MDMK dissidents welcome: DMK

Extending an olive branch to the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) splinter group, the ruling DMK today made it official that they could either join the party or the Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) in the State.

Friend turns enemy after row over wife

A long-time friend of a petty thief was murdered when he voiced suspicion on the fidelity of latter's wife at Thoraipakkam yesterday. Police are in search of three persons, including the thief and his wife, in this connection.

Man dupes woman, falls in cops' net

A 57-year-old man who tried to dupe a woman by asking her to pay him money for admitting her husband in hospital was handed over to police at Villivakkam here.

Robbery bid in house of actor's father

A man who tried to loot the house of actor Rajesh's father was caught by the public yesterday and handed over to the police.

The unkindest cut

In the modern milieu, a free press is often taken as the ideal determinant of a mature democracy. In the Indian context, press freedom is deemed inherent in the fundamental right to expression, subject of course, to reasonable restrictions. Editor T R Jawahar elaborates on this. 

Sorry folks, take diversion

Associate editor K Balakumar has set out to write this column but it seems he did not know where to start. Writer's block stopped him from writing this column. And as it happens, it helped him write this column too. Confused? Well, you will feel more confused after you read this.

All-Spanish final looms

At the start of the tournament, the idea of a Rafael Nadal-Carlos Moya final would have appeared far-fetched. However, the early elimination of second-seeded David Nalbandian has opened the door for such a possibility, writes C Shyam Sundar.

Galvani's love game

There was an interesting visitor (or was it two) at the media gallery on day three of the ongoing Chennai Open tennis tournament, watching the proceedings at centre court with interest, writes K V Vasudevan.

Reward for hard work

Hard work pays. It did in a handsome way for Chennai lad Saran Vikram, clinching the National title of the JK Tyre Racing Championship. Starting from the seventh grid, Saran moved up in style to take the second position, says Vijay Karthik.