Jaya dares CM on Cauvery

The leader of the opposition and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalthaa today dared Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to spell out in clear terms whether he opposes or endorses the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). She also wanted Karunanidhi to specify whether the award was in the interests of the State or not without any 'elusiveness.'

Murder over missing phone

A youth was murdered by a gang after a row over a missing cellphone at Perungudi, a southern suburb. The seven-member gang was arrested by the police within six hours of the crime.

BJP to kick-start poll campaign

BJP leaders will start campaigning from tomorrow for seven of its candidates contesting in the Corporation bypolls from North Chennai. Out of as many as 667 contestants, 219 withdrew their nominations yesterday.

Woman commits suicide

A 37-year-old woman committed suicide by immolating herself, after a family dispute late last night.

Support blossoms

High Court judges were taken up by surprise today when their pathway from their chambers to the court halls were filled with flowers and petals. A section of advocates have taken up this novel protest against the remarks of Electricity Minister Arcot Veerasamy who questioned their integrity and interference in executive powers at a public function.

AIADMK demos against railways

Former Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa has announced that her party plans to hold demonstrations in Salem on 11 February and in Coimbatore on 12 February against the railways for its 'continued neglect' of Coimbatore district.

Brace up, judge tells auditors

Judge of Madras High Court Justice Chitra Venkataraman today called upon the accounting fraternity especially auditors to fine-tune their system to the ever-changing global environment as change is the order of the day.

An unacknowledged legislator of Russia

The great English poet P B Shelley (1792-1822) in his famous essay 'An Apology for Poetry' wrote for all time when he said that the poets are the unacknowledged legislators of mankind, writes V Sundaram.

On the wilder side of life

The word wildlife film making in India brings to the mind the names Alphonsa Ray, Shekhar Duttatri and more recently that of Saravana Kumar. A person armed with all the right qualifications to study wildlife, he instead chooses to try and capture our denizens of the wild at their evocative best, writes Rachel Chitra.

Puppets aren't just kid stuff

Puppet shows are not just shows to entertain but to also educate and enable viewers grasp the finer aspects of life, says K Vivek Prasad.