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Good overnight rains in Chennai and its suburbs brought cheer to residents giving them a respite from the sweltering heat of the past few days.

Physical instructors in schools motivated their students to be as strong as Dara Singh

Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, who was battling for life since the last five days, passed away early this morning. 84-year-old Singh was taken home ...

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The London Assembly, the body that helps the Mayor of London administer the city, has condemned Dow Chemicals’ involvement in the London Olympics, ...

Concern that there may be further closures of European steel plants continues to build, as the slump that followed the bounce back of 2010 shows no ...

The Maharashtra Government came under fire from Opposition parties on Wednesday, over the inept handling of the drought-like situation in the State.

The reason for cheer in the realty sector is being attributed to the Government extending Metro connectivity to Noida and Greater Noida and the revised Master Plan getting approval from the UP Government.

The Andhra Pradesh Government has announced power cuts ranging from three hours per day in Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vizag and Warangal going up to six ...

Spices Board is gearing up to link spice farmers in the State on a mobile tele-network for a direct interface with the Board. The Board is aiming to ...

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The judicial proceedings in various courts across the country was paralysed today as lawyers, responding to the Bar Council of India’s call to protest ...

After Gujarat, it is now Madhya Pradesh on an overdrive to pitch itself as an investment destination. A delegation headed by the State Chief Minister, ...

Some 2,500 of the world’s space scientists are set to come together in Mysore from July 14 to 22. The event, Cospar-2012 or the Committee on Space ...

As many as 65 colleges and polytechnics participated in Canara Bank’s awareness drive here on its new loan scheme for vocational training students. A ...

Vodafone India felicitated the winner of its general knowledge contest, Mr K. Suresh Babu from Wayanad. He walked away with the prize money of Rs 2.6 ...

It is not abnormal for people to have irregular heart beats. Doctors say every other heart beats a little abnormally faster at some point in a day.

The State government has offered 40 cents of land to the navy at Muvattupuzha. The Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, made this offer to Vice-Admiral ...

The Cyber Crime Cell of Tamil Nadu Police has been directed to probe the hacking of the State police’s Web site allegedly by a hacktivist group named ...

Pointing out that a large amount of central funds were lying unutilised with the State, the Centre has refused to release Rs 138.58 crore to Tamil ...

The State government will go ahead with the proposal for setting up an Intellectual Property Right (IPR) academy. Announcing this in the state ...

Smart cards are the best option for those withdrawing old age pension (OAP) and other benefits issued by the State Government, according to Mr Ansul ...

A three-day exposure programme on joint liability groups (JLG) for bankers organised by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development ...

The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand today got a boost after Chief Minister, Mr Vijay Bahuguna won from Sitarganj with a record margin that increased ...