The State goes through another annual deluge, which leaves a trail of intense misery.

1. At the ... Plenary meeting on ... the Participating Governments of the Nuclear Suppliers Group decided that they:

a. Desire to contribute to the effectiveness and integrity of the global nonproliferation regime, and to the widest possible implementation of the provisions and objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;

Nationalist euphoria over the NSG waiver will breed monumental arrogance, great-power delusions, and contempt for peace among our social-Darwinist elite.

Interview with V. Irai Anbu, Secretary, Department of Tourism and Culture, Tamil Nadu.

Banana boats introduced by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation at Mudaliarkuppam Rain Drop Boat House on East Coast Road are a great hit with tourists.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush meet in Hokkaido, Japan, on the sidelines of the G8 summit in July.

Interview with Industries Minister Nirupam Sen.

Nirupam Sen:

West Bengal

Thousand of unskilled workers employed in works undertaken by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) across Tamil Nadu are agitated over the erosion of a substantial part of their daily wages.

The Kosi, bursting through its embankment at Kusaha in Nepal, has swung 120 km eastwards, changing the lives of thousands of people.