Chennai, Even though the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras is an autonomous institution under the Minister of Education of the Government of India, the premier institution will play the Tamil state anthem, 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu' henceforth in its official functions.

The 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu'

New Delhi, Muslim bodies have appealed for calm and peace ahead of Eid next week in the wake of the recent communal violence.

An open letter signed by the President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and 14 other bodies, said: "All Muslims should remain calm and composed both

Thiruvananthapuram,  Metroman E.Sreedharan, who has called the K-Rail or SilverLine project ill-conceived, badly planned and very badly handled, on Thursday termed debate on the project a "farce", as the state government is not going to budge.

This morning, while a government sponsored debate w

Guwahati,  Five 'exotic' monkeys and a wallaby were rescued while being smuggled into Assam's Kamrup district and a person was arrested in connection, forest officials said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team led by North Kamrup Division Range Officer Sangeeta Rani Singha intercepted an

Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Thursday blamed the BJP-led central government for hiking the petrol and diesel prices.

Speaking in the state Assembly, Stalin said as the excise duty has to be shared with the state, the Central government red

Hyderabad,  Hyderabad has been consolidating its position as the most dynamic scientific centres in Asia and globally, said Telangana's Information and Technology Minister K. T. Rama Rao on Thursday.

Inaugurating Thermo Fisher Scientific's India Engineering Centre (IEC), he noted Hyderabad is als

Bengaluru,  With an aim to bring back the focus on human values of peace, love and harmony in the midst of war and turmoil, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of The Art of Living Foundation, has launched the �I Stand for Peace campaign from the UN office in Geneva.

Ravi Shankar himself

New Delhi,  A private tutor in the national capital has been arrested for stealing Rs 24.5 lakh from the house of one of his students.

The accused has been identified as Dheeraj Kumar, a resident of Uttam Nagar.

Furnishing details, DCP (central district) Shweta Chauhan said a PCR call was

Chennai,  The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) is continuing its probe into the irregular appoints at the state milk cooperative, Aavin, officials said.

The probe is on the irregular appointments of 236 people in the eight district milk producers union in the first six month

New Delhi,  Delhi Police on Wednesday busted a smuggling racket of imported cigarettes and recovered 3,650 packets of illegally smuggled cigarettes, valued at approximately Rs 7.3 lakhs.

According to the police, a man, identified as Aamir Laeeq, 30, was arrested in this connection.

DCP, Ce