If the shocking death of their son was not enough, the family of Pavan Kumar, a software engineer who died in mysterious circumstances in the US, are finding it enormously difficult to get his body ba

Soon after personal information about him started appearing in the media, Mr S. Bhaskaran, the RTI activist who allegedly ‘exposed’ law minister Suresh Kumar and forced him to resign, has threatened t

If you want beer, go to Germany. If you want government-sanctioned drugs, come to Varanasi. If you can enjoy the perks of buying hashish from the corner chai shop, you really oughtn’t complain about g

Doctors, protesting against the National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill 2011 being introduced by the Central government, staged a dharna at the Freedom Park here on Monday.

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Residents of Bengaluru turned out in huge numbers for the two-day Passport Mela that concluded on Sunday. At 2,850, the number of participants was the highest registered at any Passport Mela in the co

Conference scams are the latest tools for internet criminals targeting intellectuals. Three victims, including a professor of a university and a retired corporate professional, have already been dupe

The 81-year-old wife of a retired Transport Joint Commissioner, Mr S. Venugopal, was found murdered with her hands and legs tied and mouth gagged at her residence, opposite the Bunts Sangha premises,

Leaders of the faction-ridden state unit of Congress seem to have decided to go slow on disciplinary action against legislators who either criticized them or were allegedly involved in cross-voting du

Less than 72 hours after he quit over allegations he had suppressed information while seeking a site, Advocate General, S. Vijayshankar reportedly gave a clean chit to law and parliamentary affairs mi

Less than 72 hours after he quit over allegations he had suppressed information while seeking a site, advocate-general S.