New Delhi, April 11: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here Wednesday appealed to people, particularly near coastal areas to not panic as there was no tsunami threat to India, after the massive earthquake in Indonesia. "Initially there was a tsunami threat, but it is not so now. The alert was issued ...

New Delhi, April 11: India Wednesday asked states along its east coast to be on high alert amid tsunami fears following a massive earthquake in Indonesia. The union home ministry issued advisories asking the governments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and all east coast states to issue a "coastal alert", an official ...

Chennai, April 11: Strong tremors were felt in several places in Tamil Nadu Wednesday following the massive earthquake in Indonesia, with people coming out of their homes and some schools moving students into open grounds. According to reports, tremors were felt in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Nagapattinam and other areas. Coastal regions in the ...

Dubai, April 9: An Indian man, who went to work in Saudi Arabia as a shephard in 1994 but could never return as his sponsor withheld his salary and did not allow him a vacation, is finally set to return home following intervention of the local police. P Periyaswamy from Mangalamedu Talukin ...

Chennai, April 7: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of parliament and one each from Shiv Sena and Congress would be honoured on April 14 with the Sansad Ratna Award-2012 for raising the highest number of questions and participating in debates. The awards are being given by the city-based Prime Point Foundation ...

Chennai, April 7: Work at the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing rapidly with employees working even on holidays to get the atomic regulator's nod to reopen the first reactor vessel and remove the dummy fuel, the Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) said. "We are doing the preparatory activities ...

Chennai, April 3: Bollywood and cricket blended seamlessly to make for a glitzy opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday night with a special performance by Hollywood's India-lover Katy Perry. Tens of thousands of people at the YMCA ground cheered lustily as Amitabh Bachchan, Salman ...

New Delhi, April 3: Giving in to the demands of most of the non-Congress ruled states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said that the government will hold a meeting of chief ministers on May 5 to discuss setting up of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The home minister said he has ...

Mumbai, April 3: Kamal Haasan watched his actress daughter Shruti's new film "3" and says he was elated after realising she looked like him in the film and that he was so enamoured by her performance that he hugged her. "It was most considerate of Mr Dhanush. He quietly left the theatre. ...

Chennai, April 2: The Tamil Nadu Police Monday denied as "totally baseless" a Sri Lankan media report that some 150 Tamil Tigers were being trained in the Indian state. Director General of Police K. Ramanujam asserted that there was no place for militants and extremist organisations in the state. A Sri Lankan media ...