Everything you need to know about Chinnakodunthurai: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chinnakodunthurai: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
london, May 19 (IANS) The Olympic flame arrived in Britain Friday after being flown from Athens, Greece, for the london 2012 torch relay.
Caracas, May 19 (IANS) Four people were killed in northern Venezuela Friday when a military helicopter in which they were travelling crashed.
london, May 19 (IANS) Irish singer-songwriter Una Healy says her British rugby player fiance Ben Foden wanted to call their daughter Afia, but after learning the real meaning they decided to change it.
Nurburgring (Germany), May 18 (IANS) The Lotus Sport UK pairing of Sailesh Bolisetti and Phil Glew qualified sixth (race one) and second (race two) in the British GT4 championship, here Friday.
Sydney, May 18 (IANS) Australian two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced Friday that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of season due to "family reasons".
Moscow, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Russia has put a Canadian communications satellite into space, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Friday.
Mila Kunis? obsessed fan has been charged with violating a restraining order that was issued after the stalker broke into a vacant condo owned by the actress.
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Mila Kunis' stalker has been charged for violating a restraining order that was issued after he broke into a vacant condo owned by the actress.
Sydney, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Australian professional motorcycle racer, two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of season due to "family reasons", local media reported on Friday.
Taipei, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): A blast Thursday evening and ensuing fire at a metal product factory in Taiwan's western Chang-hua county has left one person dead and 13 others injured, the county's fire department said Friday.
London, May 18 (ANI): Una Healy has revealed that her England rugby playing fiance Ben Foden wanted call their daughter Afia, but she later changed it after she found out that the name means "born on a Friday."
Kabul, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Two NATO service members were killed Friday in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance confirmed in a press release.
New York, May 18 (IANS) Facebook Thursday set the price for its initial public offering (IPO) at $38 per share.
London, May 17 (ANI): Worms' nervous system is much more capable and complex than previously thought, and has a way to monitor its own motion, a new Harvard study has suggested
Beijing, May 17 (ANI): Veteran Communist Party members have written to Chinese President Hu Jintao and asked him to sack politician Zhou Yongkang who is rumoured to be a supporter of defamed politician Bo Xilai, whose wife was implicated in the British businessman murder case.
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) John Cusack will be seen playing multi-faceted writer Edgar Allan Poe, known for inventing the detective genre, in his forthcoming movie "The Raven". The actor says it is his darkest role ever.
London, May 16 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a navigation system, which works indoors, to guide shoppers through the winding corridors of large shopping centres and complexes.
London, May 16(ANI): McLaren driver Jensen Button believes that despite his team spending so much funds and energy to improve his car's speed, his pace is still not good enough when compared to his competitors.
Tbilisi (Georgia), May 16 (IANS) Georgia has submitted its formal bid for the 2020 European Football Championship, the country's sports minister confirmed.
Los Angeles, May 16 (IANS) Actress Jessica Alba didn't like being typecast as a sexy, tough action girl when she was young, but says now she has come to terms with the image.
Washington, May 16 (IANS) US consumer prices were flat in April, largely because of a decline in gas prices, the Labor Department reported.
Nyingchi (Tibet), May 15 (Xinhua-ANI): Three stressed-out hikers who were trapped for nearly two weeks in Yarlung Tsangpo River Canyon in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region are likely to receive adequate medication Tuesday, rescuers said.
Abu Dhabi, May 14 (IANS/WAM) The third Indo-Arab Partnership conference will be held in Abu Dhabi May 22-23.
London, May 14 (ANI): Microsoft has come up with an augmented reality system that allows users at different locations to work together on tabletop activities, sharing objects, which they can both handle.
London, May 14 (ANI): Pop group 'Girls Aloud' are supposedly rehearsing and recording new material.
London, May 14 (ANI): 'The Avengers' has broken another box-office record, raking in 103.2 million-dollar in its second weekend in US and Canadian theatres.
Damascus, May 13 (IANS) A convoy of UN observes in Syria came under fire while touring al-Qusair area near central Homs province Sunday, local media reported.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Jennifer Hudson is "relieved" and "pleased" that the man accused of murdering her mother, brother and nephew has been found guilty.
Los Angeles, May 13 (IANS) Actress Emma Stone has revealed she loves her hair colour and wants to be a redhead in every movie.
Bhubaneswar, May 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday dismissed the central government's charge that the state had failed to check Maoist activities.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia Hudson have written a note praying for William Balfour, the man who murdered their mother, brother and nephew.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): The Duchess of Cambridge flaunted her toned physique in a super sexy sheer lace back dress, at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday.
Beirut, May 12 (Xinhua-ANI): Lebanese Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that the Islamic resistance is capable of hitting specific targets in Israel's Tel Aviv and anywhere across its occupied Palestinian territory.
Athens, May 12 (ANI): The leader of Greece's socialist party, Evangelos Venizelos, has aid that he has failed to form a new government.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): It seems that tennis champ Serena Williams is ready to take a shot at the world of hip-hop music.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Whitney Houston's family is all set to make their reality TV debut.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook's Initial Public Offering (IPO) is already oversubscribed, raising expectations that the firm could be worth over 100 billion dollars when it places its shares in the upcoming week.
New York, May 12 (IANS) Actress Eva Longoria has rubbished reports of any feud between "Desperate Housewives" co-stars, including Teri Hatcher.
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza believes that no day is complete for her without her mother.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) At least 30 people died and several others were missing Friday after hail and torrential rains battered a mountainous region in northwest China, authorities said.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) A 50-year-old man was executed in Beijing Friday for killing two and injuring 14 others in a stabbing spree in the Chinese capital in 2009.
London, May 11 (IANS) A Frenchman has been arrested on charges of murdering a neighbour whose negligence led to the death of his goldfish.
Moscow, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man is facing up to 15 years in jail after he murdered a recently released convict who had raped him 10 years ago, officials said Friday.
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Pep Guardiola will sit in the FC Barcelona dugout for the last time in a Spanish Primera Liga match when his side travel to play Betis Saturday night.
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Chinese tennis star Li Na bowed out of the Madrid Open Friday after losing 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 to top seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a thrilling quarterfinal which lasted just five minutes short of two hours.
Moscow, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian parliament is expected to pass an anti-protest bill in 2013 that authorises a fine of $50,000 on protest organisers for the kind of anti-government rallies that has gripped Russia over the last six months.
Moscow, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A stewardess from Russia's largest airline Aeroflot has been fired after she left a derogatory comment on Twitter about the fatal crash of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Nicki Minaj has spoken out about her desire of having a baby in five years.
Oslo, May 11 (IANS) An unidentified man Friday screamed "Go to hell! You killed my brother" and interrupted the trial of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who massacred 77 people in Norway last year.
Karachi, May 11(ANI): Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has said it would be a strictly professional affair when facing team mate and best buddy Rohan Bopanna on the blue clay of the Madrid Open on Friday.
Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): The world's most expensive and eco-friendly push bike has been made public and is on display at the Lentos Museum of Art in Linz, Austria.
Los Angeles, May 11 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan has decided to put her troubles behind her and has started spiritual chanting, says her friend Courtney Love.
Aizwal, May 11 (IANS) Three teenagers have been detained in Mizoram for defiling religious books, police here said Friday.
Tokyo, May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Panasonic Corp. announced on Friday that it has recorded its worst-ever group net loss of 772.17 billion yen (9.67 billion U.S. dollars) for the financial year ending in March.
Kiev, May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Ukraine's state-run oil firm Naftogaz said Friday that it has signed a framework agreement with Germany's RWEST Company on supplying natural gas to Ukraine.
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia, Africa), May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Internet giant Company Google intends to invest in innovation and get more users online by developing an accessible, relevant and sustainable internet ecosystem.
Wellington, May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): The New Zealand government announced Friday that it will consider law changes to make cyberspace a "public place" in order to combat cyber-bullying.
Beijing, May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): China strongly condemns the two recent terrorist bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) Nineteen people were killed and 45 went missing after hail and torrential rains battered northwest China's Gansu province Thursday, authorities said Friday.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) A TV reporter, his brother and a friend were gunned down in Pakistan's Sindh province Thursday night, a media report said Friday.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) China and Russia have pledged to make joint efforts to seek a political solution to the ongoing Syrian turbulence as the two countries' foreign ministers held talks in Beijing.
Jakarta, May 10 (Xinhua-ANI): Rescuers have arrived at the scene of the Sukhoi super jet 100 crash and found some dead bodies, but have not found any survivors yet, a government official said here on Thursday.
Sydney, May 9 (ANI): A paralysed British woman became the first person to complete a marathon wearing a bionic suit as she crossed the finishing line in London on Tuesday, 16 days since the race began.
London, May 9 (IANS) A total of 900,000 Olympic Games contingency tickets will go on sale Friday, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A collaboration between a scientist and a designer from Africa has resulted in the creation of a fashionable hooded bodysuit embedded at the molecular level with insecticides for warding off mosquitoes infected with malaria.
Ghaziabad, May 9 (IANS) A magistrate's court here Wednesday sent the Aarushi Talwar case - involving the 1998 twin murders of the teenager and her domestic help Hemraj - for trial to a sessions court.
Los Angeles, May 9 (IANS) Justin Bieber reportedly is keen to work in action films and he is taking actor-producer Mark Wahlberg's help to fulfill his dream.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon are said to be working on an animated project together.
London, May 9 (ANI): A paralysed British woman has become the first person in the world to complete a marathon in a bionic suit as she crossed the finishing line in London on Tuesday 16 days after the race began.
London, May 9 (IANS) TV presenter Alexa Chung is reportedly dating guitarist Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes band.
Washington, May 8 (IANS) Former US Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has formally endorsed his one-time bitter rival Mitt Romney, the party's presumptive nominee.
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova lost to Anna Lena Gronefeld and Shuai Zhang in the women's doubles first round at the Madrid Open tennis event here.
London, May 8 (ANI): Johnny Depp has revealed his life was miserable until he started his own family and had kids.
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Matthew Fox, who featured in television series 'Lost', was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in Oregon on Friday.
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Mila Kunis' alleged stalker, who has been unrelenting in his pursuit of the actress, was detained on Friday for allegedly stalking the star outsider her gym.
Melbourne, May 8 (ANI): James Cameron is making it his life's mission to give the world more 'Avatar' films in future.
Washington, May 8 (IANS) US consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 10.2 percent in March this year, fresh evidence of the ongoing recovery of the world's largest economy, the US Federal Reserve announced.
Almaty, May 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Sixteen Kyrgyz nationals were killed and several others injured in a traffic accident in Kazakhstan in the early hours of Tuesday, the country's ministry of emergency said.
New York, May 8 (IANS) Actress Emma Stone donned her running shoes for a charity race to raise money for cancer research.
Moscow, May 7 (Xinhua-ANI): Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Monday as Russian president, starting his third term in the Kremlin following the two consecutive terms from 2000 to 2008.
Los Angeles, May 7 (IANS) Actress Mila Kunis turned to police after a 30-something bearded man confronted her as she left her buliding.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): 'The Avengers' raked in 80.5 million dollars in its domestic debut Friday, the second-best haul ever on its opening day.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A new documentary has claimed that the wars of the future will be fought over the world's dwindling water supply.
London, May 6 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan and her ex Samantha Ronson, who were spotted getting intimate in a New York nightclub earlier this week, are not getting back together, insiders have revealed.
Wellington, May 6 (ANI): Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she is open to the idea of adopting a child in the future.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Kristen Stewart, who just returned from reshoots for Breaking Dawn: Part 2, has said that she suffered a foot injury during the second round of filming.
Paris, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The second round of polling that will decide the next French president between Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande started in mainland France on Sunday morning.
Shijiazhuang (China), May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): A forest fire broke out in north China's Hebei province Friday, with 1,800 firefighters and 2,000 local residents attempting to extinguish the blaze, local authorities said Sunday.
Sheffield (England), May 6 (IANS) Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter will meet each other in the World Snooker Championship final for the second time, after they both survived the last-four clashes here.
Damascus (Syria), May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Violence persisted on Saturday in this capital city of Syria and northern Aleppo province despite a UN monitored ceasefire, leaving nine people dead and several others injured.
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga says she began to cherish her loneliness when she was 20, but admits it eventually led her to cocaine addiction.
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Sophia Loren was honoured in an event organised by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, 50 years after she won the Oscar for her movie 'To Women'.
Sheffield (England), May 5 (IANS) Ronnie O'Sullivan moved closer to the World Snooker Championship final Friday after his six-frame burst helped him take a 11-5 lead over Matthew Stevens.
Rio de Janeiro, May 5 (IANS) AC Milan winger Robinho has played down reports of his return to Brazilian club Santos.
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Eight years after the idea of travelling around the world aboard a ship powered entirely by solar energy was conceived, MS Turanor PlanetSolar catamaran pulled into port in Monaco on Friday after completing a 37,294-mile journey around the world.
London, May 5 (ANI): Denise Van Outen, whose marriage with Lee Mead has been dogged by rumours of splits and bust-ups since they tied the knot in the Seychelles three years ago, has spoken out about her experience with sex during pregnancy.
Paralakhemundi (Orissa), May 5 (ANI): In a major cause of worry for the left ultras, a close confidante and personal guard of top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, Prashant Majhi alias Sushant, surrendered before police in Paralakhemundi in Orissa.
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian gay rights activist has become the first person to be fined under a new law banning homosexual propaganda in St. Petersburg.
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A drunk man in a central Russian city faces up to five years in jail after he drove off a electric bus when the driver went to a grocery store, police said.
Berlin, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she hopes that NATO would withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by 2014 as previously planned.
