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Vice Chancellor helps boy continue studies
COIMBATORE: Moved by the plight of a poverty-stricken boy whose certificates were confiscated by a private engineering college, th..
Tanning industry losing business to other states
FRODE: Due to the closure of tannery units here, the industry is losing its business to states like West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh..
Dismiss HM, transfer teachers who colluded
MADURAI: The headmaster charged with child abuse should be dismissed and the majority of teachers working at the Government High S..
IITians suicide exposes educations dark side
The death adds one more to the list of students who committed suicide due to the stress in a performance-driven society...
IIT-M alumnus identifies breast cancer therapy
CHENNAI: Prakash Vaidyanathan, an alumnus of IIT-Madras and a school teacher, has claimed to have identified a potential therapy f..
Over 1,500 people appear in courts over UK riots
British Prime Minister David Cameron had announced a concerted, all-out war on gangs and gang culture.
Double-digit food inflation disturbing: Pranab
Food inflation was at 10.05 per cent for the week ended August 20.
Goods trains collide, five staffers killed
BHUBANESWAR/KEONJHAR: Two goods trains collided killing at least five railway staffers at Keonjhars Tangripali, about 125 k..
Government sits pretty over Lokpal reports
BHUBANESWAR: Few trust the State Governments announcement to bring elected representatives of panchayatiraj institutions and urba..
Ailing woman tries to set self ablaze
BANGALORE: A 55-year-old woman, depressed due to health problems, allegedly attempted suicide by setting herself on fire at Gandhi..
Study finds gene 'overdose' link to being skinny
People with extra copies of certain genes are much more likely to be very skinny.
French World Cup-winner Trezeguet joins UAE club
The striker won the World Cup in 1998 and the European Championship two years later.
Onakkazhcha retail outlets
KOCHI: Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK) in association with Agriculture department and Horticorp will open O..
Two goons held
KOCHI: Palarivattom police arrested two goondas on Wednesday. Thammanam resident Siju, 28, and Champan Sreenesh, alias Sreenesh, 2..
No shortage of Ffertilizers, say officials
HYDERABAD: Even as farmers continue to complain on the shortage of fertilisers in all districts of the state, officials on Wednesd..
US govt moves to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
AT&T and T-Mobile compete nationwide, in 97 of the largest 100 cellular marketing areas.