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Zakat meant to aid poor, not for keeping
HYDERABAD: One of the five pillars of Islam, Zakat , which means to purify, is a religious tax of sorts that requires Muslims to p..
Coming soon: Lifestyle clinics in district
KOCHI: Soon all the people in the district above the age of 30 will be able to know whether they are afflicted with any life..
India, China and Tibet through Arpis eyes
BANGALORE: Claude Arpi, an expert on the India-China border issue addressed people at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) abo..
City runs for cancer awareness
CHENNAI: Normally, the roads inside IIT-Madras are described as calm, quiet and, on rare occasions, serene. Somehow, none of the a..
Willing to talk to Hazare if PM desires: Shinde
Shinde said that government wanted to curb the corruption, but there was no quick-fix.
80K jobs created in WB in three months: Mamata
Banerjee said that the government was against strikes and bandhs taking place in the IT sector.
Bangalore: protests in support of Anna continue
Around 25,000 protesters on Saturday evening converged at the Freedom Park in the city.
29 Andhra legislators loyal to Jagan to resign
The MLAs are protesting inclusion of late YSR Reddy's name in complaint registered by CBI in a case against his son...
CBI may add to accused list in Jagan case
Sources said the probe agency had narrowed down more people allegedly involved in the assets case against the Kadapa MP...
Anurag attends Kalki's ramp show
Kalki was the showstopper for fashion designer Babita Malkani at LFW.
Lightning kills 4 elephants near Thekkadi
CUMBUM: Four elephants were killed by lightning in the Periyar Tiger Reserve at Thekkadi on Kerala border on Saturday.Kerala h..
Man stabbed to death
ALUVA: A man was stabbed to death at Edayapuram Junction, near here, on Saturday. Jayakumar alias Jayan, 40, son of Chandran..
Unlicensed Rythu bazar stalls to be removed
HYDERABAD: The state government has decided to cancel the existing licences of Rythu bazar stalls and issue new licences to others..
Good response to 24-hour helpline
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 24-hour helpline of the Labour Department - 0471 155300 - introduced in the state on August 17..
DMK man held in land grab case
MADURAI: Police on Saturday arrested Minnal Kodi, a loan shark and a DMK functionary, in a land grabbing case here. According to p..
Mutilated body found on track
KOCHI: A badly-mutilated unidentified body was found on the railway track at Pachalam near the SRM level crossing on Friday. ..