The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Union Petroleum Ministry and two public sector oil companies, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum, on Monday on a petition by a voluntary organisation praying fo

The upcoming new 1,500 MW Pragati Phase III gas-based power plant at Bawana, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, is expected to significantly reduce the

SPOT ASSESSMENT: Local Administration Minister, M.K. Stalin, inspecting rain-affected areas at Desigapuram in Virudhunagar district on Sunday.

The village of Palli about 10 km from Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district was agog with activity after 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Mayor M. Subramanian on Saturday urged more city colleges to join the list of certified tobacco-free institutions.

At a time when the country is faced with a severe shortage of power, the leading power generation company National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) six gas-based power plants with a total installe

Four persons were seriously injured when a leopard attacked villagers in Sibsagar district on Sunday, police sources said.

The government's 11th Five-Year Plan initiative to spread micro-land ownership across the country has the potential to help 50 lakh people (or 1 lakh families) to secure land over the next five year

Kerala needs to work out tourism products in conjunction with private stake-holders and local communities to meet the challenges ahead, says Fiona Jeffrey, chairman of the World Travel Market (WTM), a

Incessant rain claimed five lives and caused an extensive damage to standing crops, mostly paddy, over thousands of hectares in the southern districts on Sunday.