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Sai Trust unaware of Babas treasures in Yajur
PUTTAPARTHI: Why did Sathya Sai Baba stash over Rs 11 crore cash, 98 kg gold and over 300 kg silver in his personal chamber, the Y..
V V Rameshan shown the door
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The DYFI state committee, which met here on Tuesday, decided to remove its state treasurer V V Rameshan from t..
Nationwide BPL survey begins today
This was the first time the BPL census would include urban households.
Orissa packages monsoon a la Kerala
BHUBANESWAR: Taking a cue from Kerala, the Tourism Department is out to market monsoon aggressively. The old rhyme 'Rain, rain go ..
Pro-Posco outfit stalls work again
PARADIP: There seems to be no end to the Posco imbroglio. Even as Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS) continued with its human ..
Will try for inclusion of PM in Lokpal: BJP
BANGALORE: BJP will fight the Lokpal issue in the Parliament and try to ensure the inclusion of civil societys views, including i..
Bagfuls from across the globe
If you are in the tourism industry, you are bound to travel around the world and collect/buy memorabilia from all over. Ravisankar..
Prepaid auto stand from August 15
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first of the prepaid auto-taxi stands to be opened by the City Corporation would come up near Medical Coll..
Prostitution racket busted, 2 arrested
BANGALORE: The sleuths of the Women and Narcotic Squad of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested two persons, including a wo..
Mantri Mall paves the way for mall checklist
BANGALORE: The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has become a role model for patience, as they wait until all building b..
22 years after jumping parole, convict held
MADURAI: Twenty two years after a life convict jumped parole, the Madurai police nabbed him in the city outskirts on Monday. ..
Special ration shop for leprosy patients
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday inaugurated a special fair price shop in SIDCO Nagar area of Villivakkam for fam..
NATO helicopters end Kabul hotel siege, 7 dead
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the rare, nighttime attack in Kabul.
Sharapova, Lisicki storm into Wimbledon SF
The fifth-seeded Russian thrashed Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1 to set a semifinal date with wild-card entry Sabine Lisicki.
Scan reveals no serious injury for Nadal
The Spaniard suffered the injury in the first set of Monday's victory over Juan Martin Del Potro.
Balangir millers to procure paddy from Koraput
JEYPORE: The district administration has allowed millers from Balangir to procure rabi paddy from Koraput farmers. The measure was..