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To make a MARK
THE HINDU METROPLUS tries to quell exam fear of students, who are plagued by growing piles of books, increased hours of tuition, unnecessary tension and ailments.
Education

Cool and confident
DOES A student really get exam fever? Or is it something ushered in by over-ambitious parents and teachers? Our students panel invited for this month's discussion belied all signs of nervousness and anxiety. They were cool, confident and ...
Columns

WOMEN & WELLNESS
Keep cancer at bay
Have a Pap smear done as part of your annual check-up for, prevention is better than cure
Voice Your Views : HIKE IN TATKAL BOOKING RATES OF TRAIN TICKETS

TRAIN is considered an important and cheap mode of transport for ordinary people. But this sudden increase in the tatkal booking rates of train tickets will badly affect the middle and lower class people. If ticket fares are increased, number of ...


Columns

Some young friends
J. Vasanthan writes about his liking to play with children.
Fashion

Hair and hues
Invest in your hair to make a statement, says Millicent Howe, colour specialist
Cinema

Action hero turns romantic
NEARLY SEVEN weeks into the New Year and the first Hollywood hit has emerged. The film "Hitch", starring Will Smith, is a romantic comedy from Sony Pictures. Released during the Valentine weekend has raked in a cool $ 90.1 million within 10 days! ...
Hell upside down
KEANU REEVES is a supernatural detective in "Constantine" releasing this Friday. The film, steeped in Roman Catholic mythology, features Reaves as a chain-smoker suffering from cancer, who despatches demons back to the underworld and prevents the ...
`Vasool Chakravarthy'
THE `NUMERO Uno' star of Tamil cinema, Vijay, is on a roll. All his recent releases have taken a bumper opening at the box-office, including "Sukran", in which he made a cameo appearance. Recently, Kalaipuli S. Thanu, producer and distributor, ...
Marital discord
DHARMESH DARSHAN is one of the top commercial directors in Bollywood. His claim to fame are blockbusters such as "Raja Hindustani" and "Dhadkan". Now Darshan is ready with his latest release "Bewafaa" which has an impressive star cast of Anil ...
Travel

ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
Slippery Slopes
Vallukuparai: a walk on the wild slide, says PRINCE FREDERICK
Land & People

KNOW YOUR AREA
Land of The Big Top
A bit of history, good civic facilities and other comforts make Arasaradi a pleasant place to live in, writes S.S. KAVITHA

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