Velankanni

• Christmas Celebrated with Grand Fervour in Tamil Nadu

  Christmas was celebrated with gaiety and grand fervour in Tamil Nadu today.

• Thousands throng Velankanni to celebrate Christmas

  Thousands of pilgrims from several parts of the country and abroad thronged the Christian pilgrim town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas, which was marked by special masses and prayers.

• Newborn kidnapped: Chennai hospital staff protest

  Maternity assistants attached to the Corporation-run hospitals in Vyasarpadi and Pulianthope struck work after their colleague was picked by police for questioning in connection with Tuesday's kidnap of a newborn boy by a woman arrack seller. Even as the maternity assistant was later let off, many pregnant women were left stranded when the protesti...