After rain havoc 'Smart City' Chennai reels under politics

Chennai is one of the cities where works have been completed for almost 62 per cent of the money lined up -- Rs 599 crore of the Rs 959 crore has been utilised so far. Despite this, there was no......

Sasikala brings EPS-OPS rift out in open

The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, left, offers her......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the Union health ministry has listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 in green zone on the basis of incidence of cases......

Bicycle-sharing company Ofo closes India business

It is part of a global strategy to shrink the footprint. It will be shutting operations in a few countries, including Australia. In less than six months from launching its operations in seven......

Left out of smart city list, Gandhinagar shows off its chops

'Smart' Gandhinagar is now wired to the future, becomes India’s first smart city; launches citywide WiFi services, smart streetlights, speed and face recognition surveillance.    ......

E-rickshaws legal but aren't regulated

Jai Bhagwan Goel, a politician active in Delhi circles who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in February, was instrumental in getting a significant rally convened on  June 17. In the rally, he......

Cities in reform rush, pitch for makeover

Fed up of living in an overgrown slum? Does your city have no footpaths, no gardens, no streetlights and a municipal corporation that just does not care? All that will change soon. In less than......