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Chennai, the fourth largest metropolitan city of India and located in the coast of Bay of Bengal is the capital of the southern state Tamilnadu of India. In ancient Indian history it was known as Madras and during British colonial administration in India it was the major political hub as the capital of Madras presidency. Historically the city was vital in politics in ancient India. In modern times it plays a major part in politics and economy of southern India. Housing world-class beaches and signs of old heritages and cultures the city is being countered as a major tourist place in India. The administration is strict and full of stringent laws and severe nemesis is subjected to the lawbreakers thus adding to a satisfied and peaceful life. Chennai is a major industrial center in India having various diversified industrial units adding to economic as well as financial betterment. Being the only major industrial centre, Chennai is the leather city contributing 50% of leather production to Indian market. Owing to the economic growth people from adjacent states and rural bodies flock to city for earning livelihood. Thus it is a good one in its context.
Rome, May 3 (IANS) Antonio Conte, head coach of Italian Serie A club Juventus, has admitted that his side "wasted a bonus" in their 1-1 draw against Lecce at home.
Moscow, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Talks between NATO and Russia over US plans for a projected missile defense system in Europe remain at loggerheads, Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Thursday.
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Actress Cameron Diaz says she cried after a hairdresser cut her hair short last year.
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Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Jessica Alba's three-year-old daughter Honor loves to snatch things, and the actress says her habit is becoming a bit of a problem.
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson was honoured with the 2,470th star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She says she was over the moon on receiving the accolade.
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand is reportedly dating actor David Hasselhoff's ex-girlfriend.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): How much you enjoy pork meat in a meal may depend on the version of a particular gene you have, according to a new study.
London, May 3(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs manager Harry Redknapp, who was the popular choice to become new England manager, believes he won't get the opportunity to boss the national team ever again.
Music mogul Simon Cowell has said that he "propelled" singer Cheryl Cole into a different league by making her a judge on "The X Factor".
Rome, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of young Italians are becoming shepherds as a way to make a living after facing the worst employment opportunities in more than a decade, according to a new report.
London, May 3 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell claims that he "propelled" singer Cheryl Cole into a different league when he appointed her as a judge on "The X Factor".
London, May 2 (ANI): Liberace's lover Scott Thorson has sensationally revealed that he shared an intimate relationship with Michael Jackson.
Damascus, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted Wednesday a general amnesty that covers only the penalties provided in for some articles of the law of military service and military sanctions, state-run SANA news agency reported.
Damascus, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted Wednesday a general amnesty that covers only the penalties provided in for some articles of the law of military service and military sanctions, state-run SANA news agency reported.
London, May 2 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles has revealed that before giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy, she underwent a thorough beauty session.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Software giant Microsoft has announced that any app containing 'racy' or 'sexual' content will be removed from its phone-app store.
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS) Actor Jason Statham says singer Jennifer Lopez was fun to work with on the sets of crime thriller "Parker".
Los Angeles, May 1 (IANS) Actress Cameron Diaz made a strong emotional bond with fellow actress Gwyneth Paltrow after she lost her father due to cancer.
London, May 1(ANI): England's stylish No 5 batsman Ian Bell believes he is just one knock away from a turnaround in his performance
London, May 1 (IANS) Actor Sylvester Stallone has started working on the fifth instalment of his blockbuster "Rambo" series.
Washington, April 30 (IANS) The US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.3 percent in March, the US Commerce Department said Monday.
Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson says she is shocked when fans put a camera in her face especially when she is trying to enjoy a private moment.
London, April 30 (IANS) The atheist actress Keira Kninghtley says she is desperate to be Catholic because she would "just get to ask for forgiveness".
Rio de Janerio, April 29 (IANS) Brazilian football giants Botafogo have reinstated their interest in signing veteran AC Milan's veteran Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Katy Perry, who vowed to make her music "real f****** dark" since her split from Russell Brand, has decided to become a wholesome country singer.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has confessed that she is broody and wishes to settle down with the right man and have babies.
London, Apr 29(ANI): This is something that defies belief, and could be hard to accept, at least for British staff.
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Brooklyn Decker, who has one of the sexiest bodies in Hollywood, has revealed that she has to step outside her comfort zone with her wardrobe.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Keira Knightley has said that she is desperate to become a Catholic because she would "just get to ask for forgiveness."
London, April 29 (IANS) Rapper Drake sparked romance rumours with music sensation Rita Ora when he hired her as his support act for the UK tour.
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj says she won't stop using curses in lyrics but urges parents to protect their children from listening to her explicit hit numbers.
Berlin, April 29 (IANS) Schalke 04 extended Peruvian international striker Jefferson Farfan's contract until 2016, the German Bundesliga club announced during the match against Berlin at home.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Bolton mid-fielder Fabrice Muamba returned to Twitter for the first time after suffering a cardiac arrest last month, to thank fans for their support.
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) A representative for Kim Kardashian has dismissed rumours that reality star is embroiled in a nude pictures scandal, insisting the woman in the leaked photos is not the socialite.
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Actress Zoe Saldana says she is desperate to start a family after spending years waiting to be a mother with ex-fiance Keith Britton.
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Reality TV star Snooki, who is pregnant with her first child, says she's avoiding fatty foods in a bid to keep her pregnancy weight in check.
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Alexandra Burke posted a picture of her drinking wine as rumours of her boyfriend Jermain Defoe's alleged affair spreads like wildfire.
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Charlize Theron is going gaga over her 'Huntsman' co-star Kristen Stewart these days.
Washington. April 28 (ANI): The Avatar actress has revealed that she finds breasts fascinating and women should do all what is needed to have the best boobs.
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Jermain Defoe had revealed that he was happy to be girlfriend Alexandra Burke in an interview, much before he cheated on the singer with a model.
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Rare nude photographs of screen siren Marilyn Monroe is to go under the hammer and is expected to fetch more than 15,000 pounds.
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): It has emerged that Ashton Kutcher was the first person Mila Kunis kissed.
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Reality TV star Nicole Snooki Polizzi says pregnancy has changed her.
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Actress Olivia Wilde refuses to pluck her eyebrows and says she prefers the natural look.
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Actress-singer Selena Gomez ate cupcakes and danced the night away with Taylor Swift during a girls' night out.
London, April 27 (IANS) Barcelona confirmed that Pep Guardiola will be stepping down as the manager of the club at the end of the season.
London, Apr 27 (ANI): Rory McIlroy has posted his childhood snap on Twitter, where the champion golfer can be seen practising his bunker shots - as he takes a swing on a sandy shoreline.cIlroy, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, had clicked the picture when he was on a holiday.
London, Apr 27 (ANI): Tulisa, who mad headlines after her ex-boyfriend leaked her sex tape, has revealed that she feared the incident would kill her career.
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Alicia Silverstone opened up for the first time since her baby-mouth feeding video sparked controversy online, saying she doesn't "regret" posting the clip.
Rio De Janeiro, April 27 (IANS) Fluminense star striker Fred insisted that he is close to recapturing his goalscoring form despite a subdued performance in the team's 0-0 draw against Internacional.
Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Actress Mila Kunis has finally broken her silence on whether she shares a "friends with benefits" relationship with Ashton Kutcher, her co-star of a film of the same name.
Madrid, Apr 26(ANI): Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez described German international Manuel Neuer as the 'best goalkeeper in the world' following his superb performance in the Champions League penalty shoot-out success.
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Holly Willoughby, who is famed for her sexy dressing sense and eye-popping display of cleavage, has revealed that she always wears an earthquake-proof bra now.
London, April 26 (ANI): Elton John and David Furnish plan to father a second child with a surrogate mother in a few months.
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Both the US and Russia are concerned with what is going on in the other country, but there is no need to "demonize" Washington and accuse it of trying to dominate Russian politics, outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
Rome, April 26 (IANS) Juventus head coach Antonio Conte believed that his side could create history after they beat Cesena 1-0 to move closer to the Serie A football title.
Washington, April 26 (IANS) The US state of Connecticut Wednesday became the 17th state in the country to abolish the capital punishment.
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Actress Drew Barrymore, who is expecting her first child with fiance Will Kopelman, is reportedly expecting a baby girl.
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Glamour model Jodie Marsh has claimed that she cannot get enough of stripping off.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): Rachel Bilson feels content with her love-life after being stuck in "so many love triangles" during her twenties and she is now considering having children.
London, April 25 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj has returned to Twitter eight days after deactivating her microblogging account following an album leak online.
London, April 25(ANI): Andy Murray has revealed he is not yet ready to tie the knot and insisted that he will not be proposing to his girlfriend Kim Sears "no matter how much she is pushing" for him to get down on one knee.
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): New images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show rogue kilometre-sized objects punching through Saturn's F-ring and leaving glittering trails - dubbed 'mini-jets' - behind them.
Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's transport ministry will allow airline passengers to keep their shoes on during pre-flight security checks starting mid-May, the governmental Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily said Wednesday.
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Even though Bayern beat Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of the Champion's League semi finals, Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo said that they were 'white hot' and all set to face the German club in the decider.
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson, who had to work hard to get into shape to play Black Widow in "The Avengers", says she is worried about her body.
London, April 25 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson says she is as worried about her body as any other woman. But she is glad that her action role in "Avengers Assemble" as Black Widow got her into the best shape she has ever been in.
New York, April 25 (IANS) A naked picture of Madonna is expected to fetch 5,000 pounds as it goes under the hammer at Bonhams' auction house next month.
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Actress Drew Barrymore, who is reportedly expecting her first child with fiance Will Kopelman, was feted with a combined engagement and baby shower recently.
Glasgow, Apr 24(ANI): The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has banned Glasgow Rangers' owner Craig Whyte for life from any kind of involvement in Scottish football.
Sydney, Apr 24 (ANI): A Dutch filmmaker has made the most of his daughter's youth by filming her once a week, every week, since her birth in October 1999.
Berlin, April 24 (IANS) Stuttgart skipper Serdar Tasci will miss the last two games remaining in the German Bundesliga season due to a knee injury.
London, Apr 24(ANI): Barcelona defender Gerard Pique doesn't believe Chelsea striker Didier Drogba had 'cheated' during last week's first leg clash of their Champions League semi-final.
Rome, April 24 (IANS) AS Roma player Erik Lamela received a three-match suspension after a spitting accident during Sunday's Italian Serie A football match at Turin.
Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) Actress Vanessa Minnillo says she is keeping her pregnancy cravings in check because she wants to eat healthy for her baby.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Zac Efron has admitted that he finds Nicole Kidman gorgeous and that he has always had a crush on the blue-eyed beauty.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): A photograph of Madonna posing naked on a bed while smoking a cigarette is going up for sale.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): A photograph of Madonna posing naked on a bed while smoking a cigarette is going up for sale.
London, April 24 (IANS) Actor Russell Crowe will play the lead role in Darren Aronofsky's "Noah".
New York, April 24 (IANS) Actor Jude Law has sparked rumours of a new romance after he was spotted kissing a mystery woman passionately at a bar here.
Rome, April 23 (IANS) Juventus took a three-point lead over AC Milan in the Italian Serie A title race after they beat 10-man Roma 4-0 at home.
London, April 23 (ANI): Almost 100,000 women in UK have undergone female genital mutilations (FGM), according to reports.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Demi Lovato has revealed that people who turned her to drugs were none other than people within the industry whom she thought were her friends.
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Actress Kelly Preston says she will miss breastfeeding her son when he grows up.
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Justin Bieber's representative has denied that the teenage singer is ready to get engaged with his girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj says she is not ready to have children yet even though she was impressed by seeing how well Madonna manages work and family life.
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Actress Charlize Theron loved waking up nervous every day before shooting for "Prometheus" as it challenged her to give her best.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Katy Perry has edited her estranged husband Russell Brand out of her upcoming film.
Berlin, April 22 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund clinched their second successive Bundesliga title with a 2-0 win over Monchengladbach two rounds ahead of schedule.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Internet giant Google has replaced its logo with a time-lapse animation of blooming flowers to commemorate Earth Day and raise ecological awareness.
Rome, April 22 (IANS) Italian Serie A club, Napoli remained in contention for a place in next season's Champions League after they beat relegation-threatened Novara 2-0 at home.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Selena Gomez, who seemed very uncomfortable when she had to kiss her boyfriend Justin Bieber at a basketball game, has said that she was really embarrassed during the incident.
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Mom-to-be Jessica Simpson, who celebrated her "dream" baby shower this March, is setting the record straight about the arrival of her first child.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Beyonce is said to be putting together a huge collection of memories for her daughter Blue Ivy in the form of a scrapbook.
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj says her tough childhood made her
London, Apr 21(ANI): Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac arrest during their FA Cup quarterfinal clash against Tottenham Hotspurs, has been told by doctors they are baffled by what caused his heart to stop during the match.
Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) Pop star Madonna has denied that she will judge a TV singing contest, and says she isn't interested to do so either as the notion of talent is subjective.
Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) Actress Eva Longoria, who is launching her own dating show "Ready For Love", says she herself is terrible at dating.
Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) Pregnant singer Jessica Simpson wants to avoid the pain of a normal delivery, and has opted to give birth to her first child through Caesarean section.
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): Michelle Williams' daughter, Matilda, is growing up and apparently bearing an uncanny resemblance to her late father Heath Ledger.
