India
Sri Lanka issues tsunami warning
The quake in Indonesia was felt in Sri Lanka as people moved out of buildings around 2.15 local time.
Tsunami unlikely after 8.6 quake hits Indonesia
Earthquake and tsunami experts say the earthquake was horizontal and not vertical, lessening the threat of tsunamis.
No factionalism in CPIs state unit: Reddy
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no factionalism in the state unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI), said party general secretary..
Multidisciplinary Centre for early diagnosis
KOCHI: With focus on preventing diseases in simple ways than cure complexities a team of super specialists have set up Synergy Pre..
State to get two more ultra mega power projects
BHUBANESWAR: A joint official team from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) will visit..
Census begins in districts
KOCHI: The enumeration for the Economic and Caste Census in the Ernakulam district began on Tuesday at Vellarath in Kuttampu..
Raped minor girl attempts suicide
HYDERABAD: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour, who is also a relative of the victim, in a tribal hamlet withi..
Residents up in arms against TASMAC shop
VELLORE: The public protested against an existing TASMAC outlet at the Vasanthapuram area in Vellore and forcibly locked down the ..
Government hospitals lack Hemophilia treatment
PUDUCHERRY: Factor concentrates, which clots blood in hemophiliac patients, is unavailable in government hospitals in the outlying..
6 IAS officers out of Poducherry
PUDUCHERRY: Six IAS officers serving in the UT administration have been transferred by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), while f..
Thiruvalluvar varisty headless for 4 months
VELLORE: The 10-year old Thiruvalluvar University here has been without a vice chancellor for the past four months. Going by the u..
Karnataka HC reduces rape convicts punishment
BANGALORE: The High Court on Tuesday set aside a lower courts order which had sentenced a convict of gang-rape case to life impri..
Earphones prove fatal for student
BANGALORE: A 29-year-old BHM student was knocked down by a train when she was crossing the railway track at Doddanekundi Rai..
TNHB land plundered during DMK rule
CHENNAI: The State suffered a loss of Rs 50 crore owing to corruption in the construction of tenements and irregularities and unde..
Red salute, comrade N Va-radarajan
CHENNAI: The CPI(M) Central Committee member and former State secretary N Va-radarajan died at the age of 87 owing to multiple org..
Cough up more to catch fancy number for your car
CHENNAI: The State Transport Authority has proposed to double the charges collected for advance blocking of fancy numbers for vehi..