India
Rowdy hacked to death over old rivalry
BANGALORE: A 30-year-old rowdy sheeter was hacked to death by a gang of four unidentified assailants. The incident took place near..
VS stresses Chandys role in palmolein case
KOCHI: Replying to Chief Minister Oommen Chandys remarks that he was silent for five years on the Palmolein issue despite being a..
Villagers attempt to cremate body on road
ARIYALUR: Tension prevailed at Nathiyankudikadu village in Senthurai taluk on Saturday when a group of villagers were prevented fr..
Man dies in clash
KOCHI: A clash between two groups over Wakf Board membership in Pazhangad led to the death of a man on Saturday night. A..
Nepal: 72-year-old declared world's shortest man
Chandra Bahadur Dangi said he had never heard of Mount Everest and was unaware of the world record title.
Facelift for Kavignar Maaligai
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday launched the renovation of Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai, a 10-storeyed building..
Syrian forces pound Homs again, block aid convoy
Elsewhere in Syria, anti-Assad activists reported mass arrests and the killing of six soldiers.
4 Bangalore lawyers held for attack on scribes
The arrests came after the media in the state rejected the judicial probe into Friday's attack as 'eyewash'.
BJD leaders in capital to lobby for ZP chief
MALKANGIRI: With the BJD emerging victorious in eight of the 15 Zilla Parishad (ZP) seats, lobbying has already begun for the ZP p..
Funds sanctioned for NH-60 repair
BALASORE: Months after the six-laning project of NH-60 was scrapped, the Centre has decided to go ahead with the renovation and re..
No money flow, Maoists grow opium in Saranda
ROURKELA: With drastic curb in mining activities in Sundargarh and Keonjhar districts leading to choking of funds supply, the Jhar..
Tornadoes slam US Midwest, at least 27 dead
This was the 2nd such strike in Alabama, which was struck by a tornado during an April 2011 outbreak that killed 364 people.
CST should not be abolished
BANGALORE: Karnataka will reiterate its opposition to the abolition of the Central Sales Tax (CST) before the introduction o..
Cyber case registered against unauthorised data
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cyber Crime Police Station has registered a case on Friday on a complaint by cine actor Raveendran allegin..
Three inter students go missing
HYDERABAD: A day before the start of Intermediate examinations, three students went missing from various parts of the city. ..
Treasure site report to take time
HYDERABAD: The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) officials on Friday made it clear that they were in no hurry to sub..