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Fresh wave of hope
The campaign to `Save the Marina' has got a new lease of life with the Citizens Rights Activist Group crusading with renewed vigour. PRINCE FREDERICK writes...
Personality
Cop with a poetic vision
She is the DG of Police, Andhra Pradesh. She is also a poet. Meet Tejdeep Kaur Menon, who was in the city recently.


Global perspective on crime
It was an enriching experience for Neeraja Rao, when she attended a conference on crime and punishment in London.
Eating Out
Cosy ambience
It's a toss between Chinese and Indian fare at Snazee on Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram.
Showbitz
"Baba" logo in jeopardy
RAJNIKANTH MAY have decided to defend the Baba" rights with advertisements in several dailies and warnings of strict legal action. But the enthusiasm for a film starring him has overtaken fear of the law, and given logo pirates a flourishing ...
Growing grass, the Shyamalan way
THE GRASS is indeed greener. If you are Hollywood celebrity Manoj Night Shyamalan. Reports of the director's latest project suggest that he is going the agri-way. His next thriller after "Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable" is believed to revolve ...
Julia Roberts: Made for Moder
IT JUST might be a case of gush too soon, but who's to tell her? Just 20 days after her secret wedding to cameraman Danny Moder, Julia Roberts has gone on record to say that she "has found the man she was born to love." The `Pretty Woman' claims ...
Teja attempts a casting coup
FRESH FROM the success of his mega-hit "Jayam", producer-director Teja is again scouting for new faces for his next film, "Nizam" which will showcase the illaffects of corruption in society. Word has it that he is doing it with none other than ...
Samyuktha Varma's troubles continue
THE HIJACK drama made big news back home. Samyuktha Varma and her friends had barely been let off after questioning, when she found herself in another mess. On a sightseeing tour of New York, the actress was eating at an Indian restaurant, when ...
Troubled times for Salman, Govinda
ACTOR SALMAN Khan's overseas stock is currently low, with "Yeh Hai Jalwa" also falling by the wayside, in spite of the torso-flaunting star being paired with Amisha Patel. Exhibitors abroad, who were ready to pay astronomical sums for Salman ...
Events
Thought-provoking session
Diplomat and writer Shashi Tharoor spoke about his work at the U.N., his latest book and much more at an interactive session at the C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, recently. A report.
An impressive spectacle
The Indus Valley and African civilisations came alive on stage at the anniversary celebrations of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary group of schools, held this past week. A report.
Braille textbooks
THERE ARE two million blind children in the country. Of them, only about eight per cent is school-going, and among them, only a few can actually afford textbooks. It is here that the Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF) project gains importance. ...
Showcase of young talent
Blossom 2002, the Inter School Talent Fete was hosted by the National Public School this past month at the German Hall, T. Nagar. The colourful extravaganza, presided over by Rathi Jafer, manager, Arts, Culture and English Studies, British ...
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