CM plays the same tune

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today reiterated that the Tamilnadu government would file a review petition in the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in keeping with the decision taken at the all-party meeting held here recently.

Huge haul of pirated CDs

Pirated CDs of latest Tamil films were seized by Manali police today and two persons were arrested in this connection. Also, a car, motorcycle and computers were seized from the arrested persons.

Hotelier attacked on court premises

A hotelier who came to appear in a case pending in the Egmore Court was attacked by some unidentified persons today.

4 held under Goondas Act

Four persons, held for theft, were detained under the Goondas Act here yesterday.

Celebrities gather for star wedding

A galaxy of personalities from various fields are expected to throng Amitabh Bachchans' bungalow 'Prateeksha' here this evening when Abhishek Bachchan (son of Amitabh Bachchan) and Aishwarya Rai would tie the knot.

TN govt forms welfare boards

In line with the announcement made in the State Assembly, the government has constituted welfare boards for fishermen, Scheduled Tribes and Denotified Tribes.

The crush on the rush

The auspicious Akshaya Tritiya is back and this year it has extended to two days, and buying gold is back in the top bracket. Yesterday and today were a perfect example of great marketing, as seen from the wealthy and the not-so-rich shopper thronging the shops for a gram of gold. Prathiba Raju writes.

No proper entry point to VHS

Voluntary Health Service on IT Corridor in Chennai has a problem -  no  passage for vehicles to the health centre, let alone ambulances. It had a pedestrian path though and that has been barred, reports G Ramanarayanan.