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US online piracy bill headed for major makeover
The legislation is designed to shut down access to overseas websites that traffic in stolen content.
Pongal treat for foreigners
MADURAI: Foreign tourists and many from other parts of the country had a taste of the traditional Pongal festival at Tirumalpuram ..
39 injured in thrilling Palamedu Jallikattu
MADURAI: Injuries to bull tamers and onlookers at the 2012 edition of one of the most-awaited annual Jallikattu events held at Pal..
Road block over custodial death
CHENNAI: Relatives of a 25-year-old man blocked traffic on arterial Royapettah High Road for four hours, alleging that he died due..
Early doubling of Bangalore-Mys line a chimera?
MYSORE: The railways are verily in a Catch-22 situation: pressure is mounting on them to complete doubling of the Bangalore- Mysor..
Traffic cops, your Nanben da
CHENNAI: From more than a decade ago, police booths in the city had a single line written across them that read Tamil Nadu Police..
Disaster in making at other heritage spots
CHENNAI: The fire at the Chepauk Palace in the wee hours of Monday has once again raised questions about the mismanagement and lac..
Cops take altered vehicle in custody
BANGALORE: Syed Yousuf, a mechanic, was roaming around the city happily on the bike that was designed by himself. But, the unpleas..
Show me the money
Rezwan Razack the Joint MD for Prestige Groups and an avid collector of Indian bank notes recently launched his book, The Revised..
Missing raised to 29 in Italian cruise disaster
The ship's owner accused the jailed captain of causing the wreck that left at least six dead.
RPF cracks the whip on encroaching hawkers
CHENNAI: In a bid to get rid of hawkers and vendors, who are known to hassle passengers on the trains and stations, the Rail..
The curtains come down!
Last December has certainly brought out a host of young talents such as Mohan Santhanam, Rithvik Raja, Prasanna Venkatraman, Nisha..
BJP attacks Govt on Army Chief's age row
VK Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the government's rejection of his claim on his date of birth.
H'bad: Cong MP quizzed by CBI in Emaar case
Congress Rajya Sabha MP KVP Ramachandra Rao on Monday appeared before the CBI in the Emaar-APIIC township scam.
Henry confronts angry fan after Swansea loss
Thierry Henry became embroiled in an argument with a furious fan after Arsenal's 3-2 defeat at Swansea.
Sania exits Australian Open at first hurdle
Sania Mirza went down to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets in the first round.