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Dalits lost their guide, says Katti
HYDERABAD: The Dalit Movement in the state has lost its guide and philosopher in the death of former revolutionary leader KG Satya..
Murray, Tsonga register wins in Monte Carlo
Andy Murray started his clay-court season in style by beating Viktor Troicki 6-0, 6-3.
Tackling drought a challenge
BIJAPUR: The government has taken up tackling the prevailing drought as a challenge and will provide all help to those affected d..
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.
2G: Vodafone seeks more time to respond to ED
The CBI is also probing the 2G spectrum allocation during the NDA regime when late Pramod Mahajan was telecom minister.
Independents to be kingmaker in South Delhi civic body
The list of successful independent candidates was big as 24 of them won as against 2007's figure of 16.