Everything you need to know about Salem South: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Salem South: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, May 15 (ANI): Retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he owed his success as a manager because of his love for biscuits.
Cairo, May 11 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to adjourn the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to June 8, state media reported.
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Monica Bedi, seen in a negative role in TV serial "Saraswatichandra", is amazed at the kind of love and recognition television is fetching her.
Panaji, May 9 (IANS) Children will be at the forefront of a campaign in South Goa district, which is aimed to make the area smoke-free, an official said Thursday.
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Tens of thousands of protesters held marches, rallies and prayer vigils across America to show Congress that momentum is building for a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants, including some 260,000 Indians.
Dubai, May 1 (IANS) The government of India plans to hire three legal firms to help Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who are facing problems after that country's implementation of a new labour policy.
Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley is reportedly going to wed musician fiance James Righton in South of France this weekend.
Johannesburg, Apr 30 (ANI): The ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have been criticised on the social media after new footage of former president Nelson Mandela was released clearly showing that he is ailing, despite the party's earlier assurances to the contrary.
New York, April 28(ANI): The house where Alfred Hitchcock and Evan Hunter wrote the 1963 classic horror 'The Birds' has hit the market in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, for 1.4 million dollars.
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): An eleven-member Omani parliamentary delegation, led by Abdullah Salem Nasser Al Makhaini, Member of the Shura Council. met External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed here.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A proposal to build a Ring Road about 60 km long in Salem in Tamil Nadu to check the number of accidents in the city, parliament was informed Monday.
Cairo, April 20 (IANS) A court in Egypt decided Saturday to temporarily release former president Hosni Mubarak over charges of illicit gains, but still ordered he be kept in custody over other cases, the official MENA news agency reported.
Cairo, April 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court has set May 11 as the date to retry former president Hosni Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adli in a case related to the protesters' killing, Xinhua reported.
Cairo, April 17 (IANS) Egypt's prosecution Wednesday ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak be sent back back to Tora Prison Hospital, Xinhua reported quoting official Al-Ahram news website.
Washington, April 14 (IANS) Famed Indian sarangi player Lakha Khan is having a "phenomenal" tour of North America as this perhaps the greatest exponent of Sindhi sarangi keeps up a musical tradition stretching back at least seven centuries.
Abu Dhabi, April 9 (IANS/WAM) UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has restructured the board of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
Sharjah, April 6 (IANS) International Master Narayanan Srinath retained his Asian Junior title while J. Saranya finished runner-up at the Asian Junior Championship that concluded here Saturday.
Abu Dhabi, April 6 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Police has warned against the dangers of over-speeding on roads in the UAE.
London, Mar. 26 (ANI): Ryan Gosling and Charlize Theron are being considered by the movie bosses to star as Oscar Pistorius and his late model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a forthcoming biopic, according to reports.
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday said the government headed by her has decided that GAIL India should drop its plans of laying the gas pipeline through farm lands, and instead lay it along the highways.
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) A 30-year-old man Friday died after setting himself ablaze here over Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, said police as protests continued against the island nation's government across the state.
Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): Ice from fast food restaurants is dirtier than toilet water, a school science project by a 12-year-old found.
Juba (South Sudan), March 21 (IANS) Two months ago, megastar George Clooney uncorked a signature tequila whose money will fund his pet project for South Sudan. "Casamigos" is the name he and co-investor Rande Gerber gave it, before launching a risque advert where Clooney was caught sleeping with Gerber's wife, the former supermodel Cindy Crawford.
Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): Former US President Abraham Lincoln was the only president ever to have received a patent.
Dubai, March 5 (IANS/WAM) Dubai-based international airline Emirates has launched its third daily flight from Dubai to Perth.
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday said she would take a a decision on the gas pipeline project of GAIL (India) Ltd. in the state after ascertaining the views of the farmers likely to be affected.
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): The founders of Snapchat have been sued by their former classmate, who claims that he came up with the idea for an app that would 'automatically delete' messages.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Actress Monica Bedi, who will be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut TV show, the grand "Saraswatichandra", says that with this opportunity in hand, her wait for the right role is over.
New Delhi/Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday suspended till Wednesday the execution of death sentence of the four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, whose mercy petition was rejected Feb 12.
Gaborone, Feb 12 (IANS) Australian miner Hodges Resources has announced it has approved feasibility phase studies for its Morupule South coal project in central east Botswana, with a start up of between two to three million tonnes per annum.
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A 24-year-old Briton has been charged with making threats to kill 200 schoolchildren in the US, a media report said Sunday.
London, Jan 28 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates has ordered trial of 94 people on charges of trying to seize power.
Sydney, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) A shale formation containing up to 233 billion barrels of petroleum was found in central Australia by Linc Energy, media reports said Thursday.
Sydney, Jan 23(ANI): Fit-again Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has been named in Victoria Bushrangers' Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia on Thursday in Adelaide.
Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Armenia have signed an agreement for technical and administrative cooperation in customs matters.
Sydney, Jan 15(ANI): Legendary leg spinner Shane Warne has joined the likes of former Australian players Brett Lee, Ian Chappell and Michael Slater in slamming selectors' rotation policy, branding it as mind-boggling and ridiculous.
Johannesburg, Jan 11(ANI): AB de Villiers has claimed he is relishing the dream opportunity to keep wickets for South Africa alongside playing a central role as a batsman in the team.
Johannesburg, Jan 10(ANI): Kevin Pietersen has completed his comeback in the England team on Wednesday after he signed a full central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Cairo, Jan 5 (IANS) Ten new ministers are expected to sworn into office in a cabinet reshuffle in Egypt on Sunday, reported Xinhua citing official news agency MENA.
Dubai, Jan 5 (IANS/WAM) As many as 228 houses will be immediately delivered to citizens of Dubai as part of the 1,240-house project.
London, Jan 3 (IANS) A 100-foot letter E has been created by cutting hundreds of trees in a forest in Britain as a permanent tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in her diamond jubilee year of 2012.
Ankara, Jan 3 (IANS) Three Libyan policemen undergoing training in Turkey's Istanbul city have been found dead in an apartment due to an apparent gas leakage, Xinhua reported.
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) Four people were killed and nine suffered burn injuries in a blast at a firecracker warehouse in Tamil Nadu's Salem district Tuesday, police said.
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 25 (IANS) Italian giants Juventus are close to signing defender Doria from Brazilian football club Botafogo in a $10 million deal.
Manipal, Dec 18 (IANS) Mangalore University made progress in the South Zone Inter-University Cricket Tournament with a 74-run win over Periyar, Salem at the Manipal Institute of Technology ground here Tuesday.
Sharjah, Dec 8 (IANS/WAM) A total of 46 couples from Sharjah in the UAE were married at a mass wedding ceremony, the sixth mass wedding in the emirate in 2012.
Melbourne, Dec 7 (IANS) Melbourne Stars' Daniel Worrall will replace James Pattinson in the Melbourne Stars squad of Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket series, the Big Bash League.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) India Thursday reaffirmed its unwavering support to the people of Palestine and reiterated its belief that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace can be achieved through talks leading to a "sovereign, independent, viable" state.
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 6 (IANS) Dutch footballer Clarence Seedorf said he has no regrets about joining Brazilian club Botafogo, despite the team's failure to secure a place in next year's Copa Libertadores.
Ras Al Khaimah, Dec 4 (IANS/WAM) Dubai crown prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the family of the first martyr from the UAE who was killed in 1971 while defending the country's sovereignty.
Perth, Nov 29 (IANS) Cricket Australia Thursday congratulated Ricky Ponting on his cricketing career, describing him as one of the best ever to pad up for his country.
Berlin, Nov 27 (IANS) SV Hamburg's Dutch international footballer Rafael van der Vaart will be sidelined for up to three weeks with a hamstring muscle injury, the German club said.
Sydney, Nov 26(ANI): Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes too much emphasis on gaining weight during gym sessions is the major reason behind brawny fast bowlers like James Pattinson getting injured again and again.
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Jailed gangster Abu Salem, who is suffering from malaria, has refused to get admitted to a hospital, preferring treatment inside the prison, said a hospital official Saturday.
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) Senior DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam died here Friday after a brief illness.
Washington, November 21 (ANI): New work by a team of astronomers that has yielded exquisitely precise distances of a large sample of clusters may lead to breakthroughs in understanding the expansion history of our Universe and Dark Energy, one of the major puzzles in astronomy.
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Showcasing her seemingly natural brunette roots, Charlize Theron showed off her dramatic buzz cut as she enjoyed a lunch date with her mother, Gerda.
Sydney, Nov 20(ANI): Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has said world number one Test team South Africa paid the price for underestimating them during the Brisbane Test.
Sydney, Nov 17(ANI): Young Australia quick Mitchell Starc has said he is fit and ready to play in the second Test match against South Africa at Adelaide despite less exposure to the red ball of late.
Sydney, Nov 14(ANI): Australia vice-captain Shane Watson is in line to get selected for the second Test match against South Africa in Adelaide subject to fitness when the team is announced on Friday morning.
Cairo, Nov. 14 (ANI): A jihadist leader with links to the Taliban has warned Egypt's security authorities to destroy the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.
Rio De Janeiro, Nov 11 (IANS) Ricardo Gomes is reportedly set to return as coach of Brazilian top-flight football club Vasco da Gama, just over a year after undergoing emergency surgery following a life-threatening brain haemorrhage.
Brisbane, Nov 8 (ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke has said he won't finalise his playing XI for the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba before reassessing the pitch and weather on Friday morning.
Sydney, Nov. 6 (ANI): Australia's greatest paceman Dennis Lillee has urged cricket selectors to axe spinner Nathan Lyon from the squad and deploy four quicks, in a bid to rattle the Proteas in the first Test at the Gabba, starting on Friday.
Dubai, Nov 1 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines Thursday launched its nonstop Dubai-Adelaide service.
Sydney, Nov 1 (ANI): Tasmanian pacer Ben Hilfenhaus will have to battle for a spot in the Australian squad with Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon for next week's Gabba Test against South Africa.
Sydney, Oct 31(ANI): Australian and Victorian quick Peter Siddle has said winning against the world's number Test team South Africa at The Gabba in Brisbane, which is also referred to as the home for fast bowlers, won't be an easy task.
London, Oct 30(ANI): England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has been named Test captain Alastair Cook's deputy for the India tour, which starts in Mumbai on October 30 with the opening three-day warm-up match.
Chennai, Oct 24 (IANS) French consulting, technology and outsourcing service provider Capgemini Wednesday expanded its Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, opening a new 300-seat facility in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), around 450 km from here.
Washington, Oct. 24 (ANI): As President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are travelling across the country in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, they are hoping to pick up endorsements from a number of influential newspapers in key swing states that could help boost their fortunes.
Washington, Oct. 24 (ANI): As President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are travelling across the country in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, they are hoping to pick up endorsements from a number of influential newspapers in key swing states that could help boost their fortunes.
Sydney, Oct 23 (ANI): Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has said he is in better shape mentally and physically nowadays, and added that he is prepared to help the team beat South Africa in the first Test match at Gabba, Brisbane, starting from November 9, but also admitted he may not be picked by the selectors.
Sydney, Oct. 21 (ANI): Cricket NSW Chairman Dr Harry Harinath believes Cricket Australia needs to set guidelines regarding any restraint on Test players who would be competing for places in the Big Bash League franchises.
Washington, October 18 (ANI): Scientists are getting better day by day at creating human organs in the lab and soon it may be possible to grow complex organs like kidneys and hearts, experts say.
Sydney, Oct 17 (ANI): England pacer Stuart Broad has said his international teammates are ready to end their rift with Kevin Pietersen after agreeing to peace talks with the controversial batsman.
Moscow, Oct 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian government troops have killed a Saudi military officer in a mop-up operation in the northwestern province of Idlib, Press TV reported Sunday.
Dubai, Oct 11 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Finland have discussed cooperation in the health sector, it was announced Thursday.
Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anzhi Makhachkala striker Samuel Eto'o looks set to return to the Cameroon national side after a year of ugly disputes with the country's football authorities.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 27 (IANS) Toonz Animation India Thursday signed an agreement with Los Angeles-based Lawless Entertainment as worldwide representative for licensing and merchandising "Paddy's Pages", a pre-school series, a company official informed.
Riyadh, Sep 23 (IANS) More than 173,000 pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia to perform Haj, Xinhua reported Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here Thursday, and is expected to press for a viable political solution in the island nation.
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver was admitted to a hospital in Salem Monday with severe burn injuries after he attempted self-immolation in protest against the visit to India later this month of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said.
Johannesburg, Sep 13(ANI): England won the third and final Twenty20 international against South Africa by 28 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston to level the three match series 1-1 with one game getting washed away due to rains.
Johannesburg, Sep 10(ANI): England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has claimed his batsmen are well equipped to tackle quality spin bowling attacks during the upcoming T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, starting from September 18.
Cairo, Sept 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appointed 10 new provincial governors, including Cairo governorate, presidency spokesman Yasser Ali announced Tuesday.
Cairo, Sept 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appointed 10 new provincial governors, including Cairo governorate, presidency spokesman Yasser Ali announced Tuesday.
Jakarta, Sep 5 (IANS) The Indonesian badminton association (PBSI) Wednesday slapped a four-month ban on the women's doubles pair involved in the Olympic match-throwing scandal.
London, Sep 1(ANI): The entire Cameroonian boxing team, which had gone AWOL since losing their matches at the Games, has been spotted taking part in a sparring session at a gym in South London.
Washington, September 1 (ANI): The Sun is capable of disrupting electrical systems on Earth in a variety of ways, from solar flares and coronal mass ejections to proton storms, a new study has claimed.
Geneva, Aug 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the violation of the rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the recent acts of violence against them.
Johannesburg, Aug 15(ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has said he was surprised with Kevin Pietersen's assertions about other players in the dressing room and regretted the 'dirty laundry' being aired in public over the issue.
Ramallah, Aug 13 (IANS) A Palestinian prisoner's wife Monday delivered a baby conceived through artificial insemination after the father's semen was smuggled out from his Israeli prison.
Cairo, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt remains a stable and safe destination for tourists despite the revolution in 2011 that ousted Hosni Mubarak, President Mohamed Morsi said Monday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) The investigation into the match-throwing scandal in Olympic badminton competitions is not over yet. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked for further inquiry to know if coaches and team officials were involved.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) It was finally the end of the road for India's top women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in the 2012 London Olympics after their appeal was shot down by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) here Wednesday.
London, Aug 01 (ANI): A major controversy erupted at the London Olympics when the women's badminton competition turned into a sham at the Wembley Arena, as two pairs appeared to deliberately play poorly to lose their games.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Contrary to widespread belief that their appeal has been rejected, India's ace doubles shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa hopes she and Jwala Gutta would make it to the quarterfinals of the women's badminton event after four pairs were disqualified from the London Olympics Wednesday for "not using one's best efforts to win a match".
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympics organisers Wednesday suspended four female doubles badminton pairs for "not using one's best efforts to win a match".
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The Chinese Olympic delegation has started investigations into allegations that some of its badminton players were deliberately losing in the group stage of the London Games.
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Vincent van Gogh, whose paintings are among the most adored in the world and the story of his life and death is legendary, not have killed himself after all, new revelations have suggested.
