Veteran choreographer R Raghuram passes away in Chennai

CHENNAI: Veteran choreographer-actor R Raghuram died here on Saturday following a brief illness. He was 64.Raghuram was not keeping well for the past few days, sources close to his family said.He is survived by his wife and a daughter named Gayathri,...

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Night temperature continues to remain very low in various parts of Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir continued to reel under cold wave conditions as the night temperatures witnessed a sharp dip on Friday night with Leh town recording a temperature of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius, a met department official said here. He added...

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Jayalalithaa should apologize to Kanchi seers: Subramanian Swamy

CHENNAI: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa should apologize to the Kanchi Mutt seers after a Puducherry court acquitted them of murder charges.Swamy visited the Mutt and received Swami Sri Jayendra Saraswati.In...

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India exported Rs 2.32 lakh crore agricultural produce this year

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 30, 2013, 08.06PM IST GANGTOK: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the country exported agricultural produce worth Rs 2.32 lakh crore this year after addressing the consumption...

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Nepali Congress asks Maoists, other parties to join coalition

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress, which emerged the largest party in the Constituent Assembly polls, today asked the Maoists and other political parties to join a coalition government to be formed under its leadership."We want the Maoists and other political...

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Yercaud byelection: Central forces to be deployed in 120 locations

CHENNAI: The Election Commission has taken a few stringent measures to ensure a free, fair and transparent election in Yercaud assembly constituency on December 4.In a statement, chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar said each polling station would be...

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Intelligence Bureau warns of rise in Naxalite activity after 'peaceful' polls

RAIPUR: With the latest Maoist offensive claiming lives of four CRPF personnel in Bastar, Intelligence Bureau has alerted security forces, asking them to be extra cautious following inputs of major strikes in southern Chhattisgarh after 'peaceful' assembly...

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IB warns of rise in Naxalite activity after 'peaceful' polls in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: With the latest Maoist offensive claiming lives of four CRPF personnel in Bastar, Intelligence Bureau has alerted security forces, asking them to be extra cautious following inputs of major strikes in southern Chhattisgarh after 'peaceful' assembly...

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Night temperature stays below freezing point in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir as the weather remained dry and the night temperature in Ladakh region and most parts of the Valley stayed below freezing point.The minimum temperatures are expected to fall further as the met department...

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Govt reduces threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs 10L to Rs 1L

The author has posted comments on this articleRadheshyam Jadhav, TNN | Nov 29, 2013, 06.42PM IST PUNE: The government has now decided to reduce the threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 lakh for both central excise...

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Tamil Nadu government ready to take over private medical college

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras high court that it was ready to take over the DD Medical College and DD Hospital without any liability if the court issues a direction to that effect. A submission to this effect was made before...

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Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline: Environment ministry to oppose any damage to agricultural lands

CHENNAI: Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday said her ministry will express opposition if there was any damage caused to agricultural lands or environment under the Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline."We will surely express our opposition...

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Unrest among sugarcane farmers and sugar factory owners an annual affair in Karnataka

BANGALORE: The unrest among sugarcane growers and sugar factory owners in Karnataka has become an annual affair.This year too, it has remained unresolved and the issue has taken a serious turn, after a farmer committed suicide at Belgaum on Wednesday.Year-on-year,...

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Karnataka CM orders magistrate probe into farmer's suicide

BELGAUM: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced a magisterial inquiry into the suicide of farmer Vittal Bhimappa Arabhavi and gave an assurance to take punitive action against sugar factory managements, who fail to comply with the minimum...

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Government issues guidelines for better implementation of RTI Act

RAJKOT: The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT), Ministry of Personal public Grievances and pensions, government of India, issued a guideline and templates for better implementation of section 4 (1) (b) of the Right to Information Act (RTI) and...

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Sankararaman murder case: Kanchi mutt inmates, relatives of acquitted cheer verdict

PUDUCHERRY: Inmates of Kanchi mutt and relatives of the accused in the sensational Sankararaman murder case clapped their hands and cheered as Puducherry principal district and sessions judge C S Murugan pronounced the verdict acquitting them. Court...

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Centre asks Assam govt to increase security in Bodo areas

NEW DELHI: Warning repeat of 2012 communal clashes, the home ministry has asked the Assam government to tighten security in Bodo dominated areas which have witnessed several killings and kidnapping in recent days.In a letter, the ministry conveyed to...

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Portion of flyover collapses on goods train in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

MUZAFFARPUR: A portion of a flyover with vehicles passing through collapsed on a stationary goods train on Wednesday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur town, injuring seven persons, railway and police sources said.The 50-feet portion of the flyover caved in at Maripur...

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Tassadduq Hussain Jillani appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, known as a "gentleman judge", was on Wednesday named Pakistan's new Chief Justice, replacing activist judge Iftikhar Chaudhry who led a crusade against corruption and misgovernance.President Mamnoon Hussain approved...

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BJP has become a party 'by Modi, for Modi, of Modi': Congress

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday dismissed BJP charge that it was attempting to shield Tarun Tejpal and hit back saying the cap fits the opposition party as it has become "by Modi, for Modi, of Modi" in the wake of the snooping row in which the Gujarat...

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Petition filed against Sharif in Pakistan for failing to end drone strikes

ISLAMABAD: A contempt of court petition has been filed against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the federal authorities in the Peshawar high court over the government's failure to end US drone strikes.Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami's provincial president Maulana...

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CDFD supplied scientific evidence in Aarushi-Hemraj murder

HYDERABAD: The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, and the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi supplied the scientific evidence in the Aarushi and Hemraj murder by Aarushi's parents Rajesh Talwar and Nupur...

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Jayalalithaa seeks Prime Minister's intervention to solve power crisis in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Blaming the central agencies for the shortfall in power generation in the state which led to power cuts in districts, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to solve the crisis.Detailing...

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Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Petition for compensation to innocent servants

LUCKNOW: A petition has been moved by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and social activist Nutan Thakur before chairman, National Human Rights Commission seeking adequate compensation for the unwarranted arrest of three poor servants - Krishna, Rajkumar and...

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CBI opposes SC proposal to appoint amicus curiae in coal scam

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court's proposal to appoint an eminent lawyer as amicus curiae to assist it in going through CBI's voluminous probe report to brief it on loopholes in the ongoing investigation in coalgate was on Tuesday strongly opposed by the...

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SC seeks reply from Centre, states on PIL on kidney problems

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the state governments on a plea for opening a dialysis unit in each district saying two lakh people are losing their lives every year in the country due to kidney problems.A bench...

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Arvind Kejriwal seeks two more days from EC to reply to its notice

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought two more days time from Election Commission to reply to its notice for Model Code violation by appealing to Muslims in Delhi for votes on religious grounds.In a letter to the...

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Nitish releases eight report card of Bihar govt's performance

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday showcased his government's performance on completion of eight years in office, his first sans BJP.Flanked by his cabinet colleagues, Kumar presented the state government's annual report card at a public...

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Coastal Odisha alerted as cyclone Leher approaches landfall

BHUBANESWAR: Hardly had the dust settled on the devastating Cyclone Phailin ravaging Odisha and Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts, the two states were bracing for another storm "Cyclone Lehar" to strike.The state government on Monday put district authorities...

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EC initiates inquiry into Arvind Kejriwal's name in two voters' lists

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday initiated an inquiry into allegation against AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal of being enrolled in voters' list at two assembly constituencies in Delhi and directed the poll officers to file a report within two...

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Suspended TMC MP Kunal Ghosh's bail plea rejected, sent to 5-day police custody

KOLKATA: A court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, arrested in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam, and sent him to five days police custody.Additional chief judicial magistrate, Bidhannagar, Apurba Kumar...

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Isro to launch German, French, British, Canadian satellites

CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), that got global recognition for its successful launch of a mission to Mars, will now launch German, French, British and Canadaian satellites, a top official said."We will be launching EnMAP (Environmental...

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Saudi Arabia reports 1 more death from new respiratory virus

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia says one more person has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 55 the number of deaths in the kingdom at the center of the outbreak. The Health ministry said Sunday that the 37-year-old man...

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Japan warns of 'unpredictable events' over China's new air zone

TOKYO: Japan warned Sunday of the danger of "unpredictable events" and South Korea voiced regret following China's unilateral declaration of an air defence zone over areas claimed by Tokyo and Seoul. Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida said his...

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Ban says Iran nuclear deal potentially 'historic'

UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that a nuclear deal struck by international powers with Iran could be "historic" for the Middle East, his spokesman said. Ban "warmly welcomes" the preliminary accord under which Iran agreed to limit...

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