Tension prevailed at the international airport here on Wednesday after officials noticed smoke emanating from a pushback truck which towed a London-bound flight carrying 152 passengers to a runway.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has said it has no plans to cap the charges levied by life insurers on traditional savings policies.

After BlackBerry, the Centre has reportedly targeted other instant messaging services, such as those of Google and Skype, over security concerns. This has caused a furore among Internet users in India.

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Charging the ruling DMK with “unable to stand criticism”, CPI(M) on Thursday alleged that the former was resorting to violence against the Left party.

To reduce exam stress, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked schools to provide Class 9 and 10 students 30 minutes extra time to complete their exams.

The ruling DMK on Wednesday held state-wide protests against AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa for seeking “frequent adjournments” in a disproportionate wealth case against her.

Union home minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said the Congress cannot emerge as a principal party without support of the Dalits in the country and said whenever it was without major Dalit leaders, atrocities against the community had raised its head.

Power tariff for domestic and industrial consumers has been hiked in Tamil Nadu with effect from Sunday.

A Jeddah-bound Saudi Airlines flight with 182 passengers on board was aborted on Monday just before take off after the pilot detected smoke in one of its engines and
steered the plane to safety, airport officials said.