India
On a mission to take health care to rural areas
MYSORE: Dr B S Ajai Kumar, an NRI Kannadiga, who is famous for starting the first private oncology hospital in Bangalore, has star..
Bt cotton fails farmers in state
CHENNAI: For Arul Venkatesan, a cotton-growing farmer in the Aroor block of Dharmapuri district, the stand that Chief Minister J J..
Probe into fire accident begins
BANGALORE: Investigation started at a rapid pace to probe into the fire incident at the annexe building of Bruhat Bangalore Mahana..
Going nuts over a festival
BANGALORE: Quite a few reporters were already here this morning and I am sure you are here to ask me about the Kadlekai Parishe t..
Jessica Lall's killer to be out on parole today
The Delhi HC had granted Manu Sharma the permission to leave jail for 5 days to attend his brother's wedding.
OWS pepper incident: Officers placed on leave
Nine students hit by pepper spray were treated at the scene, two were taken to hospitals and later released.
Suspension of BJD ex-MLAs lifted
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has lifted suspension of the former MLAs of G Udaygiri and Bissamkatak Saluga Pradhan a..
Sister sacrificed for getting wealth
BARIPADA: Blind belief has led to horrible death of a woman in tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district. A man in Chandua police stati..
Congress cell launches Save Farmer Campaign
BHUBANESWAR: The Kissan cell of the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Saturday launched a save farmer campaign against t..
Tribunal rules against levy power tariff
BHUBANESWAR: In a major relief to the State power trading utility Gridco and transmission companies, the Income Tax Appellate Trib..
Migration: Middlemen operate sans licence
BARGARH: Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur and drought-prone Padampur sub- division of Bargarh district register the highest m..
Farmer suicides: Rs 1 lakh solatium for families
KALPETTA: Agriculture Minister K P Mohanan has announced a solatium of Rs 1 lakh to the families of the farmers who had committed ..
Kerala: 6 plant species critically endangered
KOZHIKODE: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which released its latest Red List of various species last week,..
CM opens water project
ASIFABAD (ADILABAD): Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy inaugurated the Komaram Bheem irrigation project and dedicated it to the n..
AP: Another pro-Jagan MLA declares support to CM
HYDERABAD: Jammalamadugu MLA Ch Adinarayana Reddy, who was a strong supporter of Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, declared on Satur..
'Telecom firms should bar pesky calls, SMSes'
Commercial calls and messages were coming from two origins - private telephones and outside the country, said TRAI.