CHENNAI: A serpentine line of elderly women, 17-year-olds and assorted relatives, wound endlessly outside the rather dilapidated Panagal Hall at the Kilpauk Medical College. As it moved slowly into the building, it was evident that people had added twists and turns to the queue innumerable times to salvage whatever little shade they could manage.Even if we get sunstroke, I suppose there are enough doctors to attend to us, said Varadhu...
09:26 AM, May 16, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka capital Bangalore boasts of being home to over two million graduates and diploma holders, but still cuts a sorry figure as only a few thousand of them care to vote to elect a representative to advocate their interests in the state legislature. The Karnataka legislature consists of two houses - the 225-member assembly and 75-member council. The council is made up of 25 members elected by the assembly,...
01:03 PM, Apr 30, 2012
In revolt against the BJP for supporting businessman Anshuman Mishra's candidature for Rajya Sabha, senior leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday made startling allegations against the party. ...
11:08 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: In a battle that almost every poll pundit predicted to be a four-cornered contest ending with a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) has pulled off a coup, according to the CNN-IBN-The Week post-poll survey conducted by the CSDS. The survey projects the SP to win 232-250 seats in the 403-member Assembly, thereby ensuring a clear majority for the party. Incumbent Chief Minister...
08:00 PM, Mar 05, 2012
HYDERABAD: As many as 1,000 additional seats will be available in medical colleges in the state from this academic year. According to the medical and health minister DL Ravindra Reddy, the Medical Council of India has promised 600 medical seats in 10 government medical colleges and the remaining 400 in private colleges. As recruitment of faculty is imperative for allotment of seats, the state government has decided to hasten the...
09:02 AM, Jan 06, 2012
Patna: Assembly election in Bihar is just round the corner and one controversy after another seems to be getting embroiled in the state polls. Over 40 political leaders of various political parties have succeeded in obtaining tickets for their relatives and hence it seems the only thing bigger than political parties in Bihar is the role that politicians’ families have begun to play in the polls. Even though the politicians...
09:37 AM, Oct 08, 2010
Internal poll conducted by party says it will make gains in 3 states. ...
08:43 PM, Mar 26, 2009
UP leader says he has 'perfect understanding' with Congress. ...
02:42 PM, Mar 14, 2009
Party demands 24 seats, but Amar Singh says no. ...
05:43 PM, Mar 06, 2009
Scientists warn that the seats could damage sperm production. ...
12:39 PM, Aug 29, 2008
The Govt will have to win over small parties to pass floor test. ...
02:42 PM, Jul 08, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday sacked its Australian coach Geoff Marsh and replaced him with South African Graham Ford as part of a major shake-up following the national team's poor run. Marsh's sacking came after Tillakaratne Dilshan quit his captaincy on Monday and former skipper Mahela Jayawardene was brought in to lead the team to Australia for the upcoming triangular one-day series involving India. The executive committee of Sri...
05:04 PM, Apr 15, 2008
New Delhi: Controversial West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels apparently rejected an offer to play in the World Cup as a replacement for injured Dwayne Bravo fearing that police officials might arrest him here over charges of match-fixing. Noted commentator and columnist Tony Cozier wrote in Trinidad Express that the 30-year-old Jamaican, who is coming out of a two-year ban on charges of match fixing, was in good form and was...
09:26 PM, Dec 23, 2007
New Delhi: Kemar Roach grabbed six wickets, including a hat-trick, and Kieron Pollard smashed 60 off 27 balls to help West Indies thrash the Netherlands by 215 runs in the World Cup on Monday. Pollard built on the platform laid by Chris Gayle, who made 80, as the Caribbean side posted 330-8 before bowling out their hapless opponents for 115 off 31.3 overs in the Group B game at the...
04:48 PM, Dec 23, 2007
After the politics, the mathematics of UP Assembly elections: Half of the 402 seats changed hands in the hustings. ...
12:58 AM, May 14, 2007
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