Some 15 citizen organisations and resident associations have come together on a common platform called Apna Mumbai Abhiyan to protest against big infrastructure projects in the city approved without public consultations. On Thursda
Last breakfast at the headquarters of the Banihal-Qazigund tunnel project, where engineers are working round the clock to dig through two parallel 8.5-km tunnels, is served early in the morning to ensure that engineers and supervisors are at the s
In a state where people look forward to freebies, and might be looking again for the ones announced in AIADMK’s 2016 election manifesto, many feel that not everyone want freebies this time and not everyone is benefiting from them.
As the BJP celebrated its magnificent victory in Assam, the outcome of assembly elections in five states – Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry – should make India’s oldest political party – the Congress &n
As the Jayalalithaa-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) comes back to power again in Tamil Nadu, here is what Chennai-based political experts have to say on the outcome of this election. According to Johny, a city
As many as 66 people, including 10 crew members, have vanished while going to Cairo by an Egypt air passenger jet. The flight departed from Paris on Wednesday evening and lost contact with ground crews at 2.45 am local time, about 16 km inside Egy
Boats were deployed in some Chennai localities including Kotturpuram and Manapakkam, which were worst hit areas during Decemb
On May 5, bombs were dropped on the al-Kammouneh refugee camp near Sarmada in Syria close to the Turkish border. At least 30 Syrian refugees including children were killed. Videos show frantic fire-fighters trying to put out flames while blood min
Here is no water but only rock, Rock and no water and the sandy road. The road winding above among the mountains, Which are mountains of rock without water. TS Eliot did not write these lines in &lsquo
The investigation into the horrific rape and murder of a young woman in Kerala has been “bungled”, said women and child development (WCD) minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday as she unveiled the draft policy on women. &ldqu
The government wants central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to significantly increase the number of apprentices they train. It has asked all profitable CPSEs to ensure 2.5 percent of their total workforce comprise of apprentices, in order to ex
It’s the third week of May and there is still no respite from drought, heat wave and soaring temperature, nor is it likely to be in the coming weeks if the met department is to be believed. For as per IMD’s predictions, monsoons in Ker
A classical singer from Patiala Gharana, Begum Parveen Sultana has captivated many with her voice. Born and brought up in a small town Nowgaon of Assam, she gave her first stage performance at the age of 12 in 1962 and soon after became a popu
Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party [AAP], which contested the municipal elections for the first time, has won five seats in the Delhi civic bypolls. Congress managed to grab four while BJP won three seats. AAP gave a tough fight to the BJP
A national project ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ has been launched by the government to increase the productivity of local cows by starting ‘gokul grams’ to prevent their cross breeding. The project is estimated to cost more th
The youth and women spoke frankly as they queued up to vote in 232 out of 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Mondayt. Yamini and Kirthika, who work at a private company, voted at a booth in the Cantonment Board High
Election is being held in a single phase in Kerala. Here is a quick fact sheet: • Polling will be held in 140 constituencies. Out of these, 14 are reserved for the scheduled castes while two are reserved for
After the success of ‘Save the Internet’ campaign that calls for net neutrality, another volunteer-based initiative – Save the Map – is gathering steam in the country. The initiative is in response to the draft Geospatial I
The BJP would gain in this assembly election as at “the ground level people, especially youth, want change and their connect with Narendra Modi is high today”, says party national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao, who is in charge of
At Kondhavguda village, most people are out in the forest to pick wild food or firewood, tending to farms, washing at streams or carving out bricks from a muddy ditch. Aadi Kumbruka looks much younger than 30, but is already an inspiration for man
