PIL seeks testing food from retail outlets selling KFC, Nestle & other brands

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 23:33

The Madras High Court Wednesday ordered notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu on a PIL seeking constitution of an expert committee to collect and test random food samples from retail outlets in the state of Kentucky Fried Chicken and those selling Nestle products, among others.

Deadly tornadoes, storms hit US Midwest; 6 killed

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 09:16

Powerful tornadoes struck US Midwest on Sunday killing at least six people and injuring hundreds others with the death toll reportedly expected to rise further.

Kentucky Fried Chicken shuts its doors in Syria

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 19:45

US fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken has closed the doors of its last remaining branch in Syria due to economic and supply problems, shopkeepers in Damascus said.

Mystery behind Kentucky UFO revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 12:44

The mystery behind the "UFO" seen over Kentucky on Oct. 16, 2012 has finally been unraveled.

NOW THIS! 5-yr-old shoots 2-yr-old sister with gifted gun in US

Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 10:43

In an awful incident of shooting that further highlights the misguided gun culture in the US, a five year old boy shot dead his 2 year old sister while playing with his rifle in a remote county in Kentucky.

Two adults, five children killed in US fire: Coroner

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 11:52

A fire that erupted at a rural Kentucky home has killed two adults and five children inside, authorities said.

Obama lookalike in demand for inauguration season

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 00:17

The lanky man has the security detail, the prominent ears and the US flag pin, but substitute teacher Larry Graves is no Barack Obama. He`s a professional lookalike for the president.

Ashley Judd running for Senate in Kentucky?

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 10:41

Actress Ashley Judd has not ruled out the speculation that she is touted as a top contender to face Senate Mitch McConnell in the 2014 election in Kentucky, insisting she is honoured to be mentioned as a potential candidate.

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Kentucky

Last Updated: Sunday, November 11, 2012, 09:20

The US Geological Survey has reported that an earthquake centered in Kentucky rattled at least eight states.

Worm in chicken; KFC outlet closed down

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 12:21

The outlet of KFC has been closed down by the state Food Safety Authorities after a worm was found in a chicken dish bought by a customer from the multi-national restaurant chain