Transgender in Tamil Nadu gets engineering seat
Grace Banu became the first transgender in the State to get admission into an engineering college, through Anna University counselling for lateral entry, fighting many odds after her parents deserted her when she was studying Plus-Two. At the Anna University counselling for engineering dourses... read more »
Chennai building collapse death toll climb to 17
The death toll in the collapse of an under-construction 11 storey building near suburban Porur rose to 17 even a woman was pulled out alive with head injuries on Monday morning. The death toll stood at 17 on Monday, DIG (South), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), S.P. Selvan, said. He said... read more »
7 Killed After Four-Storey Building Collapses in Delhi
New Delhi – Seven people were killed when a four-storey building collapsed in Inderlok area in North Delhi this morning. Rescue workers also pulled out seven others from under the debris of the 50-year-old building; four of them have been seriously injured. The building was reportedly... read more »
US Drones Over Baghdad as Iraq Battles for Tikrit
Kochi – Armed American drones were flying over Baghdad to defend US military advisers and diplomats as Iraqi forces readied a massive operation Saturday to take back Saddam Hussein’s hometown from Sunni militants. Thousands of soldiers were advancing on Tikrit, which was overrun by... read more »
Twitter shares hit all-time low
Twitter’s share price fell 18 per cent to an all-time low of 31.85 dollars at the close trading on Tuesday in New York, after insiders were able to sell stock for the first time since the... read more »
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky: My boss took advantage of me
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky has broken her silence on her 1990s affair with then US President Bill Clinton, saying he took advantage of her even though it was a “consensual... read more »
Balloting starts in 15 UP Lok Sabha seats
Polling for 15 seats in the crucial fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, to decide the fate of 243 candidates, including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and BJP national... read more »
In Amethi Visit On Polling Day, Rahul Gandhi Rebuts Modi On ‘low-level politics̵...
Amethi – Rahul Gandhi today hit back after Narendra Modi described his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s comment on “Neech Rajniti (low-level politics) as a caste slur at... read more »
Sahara case: Subrata Roy to stay in jail as Supreme Court rejects...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea by Sahara chief Subrata Roy challenging its March 4 order sending him to judicial custody for not complying the order to return investors money by... read more »
