TN orders permanent closure of Sterlite copper plant

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and “permanently” close the Vedanta group’s copper plant in Tuticorin following last......

Toll in anti-Sterlite protests rises to 13; Stalin, CM trade accusations

The death toll from police firing at Tuticorin on Thursday went up to 13, even as cases were registered against opposition leaders, including Dravida Munnetra Kazagham’s M K Stalin and......

Anti-Sterlite stir: 11 die in police action; TN government sets up inquiry panel

The National Human Rights Commission took cognisance of the violence and issued notices to chief secretary and the director general of police, calling for detailed reports in two weeks. IMAGE:......

Death toll in Andhra boat tragedy rises to 21

The death toll in the Andhra Pradesh boat capsize rose to 21 as one woman died during treatment at a private hospital in Amaravati on Monday, Krisha District Collector B Lakshmi Kantam said. The......

Why techies turn bureaucrats

For a year or so, Kartikeya Misra worked feverishly in the fast-paced New York City for global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs. His work involved strategic acquisitions,......

Globalization, 30,000 feet!

Let me take you back to early 1993 for a moment. I was in my 3rd year of engineering programme and, like everyone else, I too was pondering on my next course of action. Surely GRE, GATE and CAT......

'Unfair to Sachin'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead - Part 2: It was a very good article but I fail to understand why you missed bad umpiring I am sure the bad decisions played a very crucial role in the......