Britain Launches First Syria Air Strikes
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Royal Air Force Tornado jets on Thursday carried out their first air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, hours after MPs voted in favour of British air strikes in…
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Chennai Rains: Airport Closed, Flights Suspended
New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) All international and domestic flights to and from Chennai have been cancelled and the Chennai International Airport at Meenambakkam has been shut till 12 noon on December 6, the civil…
Telugu Actors Announce Aid for Flood Victims
Chennai: Rains lash Chennai on Dec 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Leading actors of Telugu cinema on Wednesday announced contribution for relief in flood-affected Tamil Nadu with Junior NTR pledging an aid…
Rs.15,000 Crore Loss in Flood-Hit Tamil Nadu: Assocham
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) The financial losses from the torrential rains and floods in Tamil Nadu may exceed Rs.15,000 crore, industry lobby body Assocham said on Wednesday. “The financial loss due to record-breaking rainfall in…
Microsoft CEO to Visit T-Hub, Address Budding Entrepreneurs
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will visit T-Hub, billed as India’s largest technology incubator, during his visit to Hyderabad later this month. Satya Nadella 2012 Jayesh Ranjan, the secretary for information technology…
Boeing, Tata to Make Apache Fuselage in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on Wednesday formally announced that a centre to manufacture aerostructures for AH-64 Apache helicopter will come up in Hyderabad. The announcement was made by…
US House Rejects Obama Climate Change Regulations
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) In a snub to President Barack Obama, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to block his push to curb greenhouse gas emissions. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu) The House vote — intended to…
Chennai Inundated, People Face Hardships
Chennai: Rains lash Chennai on Dec 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Steady and continuous rains throughout the night kept people in Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai awake due to concerns over the rising…
Rajiv Killing: Tamil Nadu Can’t Free Convicts on Its Own, Says SC
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the Tamil Nadu government has no suo moto power to grant remission and release the convicts accused of conspiracy in the assassination case of…
Amid Sparks, Rajnath Says Intolerance Won’t Be Allowed
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government won’t allow intolerance at any cost and urged intellectuals who have returned their awards to take them back, as Congress vice…
Record Rainfall Batters Chennai, Cripples Life
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) After some days of respite, a torrential downpour, termed the heaviest in over 100 years, on Tuesday crippled life here, flooding numerous roads, neighbourhoods, train tracks and airport runways and crippling…
Facebook CEO Pledges to Give Away 99 Percent of Company Shares
San Francisco, Dec 2 (IANS) Facebook Inc. co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable purposes, Xinhua reported….
Nine Injured in Leopard Attack in Telangana
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least nine people were injured in an attack by a leopard in Telangana’s Medak district on Tuesday, police said. After a five-hour-long struggle, forest officials managed to capture the animal. The…
Appeasement of Terrorists Happening in Country: Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari addresses during the special session on ‘Enhancing Connectivity Across Eastern India – Key to Economic Growth’, organised by MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
Man Tweets About Ailing Father to Railways, Prabhu Helps
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) A man who tweeted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu seeking help to deboard his father, suffering from paralysis, was pleasantly surprised to find assistance waiting for him on his arrival at…
Texas will Sue Agencies Accepting Syrian Refugees
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) The Texas state in the US will sue agencies that fail to follow an order issued by Governor Greg Abbott to not accept more Syrian refugees, the media reported on Tuesday….
Global Business Leaders Laud Modi’s Solar Alliance Move
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The grand solar alliance announced jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande at the UN Climate Change Conference evoked widespread praise from all stakeholders, who felt…
‘Real Dirt’ of India Lies in Minds, Not Streets: President
Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was first cleansed from within as evinced by Mahatma…
Narendra Modi Eighth in TIME Person of the Year Poll
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently among the top 10 of the TIME Person of the Year readers’ choice poll in the company of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai…
Can Social Media Help Separate Rayalaseema Movement?
Nearly one-and-a-half years after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, a growing discontent in the Rayalseema area is on the verge of turning into a movement. The Rayalaseema region comprises four districts – Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur…