India
Mass drug administration in 11 districts
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A mass drug administration for eradication of filariasis will begin in 11 districts in the state on April 26, ..
Pedestrian signal installed at NH Bypass
KOCHI: Now the people of east Edappally can easily cross the NH bypass to west Edappally thanks to the pedestrian signal installed..
Permission sought to start Catholic varsity
KOCHI: The Syro-Malabar Church Laity Commission chairman Bishop Mar Mathew Arakkal and secretary V C Sebastian have submitted a me..
Bahrain GP to go ahead as protests flare
Violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters have overshadowed this weekend's race.
JEE: 6 more centres this time
BHUBANESWAR: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Committee has added six more examination centres to accommodate the increasing n..
Kidnapped boy killed
AMALAPURAM: The body of 12-year-old Gokavarapu Naga Vivek, kidnapped near his home here while on way to school after lunch-break o..
Tunnel found in historical Sadashivgad fort
KARWAR: A tunnel route, discovered at Sadashivgad fort near here while clearing the area to build a road a few days ago, has creat..
UK initiative to bridge employment gaps
CHENNAI: In a bid to improve the employability of engineering graduates in information technology and information technology enabl..
MSU loses Rs.35.41 crore via satellite centres
CHENNAI: Indiscriminate franchising of courses at the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University led to a revenue loss of `35.41 crore to t..
A decade of showcasing rail heritage
CHENNAI: Trains of bygone years exude a charm that is unparalleled by modern day ones. A visit to the Regional Rail Museum (RRM) i..
Israeli car attack: Kazmi's judicial custody ends
Kazmi had earlier alleged that police was harassing him in custody to pressurise him to 'confess a crime he never committed'.
Syrian forces fire on anti-regime protesters
UN chief Ban Ki-moon took a hard line against Damascus, saying Syria was not honoring the cease-fire and that violence was escalating.
UN seeks Syria permission for major aid operation
An advance team of UN monitors is due to deploy in Syria in the coming week to monitor a fragile ceasefire.
IMF poised to secure $ 400 bn in crisis funding
The IMF has been aiming to raise at least $ 400 billion to ensure it has enough firepower to respond if Europe's debt crisis escalates.
No cap on Agni missile project: India
DRDO Director General Dr VK Saraswat said that 5,000-km-range missile can hit targets deep inside China, including Beijing.
Priyadarshan is very demanding: Zayed Khan
Zayed says Priyadarshan is one of those rare directors for whom stars drop their attitude.