Thiruvananthapuram: The rivalry between party veteran V S Achuthanandan and CPI-M Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be heading to a flashpoint, pushing the party to its worst crisis in recent times. Achuthanandan's letter seeking overhaul...

Sivaganga : Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has rejected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's charge that the Centre meted out step-motherly treatment to the state in allocation of funds, saying the UPA Government never discriminated against any...

Yangon: In a historic first trip outside the country in 24 years, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Britain and address both the houses of parliament next month. British Prime Minister David Cameron invited...

Mumbai: Yet another controversy struck IPL tonight when two of its players were believed to have been among the 100 detained in a rave party in a hotel in Juhu here tonight. Top police sources said among the two IPL players, one is said to be a foreigner....

New York: The July 29, 2008, phone call between two titans of Wall Street began with the old friends exchanging mild pleasantries, but then quickly turned serious and - by the government's account - criminal. Hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam asked...

Washington: Bestselling authors of teen literature often have their rich, attractive and popular characters spout swear words and profanities, a new study finds. Sarah Coyne, professor at the Brigham Young University, US, analysed the use of profanity...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kalyani Vishnu, a Class 12 student from here, was Saturday declared the top scorer in the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination, which she passed with 99 percent marks. 'I owe this to my wonderful teachers at the Christnagar...

London: Many parents are unwittingly egging on their kids to drink smoothies and juices, blissfully unaware that a combination of high acid levels and sugar can erode their teeth. Instead of seemingly healthy fruit juice, children should preferably...

Mangalore : Mangalore based Nagma Fareed Malik, the new ambassador to Tunisia, will take charge of the new post shortly. Nagma, an IFS officer of the 1992 batch is a proud daughter of Mohammed and Zola of Kerala and now settled in Delhi. She is strongly...

New Delhi: As sky gazers in various parts of the world gear up to watch Monday's annular solar eclipse - a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon - people in India will miss the 'Ring of Fire' as it will be over before...

Alappuzha: Chief minister Oommen Chandy said the government will look into the matter of giving protection to the families of mediapersons who die while on work. He was speaking after inaugurating the Joy Varghese KD Dayal memorial and media award presentation....