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Two women in their early forties who started walking towards the Sabarimala temple today were stopped by protesters 200 metres from the base camp Pamba. Vasanthi, 41, and Aadhiseshi, 42, said the protesters surrounded them, blocked their way and forced them to return to the base camp, minutes after they started climbing towards the hilltop shrine o...

In an example of shocking cruelty and neglect, at least 10 dogs have been found abandoned in a breeding kennel in Secunderabad. Chained or in cages, six had died without food or water. Four are fighting for their lives.

Vasanthi Devi, a two-time Vice Chancellor and former chairperson of Tamil Nadu women's commission. Ms Devi, 77, will take on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at the RK Nagar constituency where she seeks a second term next month.

People's Welfare Front constituent VCK today fielded well-known educationist and intellectual Vasanthy Devi from RK Nagar constituency against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the May 16 Assembly polls.

A sub-judge of a court at nearby Sathyamangalam has "issued" a memo to a woman court assistant for not washing his household clothes properly.

A senior leader of the DMK, Trichy Siva, has been admitted to hospital after he collapsed in the Rajya Sabha while his party was protesting loudly over the government's failure to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva.

DMK member Vasanthi Stanley on Wednesday fainted in the Rajya Sabha while strongly raising the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, leading to a chaotic situation in the House.

It has been one year since India adopted the Right to Education Act that makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of six and 14. While many schools have cited social and financial barriers to not implement the Act, here's the story of a Bangalore school that welcomes children who are likely to be discriminated against in ...

Bangalore is being spruced up for its biennial air show, Aero India, which draws international participants and tourists. A 30-acre landfill, where 550 tonnes of Bangalore's garbage is dumped every single day, is being covered up by the civic authorities.NDTV had recently reported on how the landfill, at just 5.7 km away from the air force base, po...

Finally, some good news for the beleaguered BJP government in Karnataka. A commission set up to investigate a series of attacks on churches in 2008 has said neither the government nor the police can be faulted. The report submitted by the one-man commission states: "There is no basis to the apprehension of Christian petitioners that the politicians...

Eighty-year-old RK Rajarathnam vividly remembers the night of February 2, 1978 when Indira Gandhi, during an election campaign, came to his house in Madanpalle, Andhra Pradesh. She had just formed the new Congress (I) and the party was still without a symbol."AR Antulay and Buta Singh called me on the phone, kindly convey the message to Madam. Tomo...

As an Indian soldier during World War II, C K Narasimha Murthy had fought the Allied forces from places like Peshawar. But as an ex-serviceman, he has not been able to fight Karnataka's red tape.His 40x60 square feet BDA residential site, allotted to him in 2004, has still not been registered in his name.What's happened with Mr Narasimha Murthy is ...

So far there were only charges of horse-trading, but now a video-expose. Video footage released by Janata Dal (S) claims that its MLA was lured by the BJP with Rs 25 crore to cross over. In the dock is none less than Karnataka's Home Minister, R Ashok.The CD released by JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy shows his party MLA Gubbi Srinivas talking on his ce...

In a fresh blow to the Congress, SV Ramachandra, an MLA, resigned from the Assembly yesterday. This triggered a protest by party MLAs."The BJP is trying to poach our MLAs. We won't allow this," said D K Shivakumar, Congress MLA.Yet another act in Karnataka's political drama. Over 50 Congress MLAs arrested late on Tuesday night. The legislators were...

Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa faces the trust vote again today amidst tight security but the outcome will be determined by what the High Court decides on the Speaker's disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs.Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa has claimed he would win the trust vote with absolute majority. (Watch)Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore is all set for the second ...

Two women in their early forties who started walking towards the Sabarimala temple today were stopped by protesters 200 metres from the base camp Pamba. Vasanthi, 41, and Aadhiseshi, 42, said the protesters surrounded them, blocked their way and forced them to return to the base camp, minutes after they started climbing towards the hilltop shrine o...

In an example of shocking cruelty and neglect, at least 10 dogs have been found abandoned in a breeding kennel in Secunderabad. Chained or in cages, six had died without food or water. Four are fighting for their lives.

Vasanthi Devi, a two-time Vice Chancellor and former chairperson of Tamil Nadu women's commission. Ms Devi, 77, will take on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at the RK Nagar constituency where she seeks a second term next month.

People's Welfare Front constituent VCK today fielded well-known educationist and intellectual Vasanthy Devi from RK Nagar constituency against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the May 16 Assembly polls.

A sub-judge of a court at nearby Sathyamangalam has "issued" a memo to a woman court assistant for not washing his household clothes properly.

A senior leader of the DMK, Trichy Siva, has been admitted to hospital after he collapsed in the Rajya Sabha while his party was protesting loudly over the government's failure to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva.

DMK member Vasanthi Stanley on Wednesday fainted in the Rajya Sabha while strongly raising the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, leading to a chaotic situation in the House.

It has been one year since India adopted the Right to Education Act that makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of six and 14. While many schools have cited social and financial barriers to not implement the Act, here's the story of a Bangalore school that welcomes children who are likely to be discriminated against in ...

Bangalore is being spruced up for its biennial air show, Aero India, which draws international participants and tourists. A 30-acre landfill, where 550 tonnes of Bangalore's garbage is dumped every single day, is being covered up by the civic authorities.NDTV had recently reported on how the landfill, at just 5.7 km away from the air force base, po...

Finally, some good news for the beleaguered BJP government in Karnataka. A commission set up to investigate a series of attacks on churches in 2008 has said neither the government nor the police can be faulted. The report submitted by the one-man commission states: "There is no basis to the apprehension of Christian petitioners that the politicians...

Eighty-year-old RK Rajarathnam vividly remembers the night of February 2, 1978 when Indira Gandhi, during an election campaign, came to his house in Madanpalle, Andhra Pradesh. She had just formed the new Congress (I) and the party was still without a symbol."AR Antulay and Buta Singh called me on the phone, kindly convey the message to Madam. Tomo...

As an Indian soldier during World War II, C K Narasimha Murthy had fought the Allied forces from places like Peshawar. But as an ex-serviceman, he has not been able to fight Karnataka's red tape.His 40x60 square feet BDA residential site, allotted to him in 2004, has still not been registered in his name.What's happened with Mr Narasimha Murthy is ...

So far there were only charges of horse-trading, but now a video-expose. Video footage released by Janata Dal (S) claims that its MLA was lured by the BJP with Rs 25 crore to cross over. In the dock is none less than Karnataka's Home Minister, R Ashok.The CD released by JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy shows his party MLA Gubbi Srinivas talking on his ce...

In a fresh blow to the Congress, SV Ramachandra, an MLA, resigned from the Assembly yesterday. This triggered a protest by party MLAs."The BJP is trying to poach our MLAs. We won't allow this," said D K Shivakumar, Congress MLA.Yet another act in Karnataka's political drama. Over 50 Congress MLAs arrested late on Tuesday night. The legislators were...

Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa faces the trust vote again today amidst tight security but the outcome will be determined by what the High Court decides on the Speaker's disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs.Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa has claimed he would win the trust vote with absolute majority. (Watch)Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore is all set for the second ...