Better pavements, renovated statues on Marina stretch

China's attempts at peaceful cooperation with India are significant and welcome, writes NOEL G DESOUZA The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India is highly significant. It is a fence-building or rather, mending exercise, and there is a ...

The international mainstream media is back in action with article headings reading India has 3000 child soldiers. Many would jump to the conclusion that the Indian Army is forcibly kidnapping and recruiting child soldiers. Is this so? Sri Lanka ...

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has sanctioned Rs. 3.51 lakh to the Centre for Research and Postgraduate Studies in Botany of Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College to do a survey at the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary at Srivilliputtur. The ...

On a narrow lane off Melaoorani Vaikkal Street in Karaikudi is a nondescript but astonishing private library that represents a treasure trove of ancient manuscripts, photos, books and other material of great archival value. S.N. Lekshmanan is a ...

There are some clues that are dead giveaways. When Hillary Clinton the former US Secretary of State goes to discuss innovative ways to break the impasse in Sri Lanka with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and not the Indian Premier and after 30 years the US ...

Darjeeling, May 16: The Bengal government and the GTA have worked out a swap on the upkeep of two buildings Roy Villa, which is associated with Sister Nivedita, and the Tenzing Norgay Youth Hostel. Roy Villa is under the GTA administration, while ...

With the opening of the Salem Rajan approach road and A L Jacob railway over bridge (ROB), traffic police have requested that the public use the new route for reducing traffic congestion at Pallimukhu and Ernakulam South area. In the press release, ...

Mungpoo, May 9: Binay Tamang, an executive member of the GTA Sabha, today said he was ashamed of the condition of the Rabindra Bhavan at Mungpoo and sought the transfer of the bungalow from the state governments charge to the hill autonomous body.

Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed will inaugurate the solar power production unit at Vamanapuram block panchayat office on Thursday. This project is included in the Joint Watershed Management Programme. With the support of Keltron, around 5.2 kilowatt ...