Dravid & company look to set record straight
DAMBULLA: Rahul Dravid is aware of India's unimpressive record in one-dayers against Sri Lanka in the Emerald Isle. But then, he is not the sort to get unduly perturbed by these matters, however, overbearing they may seem. The Men in Blue have ...
Manmohan, Musharraf to meet in New York
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New York in September this year on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session. The meeting in New York was agreed to during a telephonic ...
Printed fabric exports to Africa hit
Erode textile printers and processing houses search for new market Units had to face competition from North Indian processors and low-cost Chinese exports. Added to this was the high cost of dyes and rise in wages
Delhi `Bhagidari' partners on the warpath
NEW DELHI: Adding a new dimension to their campaign against the latest increases in power tariffs in the Capital, major residents' welfare associations and non-government organisations, all partners in the much talked about "Bhagidari" project of ...
President calls for compulsory education
ALAPPUZHA: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has urged all States in the country to provide compulsory and free education to children till the age of 15. He was speaking to students from various schools under the Sanatana Dharma Vidyalaya (SDV) ...
STUDENTS INITIATIVE Blazing a path in net-based entrepreneurship
CHENNAI: : Three students in Chennai are blazing a path in Internet-based entrepreneurship. Shashank Sharma, P. Vivek and Varun Srivatsava, third-year engineering students of Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, have ...
Prisoners observe fast for medical facilities
MADURAI: At least 1,500 prisoners, including 800 life convicts, observed a fast at the Madurai Central Prison on Friday demanding adequate medical facilities. Alleging that delay in medical attention led to the death of a lifer who attempted ...
