India
Prison escapee knocks on wrong door, caught
The prisoner knocked on the door of an off-duty guard at the prison he just fled.
Crackdown on underage driving soon
CUTTACK: Parents beware. Allowing wards to zoom off to schools in bikes and scooters will now not only prove costly but also lead ..
Probe on double murder
MYSORE: Forest Minister C H Vijayshankar said that the government has constituted special teams across states to nab the assailant..
HC stays order on the appointment of PDOs
BANGALORE: Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the selection process to appoint 1,353 Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) ac..
BJP Kisan Morcha launches dharna
HYDERABAD: Accusing the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre of pursuing anti-farmer policies, senior BJP leader M..
Governors speed leads to drivers death
The Governor was on his way to Chilkur Balaji temple around 5 pm when the accident occurred...
Maoists abduct 100 tribals in Dantewada
BHADRACHALAM: Maoists abducted 100 tribals from Duppatota village under Dornapal police limits in Dantewada district of Chhattisga..
4 held for sea cucumber smuggling
RAMANATHAPURAM: The Rameswaram police on Thursday detained four personsArusapandian, Aoul Naina, Thirumurthy and Sureshfor posse..
To be or not to be, Hyderabad faces the question
Hyderabad has always been regarded as a theatre backwater.But unexpectedly, in the last few years several new groups have spru..
Water crisis in Kandakkadavu
KOCHI: Even during the heavy monsoon showers, the Chellanam panchayat is reeling under acute potable water shortage. Being an area..
Pookutty announces three scholarships
The fund will go to students from the Film and Television Institute of India
Deafening Indian silence on war crimes docu
CHENNAI: Two days after a British TV channel telecast its documentary Sri Lankas Killing Fields which had shocking visuals of t..
Cop caught on camera thrashing college student
CHENNAI: Alleged high-handedness of a deputy commissioner of police has put the future of an engineering college student at stake...
'Green Lantern' emerges from obscurity
Blake Lively co-stars as his love interest, while Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong are on board as villains.
One in four high schoolers drink soda every day
The study also found teens drink water, milk and fruit juices most often - a pleasant surprise.
Saina Nehwal knocked out of Singapore Open
Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Singapore Open Super Series badminton after losing to Cheng Chieh Shao of Chinese Taipei.