India
CID chief pleads against contempt move
HYDERABAD: Five days after the AP High Court directed its registrar to initiate suo motu criminal contempt proceedings under the C..
Striking sketches capturing life
BANGALORE: If art aficionados were to delve deeper into the minds of any artist, they would discover a world that has a splash of ..
Fisherfolk flounder during fishing ban
CHENNAI: It is that time of year when its not business as usual at the Kasimedu fishing harbour. The 45-day ban on trawl fishing ..
Study Abroad Programme to kickstart soon
CHENNAI: Giving a big push to improve the quality of higher education and making students more employable, Higher Education Minist..
Golden tribute to M S Subbulakshmi
Honouring legendary Carnatic vocalist M S Subbulakshmi, jewellery brand Tanishq on Monday launched limited edition gold coins with..
We are watchful of women thieves too
CHENNAI: If men indulge in chain snatching and picking pockets, their female counterparts concentrate on lifting the handbags of w..
Women cops keep miscreants at bay on trains
They belong to the flying squad of the Government Railway Police and have been assigned the duty of rescuing women...
We will examine Vodafone notice: Pranab
The company has served a notice of dispute to the Indian government invoking an investment treaty between India and the Netherlands in connection with tax liability.
Anna to tour Maharashtra for strong Lokayukta
Anna Hazare had, on April 12, written to Prithviraj Chavan, urging him to initiate steps to table a strong Lokayukta Bill in the legislature.
Quraishi rules out online voting in near future
On state funding of elections, the CEC said it can be considered only after bringing in financial transparency and internal democracy in political parties.
WB: schoolboy brings pistol to shoot principal
The principal had allegedly scolded the student earlier for bringing a mobile phone to the school.
TN: Mexican woman found dead, boyfriend held
The partially burnt body of Ceule Denise Acosta, a dance student who went missing on April 9, was found in a suitcase on Tuesday.
Pune: 'Cheated' by ATM, drunk students go on rampage
Students vandalise ATMs after the machine they withdrew cash from showed lower account balance than they thought.
John Abraham to feature in Siddique's next film
'Bodyguard' director Siddique has approached John Abraham to act in his next Hindi film.
Elementary school enrolment lowest among Muslim kids
With a 10.49% enrolment in elementary schools, Muslims fare worse than the OBCs (42.26%) and the SCs (19.72%).
Canada: Sleepy pilot makes plane dive; 16 hurt
The 'confused and disoriented' co-pilot at first mistook the planet Venus for the approaching plane, reports said.