-The Indian Express Hours after oil marketing companies announced a Rs 26.50 increase in the price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders Thursday, Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily apparently developed cold feet and put the decision on hold pending a review. A 14.2 kg cylinder would have cost Rs 922 in the capital after the increase but late in the evening, Moily asked officials of Indian Oil Corp, the largest oil marketing firm, to keep...

-The Times of India MUMBAI: Reports of children taking extreme steps or running away from home after being disciplined stare at us from newspapers every other day. Yet, in a shocking finding, a study tells us that almost seven out of 10 sets of parents hit their children in Mumbai. Across India, 65% parents admit they are not averse to spanking their kids. The widespread prevalence of spanking belies attempts to provide...

-The Economic Times chennai: Labour troubles are back to haunt Hyundai's India operations, with Leftist labour group Centre of Indian Trade Unions saying at least 300 workers affiliated to it are on an indefinite strike since Tuesday afternoon at the South Korean carmaker's plant in Sriperumbudur, 50 km from chennai. But the Hyundai management has sought to play it down, saying in a release that the production disruption was limited to only...

-Outlook With cyclone 'Nilam' intensifying into a severe storm, Madras Atomic Power Station at coastal Kalpakkam today said the situation was being "closely watched" and asserted the plant is designed to withstand a wind velocity of 160 kmph. Presently, both the reactors at MAPS were operating "safely", its Director K Ramamurthy said in a statement as 'Nilam' cyclone was expected to cross Tamil Nadu-Andhra Coast close to chennai this evening. The Met office...

-Outlook  A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which would further intensify into a cyclonic storm, today brought heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in coastal areas, prompting the government to declare a holiday for schools. chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram received heavy rains in the morning, inconveniencing office-goers. The cyclonic storm would cross between Nagapattinam and Nellore tomorrow, Met Department said. "The deep depression over southwest Bay of...