K'taka bans hijab, saffron scarves in minority welfare dept-run schools

The Karnataka government on Thursday ordered that the students studying in schools managed by the minority welfare department including the Maulana Azad Model English Medium schools in the state......

At 50, AIADMK faces senior moment with no saviour in sight

Five years after the death of Jayalalithaa, the 50-year-old party -- that Jayalalithaa breathed life into in 1989 -- is struggling to find its feet in state politics, reports Shine Jacob. IMAGE:......

'BJP without a single MLA is ruling Tamil Nadu'

'What we see here is puppetry.'The string is with the BJP.''All the puppets here are dancing to the direction the BJP pulls the strings.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit A Shah at the......

'There must be fresh elections in Tamil Nadu'

'The Centre is using Panneerselvam.''He is not known for standing up for his own rights, let alone for the state.''He spoke only after he saw huge protests against Sasikala; otherwise, he would......

GramIT: Taking BPO services to villages

The village of Ethakota in India's Andhra Pradesh state hardly looks like a place that has been transformed by the Information Revolution. To get there, you take a 10-hour train ride from......