India
DMDK hunger strike: Sycophants miss the point
CHENNAI: Sycophancy marked the day-long hunger strike against milk price and bus fare hikes at the DMDK headquarters in Koyambedu ..
Gutta, Ponnappa in quarters of China Open
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Iris Wang and Rena Wang of USA 21-9, 21-12.
Protesters swarm the IFFI 2011 venue
They were demanding that the state government curtail the festival by one day.
Samaleswari-goods collide sideways
JHARSUGUDA: Passengers of Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express had a narrow escape after a goods train scratched past the Express t..
Mohammed panel to crack the whip
KOCHI: Reports that eight self-financing engineering colleges have given admission to ineligible candidates for the academic term ..
Massive cleaning programme at Sabrimala
SABARIMALA: A massive cleaning programme, Punyam Poonkavanam, was undertaken at Sannidhanam and surrounding areas jointly by gov..
Treatment fund for BPL families
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday decided to launch yet another initiative, the Odisha State Treatment Fund under w..
Two held for threatening lady doctor
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thampanoor Police on Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly threatening a gynaecologist of the Thy..
Microsoft signs confidentiality pact with Yahoo
Silver Lake, another private equity firm, has also signed an non-disclosure agreement with Yahoo, said sources.
Land acquired for ropeways at Durgam Cheruvu
HYDERABAD: Land acquisition has been completed for building ropeways at two tourism places - Durgam Cheruvu in Hyderabad and Konda..
Mob forces officer out of American College
MADURAI: The Madurai City Police had to rush to the rescue of a top education official after she was mobbed by a group on the Amer..
Sai Trust plans to start Nitya Annadanam scheme
PUTTAPARTHI: The 86th birth anniversary of Satya Saibaba, the first since his passing away, was celebrated in a grand manner at Pr..
MNP a boon for BSNL
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) came into existence, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Thiruvanan..
BBMP scam: Opposition demands CBI inquiry
BANGALORE: Councillors and party workers from Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) demanded different agencies to probe into ..
Missing consumers giving KWA a mighty headache
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ghosts are haunting the Kerala Water Authority (KWA). The reference is to the hundreds of unidentified and non..
Kerala SOS to TN, Centre on Mullaperiyar dam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An all-party meeting held here on Wednesday proposed that the water level of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam..