Row over Metro implementation
Even as doubts persist over the ‘consultant’ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation taking up the Kochi Metro main works, top DMRC officials said the agency was carrying out the project on a turnkey basis and t
India to buy 22 Apaches
The Indian Air Force is all set to get more wings. The IAF had floated a global tender for 22 combat helicopters aimed at substituting its old Russian-made Mi-35 helicopters. US-based Boeing has emer
T-men go after eateries now
City streets surrounding the Hussainsagar turned into battlefields while Eat Street, Jalavihar, Ohri’s restaurant, including tourist spots of Necklace Road were damaged in the stone-pelting by angry T
Elders starving for love, not shelter
A few years ago, E.A. Abraham (now 81), wanted to enrol in a local college in Mumbai to learn Sanskrit. He was denied admission everywhere due to his age. He therefore took to working for a Ph.D degre
CM: Can’t go against SC on Cauvery
Chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Sunday said that the decision to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu was “unavoidable” as the Supreme Court had directed the state to adhere to the order of
Suicide bid may soon no longer be a crime
The Centre is now keen to decriminalise suicide, and the controversial Section 309 may soon be removed from the Indian Penal Code once a comprehensive amendment is enacted.
The home ministry has tol
BJP leaders try to douse BSY fire
Close on the heels of former chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa lashing out at party central leaders and hinting at quitting the BJP, the party's troubleshooter and Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha
Mandya comes to standstill as Cauvery fire rages across dist
The Cauvery protests reached a peak on Sunday as the state started releasing 9,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water to Tamil Nadu as per the directions of the Cauvery River Authority, which was
Ajit Pawar hits out, says Congress targeting NCP
The political crisis in Maharashtra is not over, but has only begun with the resignation of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.
A day after his resignation was accepted by governor K. Sankarnaryanan, N
Chaos in OU as students, police clash
Utter chaos prevailed at Osmania University on Sunday with pro-Telangana students clashing with police when they were prevented from taking out a rally to the Necklace Road to join the T-march. As th