India
Dwarakish takes a trip down memory lane
MYSORE: It was a special day for Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath, better known as Dwarakish, an actor, director and producer in the K..
Govenment to promote biofuel
BANGALORE: To give a boost to production and consumption of bio-fuel as an alternative source of energy to diesel, the state gover..
Plea to revoke Attack Pandis detention
MADURAI: The Commissioner of Police (CoP), Madurai, was directed by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday to fil..
Usurer sells land with fake papers
TIRUCHY: A resident of Pudukkottai was charged with selling 3.90 acres of land through bogus documents on Wednesday.In a compl..
Anti-land grab cells: DMK files plea to quash GO
CHENNAI: Taking the legal recourse to burgeoning land grabbing complaints against their leaders and functionaries, the DMK o..
Insurance claims to be given to farmers
HYDERABAD: Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday directed the officials to expedite the payment of insurance claims to f..
Violence begins at night, says Tamils
CHENNAI: Tamils in Britain were cautious following the riots that spread to other cities in the country. The main targets were the..
HIV-affected in a fix over drug shortage
CHENNAI: People living with HIV/AIDS are in a fix as shortage of second line anti-retroviral therapy (ART) drugs in the State cont..
Counselling for weak students at Anna University
CHENNAI: A special counselling for engineering aspirants, who passed the 12th Standard Board examination in the second attempt aft..
Kerala CM not to appeal in palmolein case
Chandy said he would not appeal against the court order for a probe into his alleged role in the case...
Syrian troops take over eastern city
Rights groups say about 1,700 people have been killed in Syria since March.
Dalai Lama 'shocked' by London riots
Violence erupted in London following the killing of 29-year-old Mark Duggan in police firing.
'Aarakshan' controversies going overboard: Saif
The actor talks about 'Aarakshan', politics, controversies, his role and more.
Control Room receives 190 injured
BHUBANESWAR: With around 48,708 calls responded to in the last one month, the modern police control room has given a boost to poli..
Kranti Divas passes off peacefully
BHUBANESWAR: The bandh on Tuesday, observed by the Maoists on Kranti Divas to remember one of their slain top leaders Kranti Rande..
World Badminton: Lin Dan eases into R2
Second seeded Lin Dan beat Lithuanian Kestutis Navickas 21-11, 21-10.