Chennai: Navy personnel rescue people from submerged houses in Chennai on Dec.3, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Several localities in flood-hit Chennai, Cuddalore, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu were still marooned on…
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a flood relief of Rs.10,000, 10 kg of rice, a sari and dhoti to those who lost their huts in the floods….
Dubai, Dec 7 (IANS) Following their 3-0 series win over World No.1 South Africa, India climbed to the second position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings released on Monday. Hosts India, who were…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will on Tuesday travel to Pakistan where she will meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, just days…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash the summons issued to them by a trial court…
Hyderabad: Celebs at Mana Madras Kosam Charity event at Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad: Celebs at Mana Madras Kosam Charity event at Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad: Celebs at Mana Madras…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Former US President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday he was now cancer-free, according to local media report. Carter, 91, made the announcement during the Sunday School class he was teaching at…
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Intermittent rains in the Tamil Nadu capital since early Sunday have added to the misery of hundreds of thousands already hit hard by the unprecedented floods, residents said. The situation appeared…
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Popular Telugu actors Rana Daggubati, Nani and Allari Naresh have joined hands to help the people of Tamil Nadu now reeling under the worst floods in a century to hit the…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A 23-year-old Sehaj Umang Singh, Sikh youth tried on Saturday night to attack Congress leader and 1984 riot accused Jagdish Tytler while he was returning from a wedding ceremony in…
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour said in an audio message that he was alive and safe after Afghanistan officials claimed that Mansour was killed in a scuffle in…
Paris, Dec 5 (IANS) Less than a week into the crucial global climate change conference here, some 196 participating countries on Saturday reached a draft deal which seeks to address one of India’s main demands…
London, Dec 6 (IANS) British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Saturday that the deployment of Typhoons and two further Tornados would double the number of British fighter jets taking the fight against the Islamic…
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Afghan Taliban said on Saturday that they would soon release an audio message of their chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor amid claims by Afghan officials that he was killed in the gunfight…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) Hindu Ezhava leader Vellapalli Natesan launched his political party here on Saturday. Departing from his earlier announcement that it would be a Hindu party, he said it would be a secular…
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Two followers of the Islamic State (IS) group carried out the California attacks that killed at least 14 people and injured 20, the group’s radio broadcast said on Saturday. US citizen…
Singapore, Dec 5 (IANS) Want to fly like a bird in the backyard of your home? Your dream will come true soon as a team of engineering students from National University of Singapore (NUS) have…
Patna: Co-Chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates calls on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Dec. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) Microsoft founder and…
The good news is that parliament is once again engaged in its business of debate and discussion even if haltingly because of the occasional demonstrations in the well of the house and walkouts. Even then,…