Hogenakkal row: K'taka seeks PM's intervention

Racting sharply to the statements made by Tamil Nadu on the Hogenakkal water project, Karnataka on Monday said that it is not right to go ahead with the project unless and until the border row is......

TN announces probe into school fire

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday formed an Inquiry Commission headed by a retired high court judge to probe the circumstances and causes that led to the fire in a school in Kumbakonam in which......

Boy's death in borewell: HC raps civic authorities

The Madras high court on Tuesday made strong observations asking whether the government needs a corpse to act on implementing each and every statute, hours after the decomposed body of a......

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

Prolonged lockdown to make India's water crisis worse

Making water available is always a serious challenge in the summer for all public authorities.This year, the challenge is higher when hand-washing at every opportunity has become a necessity.So......

IBM looks to smarten up Indian cities

With the US economy struggling, Europe's debt crisis burgeoning and emerging market growth becoming harder to cash on, International Business Machines has renewed its focus on economies like India......

Global agencies keen on Bihar growth

Global financing agencies, including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, have expressed keenness to invest in construction, power, health, tourism and rural development in Bihar. Head of......

Smart cities: How Surat will get a grand makeover

Here's a five-part series on smart cities. We begin with Surat as the city prepares for a new future.  IMAGE:  There will be a world of difference from how things are now in......