Magsaysay for Dr. Shanta
SINGAPORE: Dr. V. Shanta, Chairperson of the Cancer Institute, Adyar, in Chennai, has won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service for 2005. The eminent physician was given the award in recognition of her "untiring leadership of the ...
Rain and pain returns to Mumbai
MUMBAI: Mumbai woke up once again to heavy rain and many parts reported water logging and traffic disruptions on Monday. Appeals were made on radio and television asking the people to stay indoors. Local trains ran almost empty and offices ...
LJP leader's guesthouse blown up
PATNA: Suspected armed naxalites blew up the guesthouse of Lok Jan Shakti Party chief and Union Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's brother at Chatar village in Bihar's Khagaria district on Sunday night. The police said 50-60 naxalites ...
Car project is on: Volkswagen
HYDERABAD: For three years now, Andhra Pradesh has been pining and lobbying hard for a car project in the State. Hopes of getting one were relived with Frank Elbe, visiting special envoy of the German automobile major, Volkswagen, making it ...
Sania Mirza's ranking up to career-best 59
NEW DELHI: Sania Mirza has reached a career-best ranking of 59 in the latest list released by the WTA on Monday. With 45 points coming from the tournament in Stanford where she lost the second round to Venus Williams after making the main draw ...
My heart is with F-1: Narain
Budapest: After coming up with his `best' performance of the season in the Hungarian GP, Narain Karthikeyan has declared that his heart beats only for Formula One and that he cannot imagine being anywhere else. Narain was obviously referring ...
`The Wall' is as cool as ever
DAMBULLA: An iron fist in a silk glove. That's what Rahul Dravid is — be it as batsman or captain. The Indian skipper spent Monday afternoon at the pool in the quaint setting of the Culture Club. Surely, there must be a million thoughts ...
Tuticorin district police set to get ISO-9001 certification
A detailed report on the observations made during the inspection would be prepared within the next two days and sent to the Joint Accreditation System, Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, which issues the certification.
Siddaramaiah removed as JDLP leader?
BANGALORE: The Janata Dal (Secular) leadership on Monday night acted on expected lines and is believed to have decided to remove the Deputy Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, as leader of the party's legislature party and elected the Revenue ...
Junior doctors reprimanded
HYDERABAD: A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday reprimanded leaders of the junior doctors who tried to seek an appointment with the judges who are hearing the case. The Bench issued suo moto notice to the junior doctors' leader, Suresh ...
