Create history thru science

Driving scientific minds into a more focussed journey, President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today said the scientific community should search for solutions to typical Indian problems which would help improve the quality of life of Indians. 

Fake jewel polishers dupe woman of gold

Two men cheated a woman of 10 sovereigns of jewels by posing themselves as jewel polishers in suburban Kottivakkam last evening.

Vaiko and rebels cross swords

The gloves are off and the war (of words) between the MDMK general secretary Vaiko and the rebel leaders of the party is well and truly on.

Man held for torturing wife

A man was arrested by Vepperi Police for allegedly torturing his wife who unable to bear the physical abuse lodged a complaint at the Police station.

Did your message tone beep today?

Vijay Karthik says, people go on strike for different purposes and to press for various demands. But, it seems that as technology grows, trends adopted by the protestors also change.

Nadal booms but Rastogi wins hearts

In the end it was not as much a 'David vs Goliath' battle as many expected it to be. When many expected the young Indian - Karan Rastogi, to fold quickly, he made the top-seed Rafael Nadal work for the second-round win in the Chennai Open ATP tournament at the SDAT stadium, Nungambakkam, writes C Shyam Sundar.

Disabled persons want better deal

Observing 3 December as the International Day of Disabled Persons by the interested communities with the usual formalities seems to be just another day in the lives of the disabled persons, writes R Gomathy Sankaravel.

It was babies day out

The dawn of New Year was a red-letter day for New Life Fertility and IVF Centre at B M Hospital, Nanganallur, as the hospital had arranged a get-together of 21 test-tube babies which were born in this hospital so far since its inception in 2003, reports G Ramanarayanan.

Quality is the essence, from Santanas to Nadals

The more you watch Rafael Nadal the more you get the feel of the unmistakable Spanish flavour in his arsenal. Spain is known for churning out quality players right from the good old days of the '66 Wimbledon champion Manuel Santana, says K V Vasudevan.