has more details.

UPA's privatisation of IAS through outsourcing

When Sardar Vallabhai Patel introduced the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in place of Indian Civil Service (ICS) after independence overruling the infantile objections of Jawaharlal Nehru, perhaps he wanted to Indianise the public administration and make the Indian Administrative Service as strong a steel frame as was the ICS in British India. V Sundaram writes.

Wannabe warblers wait for recognition

Prathiba Raju says, most people with years of experience in the field of chorus singing and with a good pronunciation of Tamil are relegated to singing only medleys for songs, even as they dream of making it big as a playback singer.

Riding the crest of a wave

Riding high on success is actor Bharath. After impressive performances in Em Mahan and Veyyil, the young hero is awaiting the release of Koodal Nagar, writes M Bharat Kumar.