India
Fresh flood inundates Mahanga
SALEPUR: Flood water in the Birupa river has inundated Mula Basanta, Koliatha and Basudebpur gram panchayats (GPs) in Mahanga bloc..
TRAI clears confusion over SMS limit
TRAI exempted various service providers, including the dealers of telecom operators, e-ticketing agencies and social networking sites.
Kerala: School van tragedy toll rises to four
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The death toll in the school van accident at Channankara near here rose to four with a five-year-old child suc..
HC stays appointment of Urban Coop Bank Panel
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday stayed the appointment of the committee for management of the Urban Cooperative Ban..
Koppal: Peaceful polling; parties hope for a win
KOPPAL: Polling for bypoll to the Koppal Assembly Constituency passed off peacefully amid soaring temperature, here on Monday. How..
Hyderabad gears up for Durga Puja
Gauging by the preparations for Durga Puja celebrations, the mood is festive and grandiose as various organisers in the city trudg..
Swadeshabhimani awards announced
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Swadeshabhimani Award for 2011 has been conferred on Mathrubhumi group chairman and managing director and ..
Asian tech firms face stiff challenge in mobile systems
Baidu and Alibaba Group have launched mobile operating platforms to capture a slice of the growing mobile Internet market.
Vachathi case judgment put off to September 29
The villagers returned home disappointed as the judgment was postponed because 3 of the 216 accused failed to appear...
Darshans call sheet in demand
BANGALORE: Kannada cine superstar Darshan, who is cooling his heels at Parappana Agrahara central prison, might not be acting in a..
Vachati: Over 200 accused assemble in a hall
DHARMAPURI: It was quite an amusing sight to watch the over 200 accused in the Vachathi, most of them well into their late fifties..
A good deed a day makes our world a better place
CHENNAI: Starting September 28, do not be surprised if you step into a State Bank of India ATM and find the machine asking you, W..
The Miracle Pigeon returns home
The Royal Pigeon Society on Sunday held a celebration in honour of the first recorded homing pigeon in the country, aptly named M..
Schools to have solar water heaters soon
KOCHI: With the increasing spread of water borne viral diseases in the state, social activist Mukesh Jain's novel initiative of se..
Hunger kills 2,000 Indian kids each day
CHENNAI: Every day, more than 2,000 children die of hunger in India, according to a report released on Monday by international dev..
Plea to suspend 8 officials for police firing
CHENNAI: A writ petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the government and the DGP to suspend eigh..