India
No more free rides in private buses
KOCHI: The bus owners have decided to do away with freebies as many are taking advantage of of them. Some people feign as cops and..
State mulls importing cement to check prices
CHENNAI: The State-owned Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited (TANCEM) is exploring possibilities of importing cement to control..
Private MBBS entrance exam quashed
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the MBBS entrance examination held by the Kerala Private Medical College Manag..
Temple treasure: Panel decides on future plans
The expert panel is understood to have made the final draft of the plans for wealth of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple...
Electricity minister makes power point
CHENNAI: State Electricity Minister R Viswanathan on Wednesday sought to put the erstwhile DMK regime on the mat by saying the pre..
Cruise terminal to face premature death?
An alternative reception facility for liners is planned as the terminal would be a huge investment with small returns...
11 months on, HIV+ kids back in school
CHENNAI: The 22 HIV + students, who were expelled from Perunkaranai Panchayat Union Middle School, Kancheepuram, went back to scho..
Insecurity, a euphemism for fear
Of all the problems that the mind has, fear is the worst. It is present everywhere and in everything. When you need to begin somet..
Swingerss dance hunt
CHENNAI: The Swingers, a dance company affiliated to the New York-based Broadway Dance Centre is coming up with a contest called t..
Harsh UK riot sentences alarm campaigners
In London, more than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes connected to the riots.
Rebels zero in on Libya's Zawiyah refinery
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday said the sense is that Muammar Gaddafi's days are numbered.
Baidu may face tougher rules after sting op
Shares of Baidu have fallen by almost a 10th in the past two days since the report ran.
Noida: Judge recuses self from land row case
Among the petitioners include farmers from Badalpur, the ancestral village of Mayawati.
Justice Sen's impeachment motion in RS today
Sen, 53, will be the second judge against whom impeachment proceedings will be initiated in Rajya Sabha.
Sindol on BJPs mind
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Tuesday decided to oppose the Sindol hydro-electricity projects in the Monsoon Session of the Assembly com..
International ship code approved
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Tuesday decided to incorporate International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code in t..