India
Idukki achieves total Palliative care status
THODUPUZHA: Idukki has achieved the rare honour of becoming the first district in the country to achieve total palliative care sta..
Fire engulfs shops in Chalai again
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A shop was totally gutted and another one partially destroyed in a fire that erupted at Kothuwal Street, Chala..
Sambalpur varsity to close down Computer Science
SAMBALPUR: Sambalpur University is planning to close down its 22-year-old department of Computer Science. Three years back, it was..
Centenary grant for Pudukottai
CHENNAI: Accepting a request from the chairman of Pudukottai municipality, which completes 100 years of its functioning this year,..
Health Bill poison pill for states: Jaya
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday vehemently opposed the National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill..
Cabinet OKs TN Upper House Kill Bill
CHENNAI: The Centre on Thursday approved a proposal to negate the Bill for creation of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council. The meeting..
Ryots warn against urea price hike
CHENNAI: With prices of decontrolled fertilisers showing no signs of abating, farmers have slammed the Centres proposal to hike t..
No direction on tariff for hoardings
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has declined to issue a direction to the Energy Secretary and the TANGEDCO chairman to levy commerc..
HAL helicopter lands on apartments terrace
BANGALORE: Two hours after a Schweizer 300C trainer (VT-HAV) helicopter took to the skies on a training sortie from its base, the ..
New light of life as Vishu blooms
The harvest festival glitters in yellow and gold with Laburnums in bloom on roadsides, homes and office premises...
Tatra deal: CBI officials to meet Gen VK Singh
The CBI is seeking a clarification on Gen Singh's allegation that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 cr by an ex-Army officer to clear a defence deal.
2G reference to SC: 6 questions asked by Prez
President Pratibha Singh on Thursday signed the reference on 2G seeking clarity on the Supreme Court verdict.
'I can plead my case with court, not with PM'
The court earlier had allowed DMK MP Kanimozhi, who is also facing trial in the case, to attend the Budget Session of the Parliament.
More communities added to Scheduled Castes list
The government on Thursday decided to include some communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tripura.
Turner Broadcasting to shut 'Imagine TV' in India
US-based Turner Broadcasting System Inc, a Time Warner company, has decided to shut its Hindi channel 'Imagine TV'.
IUML gets It; Ali to take oath today, Anoop too
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ending all speculation and suspense but leaving many questions unanswered, the UDF on Wednesday yielded ..