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MLAs take oath of office in Puducherry assembly
PUDUCHERRY: The newly-elected MLAs of the the 13th Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory took oath here on Friday. The cere..
Accidents begin with potholes
TRIPUNITHURA: As the monsoon strengthened just within two days, the roads in the city as well as the city suburbs are turning to b..
Call to adopt cost-effective technology
KOCHI: "Any technology that is cost-effective and benefits the poor should be encouraged," Social Welfare Minister Dr M K Muneer ..
Body vanishes from OGH, relatives stage dharna
HYDERABAD: Relatives of a 65-year-old person, who were searching for his body for more than three weeks, today staged a dharna at ..
City student reinvents basic Indian male garment
Koupeenam, the desi loin cloth is cocking a snook at the undergarment industry, courtesy Akhil Raj K Van...
Hacker attacks threaten cloud computing
Computer companies will need to collaborate to work on addressing security issues.
Subhas park to get facelift
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation has chalked out a plan to give a face-lift to Subhas Chandra Bose Park. The plan includes complete re..
Award gala for Tamil theatre
CHENNAI: Every year Kartik Fine Arts organises an award function to conclude its 22nd Kodai Nataka Vizha. This time, the cul..
Resist injustice, Mahasweta Devi tells activists
KOCHI: Noted Bengali writer and Jnanpith award winner Mahasweta Devi has exhorted the students and writers to come together to res..
Ramdev holds yoga sessions before fast
A large number of security personnel are deployed at the protest site to ensure no untoward incident takes place.
Six killed in road accident in Andhra
HYDERABAD: Six persons, including three women, were killed and six others suffered injuries when a state-run RTC bus hit an auto i..
Antony asks DRDO to build credible missile system
He asked DRDO scientists to focus on the development of Mark II version of the Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun.
Tamil Nadu government to nationalise cable TV
In an apparent move to target Maran brothers, a decision to revive state-run Arasu Cable TV Corporation was announced...
Botsa backs Centres plan to hold all-party meet
HYDERABAD: Asserting that Wednesdays statement made by Union home minister P Chidambaram once again inviting all political partie..
Centre gives go-ahead to tribal haat project
KHAMMAM: The Union ministry of tourism has approved the the tribal haat project proposed at Yetipaka village near Bhadrachalam.
Bike-borne men snatch chain worth Rs 86k
BANGALORE: Chain snatchers riding a motorcycle, snatched a gold chain worth `86,000 from a 63yearold woman in Basavanagudi police ..