First INDIA vs NDA contest: Voting begins for bypolls

Voting for by-elections to seven assembly constituencies of six states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, started on Tuesday at 7 am. IMAGE: Voting......

The Remarkable Life And Legacy Of Oommen Chandy

'Oommen Chandy always had time for his people and valued their voices.''There was no rest for him as long as the betterment of his fellow citizens was at stake.'Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who knew......

'Oommen Chandy never turned away the needy'

'I have never seen a common man tapping a chief minister on the shoulder and giving him his petition, like needing money for a child admitted in a hospital.' IMAGE: People throng to pay their last......

Garland LPG cylinders, ring bells: Cong campaign against price rise

The Congress on Saturday announced a three-phase campaign against price rise, "Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan", as part of which party workers will ring bells, garland LPG cylinders and beat drums......

Rahul outlines strategy to contain price rise in Cong-ruled states

Worried about the adverse impact that price rise could cause to Congress' prospects in Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi unveiled quick fix policy prescriptions for 12 party-ruled states including......

Kerala to expand IT parks

Reiterating its commitment to the information technology industry, Kerala is expanding all the government sponsored IT parks.The Kerala government said that it is expanding the Technopark in......

Kerala mulling budget airline to Gulf

The Government of Kerala is planning to start a budget airline to the Gulf region, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy has said. Responding to the demand for such an airline from delegates at the Pravasi......

Govt might not levy tsunami tax

A few hours before his departure for the tsunami affected states, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took stock of the situation and said that 'as of now', there was no talk of a cess to finance rescue......

National Games: Prakash, Akanksha emerge best athletes

Sajan Prakash of Kerala. Photograph: Twitter Kerala’s swimming sensations Sajan Prakash and Maharashtra’s Akanksha Vora were declared the best athletes as curtains were drawn to the......

Tendulkar stars as chaotic National Games kick off

Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal with Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and Sachin Tendulkar light up the lamp to inagurate National Games. Photograph: PTI Sachin Tendulkar was there to......

Meet Indian cricket's Next Big Thing

'Rahul (Dravid) sir has been a big influence in my batting. He constantly motivated me to do well.' Teenage star Sanju Samson, a member of the Indian ODI team in England, tells Manu......