VAT from tomorrow

The much debated Value Added Tax (VAT) regime comes into force in Tamilnadu from tomorrow, amid hopes and despair. 

Gold merchant, wife end life

A jewellery magnate and his wife committed suicide by consuming pesticides at Sriperumbudur, near here, yesterday.

Divorced man tries to deface wife

A 35-year-old man has been accused for trying to pour acid on his estranged wife and has been arrested on charges of attempt to murder.

Centre, State serving people well: Minister

Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport T R Baalu today said the UPA government in the Centre and the DMK regime headed by Karunanidhi in the State were doing their best in providing  necessary facilities to the public.

One held for intimidation

Crime has become tech savvy nowadays. In the latest one of such incidents, an industrialist had threatened a college girl to marry him by showing graphic pictures of her in intimacy with him.

Old habits of new year

There is no earthly reason why normally sensible and serious people take resolutions, which they know they can't manage to live up to even as long as a Ramarajan- release did in his last days as actor, says K Balakumar.

Spaniard wizardry versus German expertise

Drawn to meet the top seed Rafael Nadal in the opener, Schuttler played down the pressure factor. 'Sometimes it is better to run into a top ranked player than take on the ones ranked above 100. Know the conditions here and what to expect from a high quality player. Will give it my best shot, with nothing to lose.' K V Vasudevan has more details.

Cinema halls planning to change the script

With Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's order for a cut in the price of cinema tickets set to come into force from tomorrow, there is an air confusion over cinema halls across the city and suburbs, says M Bharat Kumar.