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500 Tasmac shops and 169 bars will be closed from Friday as a mark of respect to late chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her 69th birth anniversary.

Chennai: 500 Tasmac shops to be closed from today

Staff of already closed liquor shops rehabilitated.

24 Feb 2017 7:09 AM IST

Bengaluru: Note ban shadow over BDA site buyers

Buyers are finding it difficult to arrange for money, bank loans. More than 50 sites surrendered so far.

24 Feb 2017 4:01 AM IST

Sena managed to get the maximum seats in its core belt. In Worli area, Shiv Sena got six out of the seven seats.

BMC polls: Shiv Sena fares well in Marathi belt

A huge celebration started at Shiv Sena's Parel shakha this afternoon with news of Sindhutai Masurkar's success.

24 Feb 2017 3:44 AM IST

Police department has decided to conduct a special drive to identify such illegal immigrants in the district. (Representational image)

Mangaluru police plans drive against illegal Bangladeshis

Police sources too agree that the presence of illegal Bangladeshi migrants was indeed threat as terrorists could make...

24 Feb 2017 3:43 AM IST

B S Yeddyurappa. (Photo: PTI)

BS Yeddyurappa to get invite for Sangolli students' wing

Soon after the launch of the students' wing, more than 10,000 PU meritorious students would be felicitated and given...

24 Feb 2017 3:30 AM IST

Although, forest fires are reported from many parts of the Western Ghats, the department is ill-equipped to tackle them, according to them. (Photo: Anurag Basavaraj)

Bandipur tragedy was waiting to happen: Environmentalists

They accused government of ignoring their plea to modernise the forest department.

24 Feb 2017 3:28 AM IST

Tipus armoury at Srirangapatna being shifted for railway track-doubling work. (Photo: KPN)

Bengaluru-Mysuru track-doubling will not cut travel time

There may not be any significant cut in travel time unless the infrastructural bottlenecks at the Mysuru and B'luru...

24 Feb 2017 3:18 AM IST

Employees of 108 service demand better ambulances, payscales and leaves at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park. (File photo)

Dharna Chowk out of Hyderabad

According to police statistics, around 1,900 dharnas were held in 2106 at Dharna Chowk.

24 Feb 2017 2:43 AM IST

The court had earlier restricted the use of Aadhaar cards to public distribution system and LPG subsidies. (Photo: Representational Image)

Telangana plans own Aadhaar Act

The Maharashtra and Gujarat governments have passed their own Aadhaar Acts.

24 Feb 2017 2:43 AM IST

After the formation of Telangana state, a separate Wakf Board was created in September 2015, which was being run under the competent authority.

Telangana: First woman gets Wakf Board seat

Five members nominated on Thursday.

24 Feb 2017 2:42 AM IST

All India Students Association (AISA) and JNU students demanding arrest of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

DU clash row: No classes in Delhi college

AISA members continue their protests seeking action against the ABVP.

24 Feb 2017 2:41 AM IST

The civil aviation department on Thursday issued a circular stating that the stamping system would not be needed at the Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Kochi airports.

No stamping of hand baggage tags at airport

Modern tech at airports has made stamping unnecessary.

24 Feb 2017 2:38 AM IST