Kabini dam gates opened; outflow 20,000 cusecs
MYSORE: Low-lying areas along the banks of the Kabini river in parts of Mysore district have been inundated after the crest gates of the Kabini reservoir at H.D. Kote were opened due to a rapid rise in the reservoir level. This follows good ...
Three Babbar Khalsa militants held in Jammu
NEW DELHI: Three alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants have been arrested in Jammu by the Special Cell of the Delhi police. The police claim to have recovered 2.5 kg of explosive RDX and 10 detonators during the operation. ...
Olympics returns to London after 64 years
SINGAPORE: London earned the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games, emerging winner in a tight race among five candidate cities, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held the much-awaited election here on Wednesday. With Moscow, New York ...
Argentina bests Australia, tops pool
The verdict not only pronounced the first defeat for the Aussies in six matches but also gave Argentina the honour of remaining the only undefeated combination in this championship
IA's scheme
NEW DELHI: Indian Airlines on Wednesday announced a scheme that offers up to 60 per cent discount on tickets for 85 routes across the country. UNI
Senate House on the road to resurrection
CHENNAI: Madras University Vice-Chancellor S.P. Thyagarajan is an excited man. A historic landmark, the Senate House, is all set to regain its pristine glory very soon. If all goes according to plan, the huge wooden doors will be ...
Planting the city's kalpakavriksha
COIMBATORE: To strains of M. S. Subbulakshmi's Vande Mataram , President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam scooped red earth into a pot and watered Pachai Nayagi, a peepul tree that is Coimbatore's Kalpakavriksha . With this, he launched ...
Senate House on the road to resurrection
CHENNAI: Madras University Vice-Chancellor S.P. Thyagarajan is an excited man. A historic landmark, the Senate House, is all set to regain its pristine glory very soon. If all goes according to plan, the huge wooden doors will be ...