Everything you need to know about Tiruchirappalli Fort: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Tiruchirappalli Fort: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, Apr. 26 (ANI): Republican Tom Cotton has expressed grave doubts about the Obama administration's counter-terrorism policies and programmes.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia's Indian subsidiary has sought the government's permission to launch its operations with a few aircraft.
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The Boston Marathon bombing "is the fifth case", including the case of David Headley, a key plotter of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, where potential terrorists have survived the American security scrutiny, according to a key US lawmaker.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The government Tuesday approved Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia's proposal to set up a new airline in the Indian civil aviation sector with partners Tata Group and Arun Bhatia-promoted Telestra Tradeplace.
Washington, March 13 (IANS) A nephew of former US president George W. Bush and a grandson of former president George H.W. Bush has filed paperwork to run for Texas land commissioner next year.
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Low-cost air carrier AirAsia Monday announced promotional fares for Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur from different cities of the country.
New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia is all set to roll out the seventh scheduled domestic carrier in the Indian skies, after its proposal for starting a new airline was approved by the government Wednesday.
New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Wednesday received regulatory approvals from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for starting a new airline venture in the Indian civil aviation sector with partners like the Tata Group and Arun Bhatia promoted Telestra Tradeplace.
New York, Feb 28 (ANI): An alarm clock app has been developed where the user must shake his/her iPhone vigorously to turn it off.
Los Angeles, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Classical pianist Van Cliburn, known for his triumph at a 1958 Moscow competition, died Wednesday after a battle with bone cancer. He was 78.
New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur, Feb 21 (IANS) Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia is set to invest anywhere between $30 million to $60 million in its airline venture in India.
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) Asia's leading low cost carrier AirAsia Berhad (AirAsia) plans to start an airlines in India, joining hands with Tata Sons and Arun Bhatia of Telestra Tradeplace, and has approached the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for investment.
Washington, Jan (ANI): Radical American Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki may have purchased tickets for some of the hijackers for air travel in advance of the September 11 attacks, new documents have revealed.
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.
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama vowed to use his office to prevent heinous acts like last week's massacre at an elementary school as he met the relatives of those killed trying to make sense of the senseless bloodshed.
Washington, Oct. 30 (ANI): A New York University class on 'transnational terrorism' has reportedly asked students to "hypothetically plan a terrorist attack", a move that has shocked US police officials.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) For Delhi residents, this year's Dussehra will mark the victory of good over evil in more than one symbolic way. The festival will also mark the victory of widespread awareness about diabetes over ignorance.
Washington, Oct. 16 (ANI): The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) managed to kill one of its most wanted terrorists in the world, Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al Awlaki in a drone strike attack in September 2011, through a fake marriage plot with a Croatian woman.
Junagarh (Gujarat), Aug. 15 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the occasion of 66th Independence Day, saying the latter should tell the nation about the UPA Government's strategy to overcome the problem of illegal migration from Bangladesh.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Lack of political consensus had hurt India's economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday in an Independent Day speech that was shorn of rhetoric or lofty promises and focused essentially on domestic concerns.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government will soon launch a housing scheme to provide housing loans to the poor in urban areas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Electricity will be provided to every household in the country in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) An Indian spaceship will go to Mars and collect important scientific information, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Wednesday.
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Aug. 7 (ANI): Dragon Jetlee, 40, from Tiruchirappalli, has created a new world record for cracking the most number of eggs with his head.
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) Tiger Airways Monday announced launch of direct flight between Hyderabad and Singapore from Sep 28.
Washington, June 26 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating more than 100 suspected Islamic extremists in the U.S. military.
New York, June 19 (ANI): Hollywood director Spike Lee has collaborated with Mike Tyson to debut the former champ's one-man show 'Mike Tyson-Undisputed Truth' on Broadway.
Washington, June 15 (ANI): American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki had sent thousands of e-mails to his followers, some with encryption and code words, while under FBI surveillance, according to investigation.
London, May 13 (ANI): People in a US town are being fined by police if they are caught texting on their mobile phones while walking.
Washington, May 8 (ANI): People who spend longer hours behind the wheel on their way to and from work may face greater health risk.
Washington, May 5 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned American soldiers to watch their behaviour following the spate of high-profile episodes of misconduct by some troops in Afghanistan which have discredited the entire armed forces.
Auckland, May 1 (IANS) The West Indies and New Zealand will go head to head in two Twenty20 Internationals June 30 and July 1 at Lauderhill - a suburb of Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
New York, Apr 23 (ANI): The US army has booted Ted Nugent from the bill of a June 23 concert at Fort Knox in the wake of rocker's fiery remarks about President Obama.
Moscow, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A military team from Russia will go to the US in May for a joint anti-terror exercise, a Russian defence ministry official said.
Washington, April 18 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon E. Panetta Wednesday rejected the conduct depicted in two-year-old photos of several US soldiers posing with corpses of Afghan militants, released in a front page story of the Los Angeles Times.
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Tornadoes have ripped through the US state of Texas, tossing tractor-trailers like toys, forcing airlines to cancel flights and causing widespread damage, CNN reported Wednesday.
Washington, Mar 20(ANI): Venus Williams is ready to relaunch her collection of sports and leisure wear - called EleVen - at this week's Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami.
Washington, Mar 20(ANI): Venus Williams is ready to relaunch her collection of sports and leisure wear - called EleVen - at this week's Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami.
Dallas, Mar 10 (ANI): A Chicago-bound American Airlines jet was halted just before take off after a flight attendant began "ranting" about 9/11, claiming that the plane was about to crash.
Dallas, Mar 10 (ANI): A Chicago-bound American Airlines jet was halted just before take off after a flight attendant began "ranting" about 9/11, claiming that the plane was about to crash.
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Astronomers are mystified over the bizarre breed of slow-moving meteors that are lighting up the skies this month.
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Astronomers are mystified over the bizarre breed of slow-moving meteors that are lighting up the skies this month.
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Michelle Obama has revealed that every night when her husband is in town, the family has dinner together.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Coffee caffeine consumption reduces the risk of advanced fibrosis in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers have confirmed.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Coffee caffeine consumption reduces the risk of advanced fibrosis in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers have confirmed.
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): If aliens exist, they should have reached our planet by now.
New York, Jan 1 (ANI): A Brooklyn businesswoman, who calls herself 'Prowler', helps the homeless and endangered animals in a sexy cat suit.
Indiana, Dec 25 (ANI): A tractor-trailer rig carrying 40,000 pounds of ice cream tipped over on its side, closing southbound lanes of Interstate 69 in the US.
Washington, Dec 15(ANI): US President Barack Obama has marked the end of the Iraq War by lauding the "extraordinary achievement" of his country's troops.
London, November 25 (ANI): Porn star Sunny Leone, who entered the Bigg Boss house recently, has claimed that she discovered she was bisexual when she was 18, but says she prefers men.
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Anwar al-Awlaki, the US-born radical Islamic cleric and Al-Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula leader who was killed on Friday, sought to use weapons of mass destruction to attack westerners, a senior US official has said.
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): Former prime minister I.K. Gujaral on Tuesday came out in support of civil society activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, saying that had his health permitted, he would have come personally " to show my solidarity with this great cause."
Washington, August 19 (ANI): A new lower-limb prosthetic has been developed that allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs.
New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): Delivering a 45-minute-long speech from the ramparts of the 17th century Red Fort on the occasion of India's 65th Independence Day celebration on Monday, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said that his government remains committed to introducing a strong Lokpal to end corruption in high places, and asserted that hunger strikes will not help address the problem.
Chennai/ Tiruchirappalli, May 19 (ANI): Fans of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, who has been hospitalised for over a week now, prayed for his recovery on Thursday.
Washington, April 09 (ANI): A new study by an Indian researcher has indicated that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biodiesel.
London, Mar.5 (ANI): British troops have reportedly been put on stand-by for deployment to Libya if the crisis in the country worsens.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): The 62nd Republic Day on Wednesday had 'mini-India' in itself with colourful tableaux depicting the innumerable hues of the country's diversity, in addition to a vibrant performance by students and armed forces in full battle regalia.
New York, Jan 5 (ANI): Ace striker Wayne Rooney's younger brother John will be playing in America's Major League Soccer.
Washington, Nov. 11 (ANI): Yemen-based American-born Al-Qaeda suspect Anwar Al Awlaki has been described as "the most dangerous man in the world" by an intelligence research specialist attached with the New York Police Department's counter-terrorism division.
Washington, Oct 27(ANI): American Al-Qaeda militants are even more dangerous than foreign fighters, as they know the United States' psyche and its soft targets, and its local recruits can often move about the country freely, top government officials have said.
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): New software developed by NASA is enabling major fuel savings for airlines and an increase in environmental efficiency.
Chennai, Oct 26 (ANI): A 1000 year old stone slab containing a Tamil inscription, clearly in the alphabet of the Chola times, was found in Trincomalee while digging for cricket stadium construction work recently.
London, Oct 22 (ANI): Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova made an appearance at the launch party of a book in shorts and very high heels.
New York, Oct 22 (ANI): Despite rumours of a split between singer Enrique Iglesias and tennis ace Anna Kournikova, his reps have revealed that the two are still very much together.
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Interpol Chief Ronald Noble has warned that the rising number of extremist websites have made the recruitment process much easier for the al-Qaeda, which according to him, is difficult to manage as another site pops up as soon as one is knocked out.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the Central Government is taking all measures to control inflation, which is hovering around 10 percent for the last several months.
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been added to an Obama administration terrorism blacklist that will see him being targeted with sanctions aimed at cutting off his financial support.
Washington, July 12 (ANI): Radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Imam Anwar al-Awlaki has singled out 'Everybody Draw Mohammed' cartoonist Molly Norris as a "prime target", by putting him on the execution hit list.
Washington, June 29 (ANI): A research team, including an Indian-origin boffin, has revealed that sponges, sea worms and other underwater creatures may hold the key to cure for malaria.
Petaling Jaya June 23 (ANI): Air Asia will be offering one way 'extra low fares' to eight Indian destinations for as low as RM169 starting today through next Wednesday.
Petaling Jaya June 23 (ANI): Air Asia will be offering one way 'extra low fares' to eight Indian destinations for as low as RM169 starting today through next Wednesday.
New York ,June 8,(ANI):Radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was born in New Mexico and lives in Yemen, has gained a cult following for his anti-U.S. rants.
New York ,June 8,(ANI):Radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was born in New Mexico and lives in Yemen, has gained a cult following for his anti-U.S. rants. he New York Daily News quotes authorities as saying that the charismatic terror leader has acquired the knack of mesmerizing young Westerners to wage jihad.
Sydney, Apr.15 (ANI): An Al Qaeda recruiter, who was earlier described as America's number one terrorist threat, is reported to have been engaged by a Sydney youth group to address hundreds of young people in one of Australia's largest mosques from Yemen last year.
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): In today's wars against "nonstate actors" such as Al Qaeda, individuals may be targeted for what amounts to assassination, but when those targets are American citizens, the US confronts difficult legal questions.
Washington, March 14 (ANI): The Montgomery College men's cricket team hopes to win the American College Cricket championship to be played at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the second consecutive year, after surprisingly winning it for the first time in March 2009.
Dublin, Feb 26 (ANI): New findings by a team of archaeologists has suggested that a mysterious ring fort in County Tipperary in Ireland may have held a sports arena during the Bronze Age.
Washington, Feb.6 (ANI): The suspect in the failed Christmas Day airliner attack has told federal investigators that radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki directed him to carry out his attempt at mass murder.
Washington, January 22 (ANI): Recent collaborative studies of stream channel offsets along the San Andreas Fault by researchers has revealed new information about fault behavior, which could affect how we understand the potential for damaging earthquakes.
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Failed Nigerian bomber Umar Abdulmutallab first joined dreaded terrorist outfit al-Qaeda while studying in Britain.
Cape Town (S. Africa), Jan. 2 (ANI): England all-rounder Paul Collingwood faces a late fitness test after dislocating his finger in order to make an appearance in the Newlands Test.
London, Dec 27 (ANI): Al Qaeda commander and spiritual leader of the 9/11 hijackers and Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan is said to be behind the failed plot to blow up an US airliner on Friday.
Sanaa (Yemen), Dec. 25 (ANI): Yemeni forces, backed by the United States, launched a major attack Thursday on a meeting of senior al-Qaeda operatives thought to include the Yemeni American cleric linked to the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings, U.S. and Yemeni officials said.
Fort Hood (Texas, US), Nov.11 (ANI): Many soldiers and relatives expressed a tearful gratitude to US President Barack Obama for taking on the role of a national eulogist here on Tuesday to help them grieve for those killed and injured last week by a US Army Muslim psychiatrist.
New York, Nov.9 (ANI): US Chief of Army Staff, General George Casey Jr., has said that he is concerned about the possibility of Muslim troopers experiencing a backlash in the wake of Major Nidal Malik Hasan's move to kill 12 fellow soldiers and a civilian, besides wounding dozens of others, at Fort Hood in Texas.
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was Sunday admitted to a private hospital here after he complained of uneasiness following a stomach upset and high fever, officials said.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): A professor from the University of California, San Diego, has discovered a trove of letters written by Benjamin Franklin.
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) A dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK seeking an end to fighting in Sri Lanka virtually crippled life in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, residents and witnesses said.
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), April 3 (IANS) The Rs.27,500-crore power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) plans to further expand its boiler plant facility here on an outlay of Rs.480 crore, a top company official said Friday.
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), March 26 (IANS) Actor-politician Vijaykanth Thursday told huge crowds that his DMDK party would not have any alliance with other political parties for the Lok Sabha polls and would prove it was a party to 'reckon with'.
Washington, March 11 (ANI): A watchmaker has found a legendary message inscribed inside American President Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, dating back to 1861.
Washington, Feb.21 (ANI): Native American chief and hero Geronimo's descendants are suing Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University with ties to the Bush family, alleging that its members robbed his grave in 1918 and have kept his skull in a glass case.
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Dec 11 (IANS) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar Thursday said only experienced private companies will be allowed in nuclear power generation.
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Dec 11 (IANS) State-owned power equipment producer Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will train its focus on manufacturing and selling 800-MW super-critical boilers, a top official said here Thursday.
Peshawar, Dec.8 (ANI): The Pakistan and North West Frontier Province governments have ordered a probe into the attacks on three terminals of containers carrying goods for NATO forces.
Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's hospitality industry has taken a knocking this year. Already hit by the after-effects of the global economic slowdown, the terror attacks in Mumbai now threaten to take a further toll on hotel occupancy in the peak tourist season in winter.
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Nov 30 (IANS) Senior PMK leader 'Kaduvetti' Guru was released Sunday from the central prison here, party officials said.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian tourist spots will now get quality guides and souvenirs through a Penguin India initiative.
Chennai, Nov 21 (ANI/Business Wire India): Cisco(r) announced that it is collaborating with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College- Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP) to promote information and communications technology ICT entrepreneurship and innovation in the country.
