India
Syrian mutiny, loss of town shows cracks in regime
The government said 120 forces were dead, without explaining the enormous loss of life.
Plea to set up Lokayukta in TN
CHENNAI: An RTI group here has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to set up Lokayukta in the state to eradicate the vice of corrupt..
HC order police not to collect details of voters
CHENNAI: Madras High Court today ordered Tamil Nadu Police not to collect booth wise details of voters who exercised their option ..
Are empty plots dumping spots?
BANGALORE: Vasanthnagar is said to have some very good facilities. It has one of the best hospitals in Bangalore such as the Mahav..
Prevention, much better than cure
BANGALORE: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore branch along with BGS Global Super Speciality hospital held a free medical camp in Sr..
Nokkukooli: Labour Department plans helpline
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Labour Department is planning a helpline for the public to lodge complaints about labour issues including ..
Eco-camp to be revived at Sipakuda
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) has approached the Forest department to develop an eco-camp at Sipa..
2G scam: CBI Director appears before JPC
The JPC seeks details of the allocation of pricing of telecom licenses from 1998 to 2009.
Kolankulangara temple looted
MULANTHURUTHY: In the wee hours of Monday thieves entered the sanctum sanctorum of Pangarappilly Kolankulangara temple and decampe..
Broken slabs prove to be deathtraps
TRIPUNITHURA: If the potholes in the roads are deathtraps for two-wheeler riders, the broken slabs along the sides of the roads wh..
Karaikal gateway work resumes
KARAIKAL: Visitors entering Karaikal will soon feel like royalty. For, construction on the Karaikal Gateway - the arch at the Na..
Reality check for Telangana Congress leaders
Congress in-charge for Andhra Azad provoked regional leaders by saying the statehood issue could not easily be solved...
Rythubandhu to offer online support
HYDERABAD: Indian farmers who face numerous problems in their struggle to cultivate the food and other crops will be able to resol..
Mercury rising, no joke
CHENNAI: Environmental activists Nityanand Jayaraman and Shwetha Narayan led an evening of an unconventional choice of issues comi..
Flutist Mali remembered on his anniversary
CHENNAI: Maverick Flute Malis senior disciple Ramanis Academy organised a function to remember the legend on his bir..
No space for the dead in private graveyards
CHENNAI: The loss of a loved one is traumatic in itself, and things take a turn for the worse when there is no place to bury them...