Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Incessant rain in Tamil Nadu over the past few days has not only thrown life out of gear in the state but also sent vegetable prices soaring. Thirteen people have died due to wall and roof collapse or electrocution so far.
The northeast monsoon threatens to keep people confined to their houses over the weekend with weather officials predicting more rain.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Discussing a report by software industry group Nasscom which says that 75 percent engineering students in India are unemployable, education experts here Saturday said that the Indian higher education system must give skill building and practical training equal importance as academics to give them an edge.
A.D. Sahasrabudhu, director of the College of Engineering, Pune said that one of the major reasons why engineers, even from reputed institutes, are not easily employed because they lack hands-on skill.
Thimphu, Nov 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought a road to Bhutan through India for bettr trade and people-to-people contact. She told her hosts at this Bhutanese capital that India had accepted the idea in principle.
Bangladesh and Bhutan could develop land communication through India at three points in Bangladesh — Burimari Port (Lalmonirhat), Tamabil (Sylhet) and Naoka (Sherpur) — she said while speaking to Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported Saturday.
Frankfurt, Nov 7 (DPA) The European chief of General Motors (GM), Carl-Peter Forster, may switch to Indian car manufacturer Tata, German media reported Saturday.
Forster, 55, is quitting GM after strongly criticising the Detroit-based car giant’s surprise U-turn in deciding not to sell European subsidiary Opel.
Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) Tension gripped Srinagar’s Lal Chowk and adjacent areas as stone-throwing protesters clashed with police after the dead body of a civilian was recovered Saturday.
A senior police officer said the body of Muhammad Maqbool Ganai, son of Gulam Muhammad Ganai, and resident of the Sarai Bala area in the city was discovered in Gaw Kadal area, 500 metres from the Lal Chowk Saturday morning.
Film: “Mooru Guttu Ondhu Sullu Ondhu Nija”; Director: Dinesh Baboo; Cast: Ramesh Arvind, Komal, Nancy, Asha Latha, Sreenivasa Murthy and Sudha Belawadi; Music: Suman Shashtry; Rating: ***
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Irish pop group Boyzone has been honoured by gay rights campaigners here, with a special tribute for late member Stephen Gately.
Gately, who died in Majorca, Spain, last month, hit the headlines a decade ago when he went public about his sexuality. His boyband had also supported his decision by including a same-sex love scene in their 2008 music video “Better”.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who caught up with actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif on the sets of reality show “Bigg Boss 3″ recently, is all praises for the latter and says she is a “modern day marvel”.
“Katrina is a modern day marvel. From a non-Hindi speaking young shy and uncertain lady of ‘Boom’, she has grown and grown to become one of the most desired actresses in our fraternity,” Amitabh posted on his blog bigb.bigadda.com.
Shillong, Nov 7 (IANS) India is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone puts their act together, India will become a developed country, the Prime Minister’s Principal Scientific Adviser R. Chidambaram said here.
“If India wants to become an economically developed country, it should become near 100 percent literate without gender discrimination and boost its electricity production,” Chidambaram said while addressing the 18th convocation of North East Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong Friday evening.
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) The writing on the wall is loud and clear: the Dalai Lama’s week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh beginning Sunday is a rebuff to Chinese claims over this frontier region.