India
Kochi contractors threaten strike
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation Contractors Association has threatened to launch an agitation against the Corporation for not clearin..
Report on climate change available in Kannada
BANGALORE: The Kannada version of Non-governmental International Panel on Climate Changes (NIPCCs) executive summary of the 2009..
For young, deserving scientists
BANGALORE: The deadline to enter the 2011 GE and Science Prize for Young Life Scientists is August 1. Established in 1995, the pri..
Maoists blow up school in Jharkhand
The police reported that there were no lives lost.
Child marriage: Police to nab parents, grooms
NAMAKKAL: With the child marriages issue kicking up a controversy in the state, police have registered five cases against th..
Aavin GM in dock on bribery charge
TIRUCHY: Regional general manager (GM) of Aavin V Veezhinathan was caught red-handed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corr..
Oracle seeks up to $6.1 bn in Google lawsuit
Oracle claims Google's Android OS infringes upon Oracle's Java patents.
Cane growers irked over bounced cheques
PUDUCHERRY: Sugarcane growers here are an angry lot as cheques for Rs 22 crore, issued by the Cooperative Sugar Mill at Ling..
Ramaswamy slapped with Rs.10,000 cost
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has imposed a cost of `10,000 on social activist Traffic K R Ramaswamy for making a wrong s..
Proposal for dental college at Madurai
CHENNAI: Madurai is likely to get new government dental college, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr VS Vijay said on ..
CMDA economical with truth on officials assets?
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has flouted the Tamil Nadu Information Commissions directive to fu..
First impressions of an alien world
My first impression of Chennai hospitality was a sweet old lady on my flight. After demanding to see the captain for forgetting&nb..
Calling all green crusaders
CHENNAI: The British Council and TERI invite young, environmentally-friendly minds to apply for the International Climate C..
US government in cyber fight but can't keep up
A recent wave of cyber attacks boosts concerns about US vulnerability to digital warfare.
US: Charges against Osama bin Laden dropped
Osama was indicted on charges he supported the ambush that left 18 US soldiers dead in Somalia in 1993.
UNSC backs Ban for another term as UN chief
Ban Ki-moon succeeded Kofi Annan in 2007 as the eighth Secretary-General of the UN.