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Sun power
It is low-cost and easily available. Solar energy seems to be a perfect alternative to electricity, says GEETA PADMANABHAN.
Arts & Crafts
With an Oriental touch
Exclusive Chinese linen and knick knacks to enliven homes will be the highlight of an exhibition organised by Delhi-based Kottons 'n' Krafts in the city.
Personality
Swashbuckling innings, again
He's warm, friendly and suave. Meet former Indian cricket captain, Kapil Dev, who is starting a new innings...


Spirit to serve
FOR THOSE who complain even about a common cold or get dispirited at the mere hint of a headache, Captain V.V.K. Mani's life is an inspiration. A former Commissioned Officer of the Indian Army and currently Regional Manager of The Hindu, ...
Webware
It's their own site
It's never too early to stake out your very own corner on the Internet — and many school kids, encouraged by some educational websites, are doing just that.
Eating Out
Just right for family outings
A lush lawn, play area for children and ducks... the setting is idyllic at the Bella Ciao restaurant in Kottivakkam. What's more, one can savour the choicest of Italian fare...
Cuisine
Exotic fare
From Italy to the Middle East, it will be a Mediterranean culinary odyssey at the 11-day fest at The Garden Café, Radisson GRT Hotel.
Good Food Line comes to you
It's time to raise a toast again. Metro Plus will soon bring to Chennai-ites a storehouse of information on food. Famed food critic and author of the best selling Good Food Guide series, Rashmi Uday Singh, will pen a column featuring all that you ...
Showbitz
Heading for Hyderabad again
TABU CLIMBED all the way to the top of the Mumbai filmi skyscraper before going into the intense and soulful genre with Chandni Bar" and "Astitva". But now, it looks like she is back for a fun innings in the Telugu industry by doing a slam-bang ...
The Chamber spills its secrets
SEQUELS NEED not always be a pill, as the second Harry Potter film is about to prove. Daniel Radcliffe continues as Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets", due for release on November 15. The sequel promises to be `funnier, scarier and darker ...
Different endorsement for Chiranjeevi
OTHER STARS may peddle colas or clothes, but it's advertising of a different kind for Chiranjeevi. "Childrens' soft hands are meant to hold a book, not to do tough labour,'' will be his line. He has agreed to endorse a campaign against child ...
Prabhudeva to shake a leg for Rajni
PRABHUDEVA MAY have stopped choreographing for films except his own, after he became a successful hero. But the `Baba's request has made him think again. In deference to the superstar's request, Prabhudeva is once again donning the mantle of ...
Ajay Devgan is hot property
AJAY DEVGAN'S much appreciated performances in "Company" and "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" have made Bollywood feel hopeful about his starrers. "Chori Chori", which had been kept on hold following the death of one of its producers, Raju Narullah, ...
Calm returns to Kerala?
PAYMENT HASSLES between actors and producers may not be a new phenomenon, but they can become a threat to the industry when they get out of hand. When actor Dilip took a producer to court for default of payment, the issue escalated into a war, ...
Mrs. Rajkumar finds historians wanting
PARVATHAMMA RAJKUMAR lost her cool at the celebration of the 100th episode of their in-house teleserial, "Beladingalaagi Baa" at the "Chalanachitra Ithihasa", a compilation of the history of the Kannada film industry. She claimed that many of the ...
Events
Stress on secularism
This was the focus of the talk on the Gujarat violence, organised recently in the city by the Human Rights Movement (Manitha Neyam Iyakam). Eminent speakers shared their views on the subject. Geetha, a teacher with The School, KFI, Chennai, ...
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