Day: August 27, 2019

Officials of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature and police department on Monday night started retrieving furniture belonging to the Legislature in possession of former Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao, police said. The furniture was allegedly being used by Kodela’s son in his two-wheeler showroom at Guntur.   

Are pavements pedestrian-friendly? The response would be negative if one sees Third Avenue, Anna Nagar, which is in a bad condition. People are forced to walk on the road amidst speeding vehicles.

Dr Baala Ramani (61), a longtime resident of Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar West Extension, was presented Kalaimamani award for the year 2013. The highest award being given by Government of Tamilnadu, was presented to Baala Ramani by the Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami recently at a function.

Australia will hope star batsman Steve Smith can inspire an Ashes revival after their stunning one-wicket loss to England in the third Test at Headingley.

Palavakkam resident and author Daisy Maran, along with other popular authors and Tamil scholars, met Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, K Pandiarajan, on 19 August and submitted a petition, urging the government to declare ‘Thirukkural’, authored by Thiruvalluvar, as a National Book.

Maria Sharapova said she remains confident in her ability to compete with the best despite Monday’s crushing defeat by old foe Serena Williams in the first round of the US Open.

Asia Kitchen by Mainland China is hosting the Asian Curry Festival in Nungambakkam. The food festival ends on 31 August, according to a release.

Its been over 14 years since Dean Koontz’s horror novel, The Taking hit the bookshelves. The story begins with, ‘A few minutes past one o’clock in the morning, a hard rain fell without warning’, and hooked me right away with its dark tone. With rain occasionally pouring across Chennai in the past three weeks, I read The Taking and boy, I was in for a grimdark ride!

Jamshedpur FC on Monday signed C K Vineeth from Chennaiyin Fc for the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season.
The midfielder from Kerala has scored 53 goals in 203 career appearances and has also played for the national team.

The Supreme Court Tuesday extended till tomorrow protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.