India
Murder in self-defence line upheld, job restored
MADURAI: Stating that it is a fit case of exercising a right of self-defence, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has rev..
Jayalalithaa to launch health insurance scheme
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will on Wednesday launch a comprehensive health insurance scheme which would benefit 1.34 c..
Geometry as we know it
Geometry is one of the oldest branches of mathematics. The word is derived from two Greek words - Geo meaning Earth and Mitron, me..
Two killed in road accidents
BANGALORE: An SSLC student and a bank manager were killed in separate road accidents. A 16-year-old SSLC student was ..
Karnataka to go easy on farm loans
BANGALORE: The state government has decided to go slow on the recovery of farm loans in the drought-hit taluks across the state.
Syria: Assad vows to crush 'conspiracy'
Assad repeated his past claims that a foreign conspiracy and terrorists are driving the revolt, not peaceful protesters seeking to reform the country.
Future unsure for cash-starved 'Shuttlecock Boys'
The struggle has become three years old but the hopes are high. The hard work has bagged some more projects.
Government is villain: Narasingh to rios panel
BHUBANESWAR: Former minister and senior Congress leader Narasingh Mishra on Monday alleged that there was a deep-rooted conspiracy..
'Dam 999' issue: SC notice to Tamil Nadu
The apex court had earlier asked the Tamil Nadu Government to hear the objections of the director on December 12.
Hearing on Umesh Kumar case posted to March 30
HYDERABAD: The Nampally court on Monday posted the hearings on a forgery case involving senior IPS officer Umesh Kumar, to March 3..
Nightmare on 'bedbug express'
46 passengers in the AC 2-tier compartment of Netravati Express were left at the mercy of an army of bloodsuckers.
Paisa Vasool!
HYDERABAD: I started taking numismatics seriously seven years ago, when I was inspired by a newspaper article on coin collection,..
Mobile medical units to provide free healthcare
HYDERABAD: A rural mobile healthcare scheme for providing better medicare to the poor and needy called the Sachal Swasthya Seva wa..
Getting a feel of the job
When you work as an intern in a company, you are able to find out your strengths and flaws. This enables you to find the..
3 Ayyappa devotees die in accident
BATLAGUNDU: Three Ayyappa devotees were killed and two others injured in an accident near Salaiputhur village along the Theni-Dind..
Coming, sirens to warn against gushing waters
NAMAKKAL: In the wake of seven people being washed away by gushing waters discharged from the Bavani Kattalai Barrage (BKB)-II, a ..