TORIES NEED TO 'MIND THE GAP' 17/02/2015 8:14 am Rupanjana Dutta Prime Minister David Cameron in his initial days of governance, spoken extensively about the Big Society, he dreams to create. In that one key ingredient was a diverse and multicultural Britain- which however seems foreign, given his party's oblivious approach towards some important demographic differences.A survey has suggested that the Tories still lag far behind Labour among large parts of multicultural Britain, despite efforts to appeal ethnic voters. A recent analysis by the YouGov has shocked the party by suggesting that the Conservatives have made almost no progress among ethnic minority voters since the last elections.
Big--AIADMK retains Srirangam by a margin of 96,516 votes 18/02/2015 5:12 am K.K. Joseph Ruling AIADMK romped home by a margin of 96,516 votes in Srirangam Assembly constituency, represented previously by party chief Jayalalithaa, dealing a blow to DMK which tried hard to clinch the seat from its arch rival.
AP, Telangana Legislative Council polls on March 16 18/02/2015 5:12 am K.K. Joseph The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for polls to the Legislative Council seats from two graduate constituencies in Telangana and two in Andhra Pradesh
Alleged conman Mohammed Ashrafi 'turned to faith healing after miracle' 17/02/2015 8:20 am Urja Patel An alleged conman told a jury he turned to faith healing because a “miracle” enabled him to walk again, four years after he was shot and paralysed in India.
8 kg gold seized at Chennai airport 18/02/2015 5:12 am K.K. Joseph The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials seized over eight kg of gold from two passengers at the Chennai International Airport last week.
Tragic Rahat: family awaits ruling 17/02/2015 8:22 am Urja Patel The grieving family of a baby who died after being deprived of oxygen in the hours before his birth must wait up to three weeks for a coroner’s verdict.
killed as train derails near Bengaluru 18/02/2015 5:12 am K.K. Joseph At least 9 people were killed and over 40 people were injured when eight coaches of Bengaluru-Ernakulam Intercity Express derailed near Bidaragere village, 40 km from Bengaluru.
Dentist cleared of misconduct after sending discriminatory text messages 17/02/2015 8:23 am Urja Patel A dentist who sent a string of text messages threatening to ‘out’ a colleague as gay to his family after a workplace row has escaped being struck off.