Kochi, Nov. 21 (PTI): Two women aviators have joined the navy, a first in the armed forces that comes as the air force debates whether to allow women fighter pilots.

The Tamil Nadu government yesterday reiterated the safety of Mullaperiyar dam to the union government, refuting the Kerala government’s allegation of water seepage.

K Muraleedharan, the son of former Kerala chief minister K Karunakaran, has met Congress leaders, including party general secretary in charge of Kerala Mohsina Kidwai and Defence Minister A K Antony in the national capital to push his case for re-entry into the party, which could take some time.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs.4.953bn for the development of the Kollam Technopark, an IT park coming up in Kollam, Kerala.

Seven years after his first book Thai Food, hailed as a Thai food bible and published worldwide, Michelin-starred chef David Thompson is now doing it again. He recently launched his second book, Thai Street Food, in Australia, soon to be available in Thailand.

LONDON: The Punjabi woman whose murder in a west London suburb earlier this week sent shockwaves through the local Indian community had reportedly confided to her colleagues that she felt “frightened” and “harassed.” ...

NEW DELHI: Having declared socialism as the only alternative to fight the might of the capital world, the 11th meeting of the International Communist and Workers Parties expressed concern over the emerging global doctrine of right to first use ...

NEW DELHI: Like other European states, Italy has become increasingly fearful that the Lashkar’s infrastructure could support operations by autonomous Islamist cells on its soil. In October, Libyan national Mohamed Game attacked an ...

Collectively defeat it, don’t deflect responsibility on to non-state actors

HYDERABAD: The recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court to put a stop to illegal mining in six iron ore mines in Anantapur district and its observation that the Andhra Pradesh government is ‘shockingly ...