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IIT senates to give views by May 10
COIMBATORE: Faculty members at the IITs have sought time to study the proposed changes in the admission process to the premier tec..
Ex-railway official turns tout
CHENNAI: A retired senior railway ticket reservation official was arrested for unauthorised booking and sale of tatkal tickets, he..
Student-faculty trust deficit grows
CHENNAI: It all started with the open forum in March when students and faculty had a heated exchange over some proposed new restri..
Judiciary can't regulate press freedom: Jethmalani
Ram Jethmalani said a person's right to free and fair trial enjoys no primacy over the right to freedom of speech and expression of the media.
World economy fragile, faces 'uneasy calm': IMF
The IMF revised upward its global growth forecast for this year to 3.5 per cent from 3.3 per cent.
Anoop Jacob assures transparent governance
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Food and Civil Supplies minister Anoop Jacob is keen that all his actions while occupying the ministerial post..
Land sharks plundering Thodupuzha River banks
THODUPZHA: Land sharks have been plundering the banks of the Thodupuzha river to build resorts. Though land filling is rampant in ..
Caution notice for LPG consumers
THODUPUZHA:: The district supply officer has cautioned the consumers of LPG gas of Divine Enterprises supplying Indian Oil Corpora..
Coastal security exercise from Tuesday
KOCHI: The two-day coastal security exercise Neptune-05 begins on Tuesday. The Southern Naval Command in coordination with C..
Madurai jailbirds may sing a different tune now
MADURAI: Life is no song and dance for prisoners, you might think. But soon some inmates of the Madurai Central Prison could be si..
TRS to contest Parakal seat
HYDERABAD: A joint meeting of TRS Politburo and MLAs has decided that party should contest the byelection for the Parakal Assembly..
Living with haemophilia
CHENNAI: Hemanth Raj, like any other eight-year-old, loves cricket and never misses an opportunity to play with his friends. He pl..
Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends
The Afghan President said the attacks showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO.
Paes, Bhupathi advance in Monaco doubles
Paes and Stepanek have been seeded fifth, while Bhupathi and Bopanna are seeded sixth for the event.
'Kochaidaiyaan' to hit screens by September
The first phase of shooting of superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming period film 'Kochaidaiyaan' has been completed.
Kerala CM to make major pitch for investment
The state government is hosting a three-day global connect event, named "Emerging Kerala", in Kochi in September.