Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies
Deep depression now 150 km east of Chennai
Sankararaman's widow has opposed the petition seeking transfer of the case outside Tamil Nadu.
Over 2000 people have been left dead by the killer tsunami waves that pounded the islands on Sunday.
The ministries of defence, civil aviation and shipping and the three services of the armed forces will coordinate the operations with Chennai being the main hub.
Tandon said, after the review meeting at Madurai and Chennai on Tuesday, they would decide on the Tamil Nadu election date.
The government on Thursday approved setting up of a world-class drug research institute in Lucknow at a cost of Rs 190 crore (Rs 1.9 billion).
A cyclone alert has been sounded in Cudallore and neighbouring districts.
LJP to tie up with Congress in WB, go it alone in TN, Kerala, Pondicherry
The elections in the five states, the first major exercise since the UPA coalition government came to power 20 months back, will start on April 3 and end on May 8.
Hidesign, the Pondicherry based leather goods company, on Thursday said it would invest $10 million to set up 100 exclusive showrooms worldwide in the next three years.
100 per cent coverage in Kerala and Pondicherry.
'The Modi government's grandstanding has hardened the reflexes in Beijing, Islamabad and Kathmandu and complicated India's relations with these three countries, which were even otherwise highly problematic.' 'Whatever prospects existed for a fair and balanced resolution of the territorial disputes may also have receded,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto is planning to launch a new 100 cc scooter with digital twin spark ignition engine technology by January 2005, a top executive of the company said on Wednesday.
'Over the last two decades, the India-French relationship has grown steadily, no major political difference having darkened the sky between Paris and Delhi,' says Claude Arpi.
A bench comprising Justice S N Variava and Justice H K Sema said, 'No case is made out by Jayalalithaa for modification of the court's earlier order.'
The New Area Development Programme, a panel formed by the BCCI, will oversee cricket's advance into new territories like Daman, Diu and Pondicherry.
Heavy rains on Tuesday pounded several parts of Tamil Nadu with most areas of Chennai witnessing water logging severely disrupting train and bus services.
Transcript of the chat with Salil Kumar who visited the tsunami-hit city of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
In Nagapattinam, the worst affected district, 4,900 bodies were buried 2,400 in Nagapattinam, 1,500 in Velankanni and 1,000 in other places.
If you were one of those who escaped nature's fury or were witness to the whole incident, please share your experience with us.
Railways and Sikkim advanced to the quarter-finals in the Santosh Trophy national football championship.
Authorities faced double-barrel challenge -- strengthening its check and prevention mechanism, and addressing public panic, leading to hoarding of essential items.
The fisherfolk had resumed full-fledged fishing activities on Monday. It's been almost four months since they had ventured into the sea.
As the virus continued to spread its tentacles across India, several parts, including Kashmir valley headed towards a virtual lockdown with the administration restricting movement of people in several parts and banning all public transport in Srinagar city.
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