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Navy men wink at ban on tattoo

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With youngsters turning tattoo-savvy, young Naval personnel also seem eager to catch up with the trend. At present, defence forces will not recruit candidates with a tattoo.

Many Indian Navy official

Unsubsidised LPG to cost over Rs 900 now

The price of LPG per cylinder without subsidy for domestic use has been raised to over Rs 900, from a proposed price of Rs.789 earlier.

The price is applicable to LPG outside the subsidized quota of

14 years of Kudumbasree: Mission well accomplished

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As Kudumbasree celebrates its 14th anniversary in Kochi, Deccan Chronicle takes a look at the social revolution brought by it. The Centre now wants to replicate it across the country.

Kerala tribal w

Mammooty's pat for entrepreneurship policy

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In an endorsement of the state government’s proposed student entrepreneurship policy, actor Mammootty has asked his legion of fans to back the campaign online and make it a grand reality.

In his late

AC fares up but no ticket at counter

Commuters wanting to travel in AC classes under the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) were in for a surprise on Monday when they were doled out sleeper class tickets from the counters.

And the situa

No fire hydrants: Kochi vulnerable

The lack of a network of fire hydrants in Kochi has left the city vulnerable in case of fire accidents.

There have been several minor fires in Kochi in the recent past, indicating the need for a fun

CBSE honcho on crusade against Dyslexia

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When her daughter was diagnosed with the developmental reading disability, a top CBSE official paused for a moment. She decided it was time she not only took care of her child but also reached out to

NRI deposits touch Rs 58,000 crore in Kerala

A whopping Rs 58,000 crore is lying with banks in the state by way of deposits from non-resident Indians. This is a record high, and as bankers say, the figure could be still higher when the accounts

Travel Mart ends with a vow to keep tourist destinations clean

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The 7th edition of Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) came to a close on Sunday with a resolution to make nine important tourist destinations in the state clean in a year. It also identified hartals as the bane

Homemakers grapple with budget

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It’s no double whammy, but a multi one leaving gaping holes in household budgets. It’s been only a fortnight and prices of most essential commodities have hit the roof in Kerala. With it came the curb

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.