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Budget session to face turbulence
BANGALORE: Amid the uncertainty prevailing in the BJP, the 11-day Budget session of the state Legislature will begin here from Tue..
DVAC crackdown against graft
VELLORE: The Vellore unit of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) wing has outdone its counterparts in other di..
No downgrading of poverty mark: Plan panel member
Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen that there was no downgrading of poverty benchmark during the period of 2009-2010 and it was the inflation that had brought about the change.
CM trashes PMs spin on Lankan rights row
CHENNAI: Describing as evasive and useless the remarks made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the demand for supporting the US-b..
Son watches as mother forced to burn self
TIRUCHY: In a gruesome incident of dowry harassment in the city, an agricultural worker forced his wife Buvaneswari (30) to immola..
BU registrar seeks unclaimed funds for UGC
BANGALORE: With top Bangalore University officials engaged in confrontation students are the victims. With the financial yea..
Ex-PMK councillor arrested
CHENNAI: Former PMK councillor Manivannan, who was wanted by the police in connection with the murder of a youth, who had eloped w..
UoH stirred into action by shaken students
Vice-Chancellor assured that he will try his best to get INC recognition for the masters course in nursing sciences.
MOP Vaishnav celebrates its 20th year
CHENNAI: Success in life is not merely vying to attain the top position in a particular field, but attempting to better every time..
Motorcycle Expedition kick starts at OTA
CHENNAI: In a bid to motivate the youth across South India to join the Indian Army, the Officers Training Academy, organised a Mo..
Sania jumps three places in latest WTA charts
She improves her singles ranking by three places, moving to world number 127.
An overview of Kerala Budgets - 1957 to 2012
KOCHI: Finance Minister K M Mani will present his tenth Budget in the Assembly on Monday. Mani, with his vast experience in the Fi..
Patna: Train hits six vehicles; six injured
A jeep, a private vehicle, a bus, a truck and a tempo were crossing the track when the passenger train rammed into them.
Foreign tourists may shun state
BHUBANESWAR: Choosing to abduct two foreign nationals, the Left-wing extremists may have dealt a body blow to Odishas limping tou..
Palvai, Rapolu surprise picks
HYDERABAD: The Congress has sprung two surprises. If one is senior leader Palvai Govardhan Reddy and the other is PCC general secr..
Recorded date of birth cant be altered, says HC
CHENNAI: It is appropriate for the governments in the State and the Centre and its undertakings to make it clear in the recruitmen..