The ministry of urban development released the Swachh Bharat rankings on Saturday and it has been a poor show by Chennai. While Bengaluru tops the list of the cleanest capital cities, Chennai is at 12th — 61st overall — after New Delhi, Puducherry and Kolkata.
A Chennai-based software engineer won her only son’s custody after the Madras high court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of an interim order of the Superior Court of California, which had granted the permanent custody of the boy to his US-based father, also an engineer.
The number of people diagnosed with Legionnaires disease has risen to 108 as America's largest city suffers from a record outbreak of the from of pneumonia, authorities have said.
For three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor, returning to the AVP tour has been more of a reunion than a comeback.
Students of a private maritime university on East Coast Road threw stones at the college building on Saturday after a 21-year-old student was found hanging in his hostel room.
Enigmatic Collingwood forward Jesse White says he is hopeful of a senior recall against his former team Sydney at the SCG on Friday night after putting together a four quarter performance and kicking four goals in the Pies' 68-point thrashing of the Northern Blues in Saturday's curtain-raiser at the MCG.
Associate Prof in sociology, GU & advisor to Justice Sugnya Bhatt OBC commission Patidars want reservations because OBC tag is now stigma-free, says Prof Jani.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco resident became the first woman to swim the 30-mile stretch from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday and conquer one of the world's …
More than two dozen top US scientists, among them nuclear researchers and Nobel prize winners, in a letter to President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the Iran nuclear deal as major security achievement, The New York Times reported.
Two-year-old Chayce Lee would snore heavily and often wake up in the middle of his sleep gasping for breath.
Obama: A constructive relationship between US, Iran is possible, though not immediately
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama says a constructive relationship with Iran could be a byproduct of the deal to limit its nuclear program, but it won't happen immediately. If at all. Obama told CNN in an interview airing Sunday that Iran's "nuclear problem" must be dealt with first. He said the agreement reached last month by the U.S. and five other world powers to remove crippling economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program achieves that goal "better... Читать дальше...
Three weeks in as sports editor of The Daily News, it took two dozen public welcomes later from you, Lower Columbians, before it hit me: my connection to Longview was 12-and-a-half years in th…
SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers scored eight times in the 11th inning, including a two-run homer by Prince Fielder, to pull away from the Seattle Mariners for an 11-3 victory Saturday. Texas opened the inning with seven straight hits, the first six off Rob Rasmussen (1-1). Fielder's homer was the eighth hit of the frame and marked the third time this year the Mariners have given up eight runs in an inning. The offensive outburst came after the Mariners wasted a chance to win in the 10th. Shawn Tolleson... Читать дальше...
City streets will start looking brighter at nights as Chennai Corporation plans to install more than 6,000 LEDs (light-emitting-diode) as streets lights by the year end.
Splash pads take some heat for use of millions of gallons of water each season.
A 37-year-old manager of a textile shop is known as `108' among organisers of blood donation camps.
Two men took clothes and helmets and ran from the store with out paying, with staff member in pursuit.
Oregon State's running backs group needs as many healthy bodies as possible as fall camp kicks off.
In case you’re judging them by the latest news: They aren’t who you think they are
When she turns up on film sets in Gujarat, she is mobbed by fans who want to greet her and have pictures taken with her.
KAZAN, Russia (AP) — There's no stopping Katie Ledecky. The 18-year-old American virtually raced herself at the world swimming championships, and she was unbeatable.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Justin Rose went 30 straight holes without making a birdie. He made up for it in a big way Saturday at the Bridgestone Invitational with a 7-under 63 that gave him a share o…
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Justin Rose went 30 straight holes without making a birdie. He made up for it in a big way Saturday at the Bridgestone Invitational with a 7-under 63 that gave him a share o…
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Justin Rose went 30 straight holes without making a birdie. He made up for it in a big way Saturday at the Bridgestone Invitational with a 7-under 63 that gave him a share o…