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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF…MADRAS CROCODILE BANK
An encounter of the wild kind
Prince Frederick visits the home of 3,000 reptiles and amphibians, and returns with fascinating facts
Columns

ROUND AND ABOUT
Life’s not easy
(Bits and pieces from the reporters’ diary that did not make it to the main stories.)

Everyone thinks reporters have it easy. That we just wave our ID cards and everyone — from restaurateurs to policemen — nod in quivering ...


A mystery revealed
From the cellar Reveilo’s wines are amongst the best Indian wines, setting the benchmark for the rest
Food

Vegetarian feast
Sample Tanjore fare at Deccan Plaza
Wheels

Vying for road space
FACE OFF It’s a close fight between Jetta, Sonata and Laura. Shapur Kotwal lists their pluses and minuses
 MAN AND MACHINE  PRINCE FREDERICK 
‘Exactly what I wanted’
This 1971 FJ40 has converted to a diesel engine, but Sudhakar Emmanuel does not mind it one bit
Virtual mechanic
Car and bike questions? We have the answers
New Audis on the way
German carmaker Audi is all set for an assault on the Indian car market. The company which recently launched its all-new A4 saloon is ready to sell the A8 W12. This is the top-of-the line A8 and comes with a mammoth 12-cylinder engine. The long ...
Hyundai's trump card
The i10 and the upcoming i20 will be powered by the fuel efficient, smooth and quiet Kappa engine
Music

Taxi, taxi… again!
As A. R. Rahman’s score ‘Taxi Taxi’ tops the charts, Sakkarakatti’s crew re-shoots the song with BlaaZe, Shantanoo and French models at Perambur
Melodious album
A host of celebrities were present at the audio launch of ‘Raman Thediya Seethai’
Television

Incredible town
In the heart of the Mediterranean, a peaceful island explodes with devastating force. At a stroke, an entire civilization is wiped from the face of the earth and lost. Our investigators find that a place on Crete and a town on Santorini are ...
Arts And Entertainment

STEP BY STEP
Learn disco moves in eight easy steps

Deejay and Vinod bend their hips and rotate their hands and stretch them to a L ...
Events

Teaming up for theatre
The nitty-gritty of how to set up a theatre group was discussed at a workshop conducted by Evam as part of the MetroPlus Theatre Fest


Fit and free
Blue Gym announces ‘Freedom 15’ to celebrate the Independence Day. Besides discounts on memberships, there are special programmes for lifestyle management to help control diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol. The programmes ...
Ensemble of styles
The Academy of Modern Danse’s tenth anniversary show was packed with variety


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