Archive for July, 2010
The wicket-taking genius that claimed 800 Test victims Muttiah Muralitharan, who played his last Test on Thursday, may have been the greatest bowler to spin a cricket ball. Sports writer Suresh Menon reflects on the career of a remarkable cricketer. Before the start of the Galle Test, Muttiah Muralitharan’s last, India’s ace spinner Anil Kumble [...]
Asin has earned the wrath of Kollywood for “ignoring the sentiments of the film industry and travelling to Sri Lanka” to take part in the shoot of her Bollywood film ‘Ready’, costarring Salman Khan. The issue has been discussed at a committee meeting of the South Indian Film Artistes Association in Chennai recently. If sources [...]
Chennai is home to global and Indian auto majors like BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ashok Leyland, TVS Group, et cetera. It also has almost 35 per cent of India’s share of auto ancillary units. So why has Chennai emerged as the Detroit of South Asia? There are many reasons, not the least of which [...]
