Prestigious South Chennai LS seat to see fierce triangular fight, here is why

Home to some top-notch educational institutions and IT companies, the prestigious South Chennai Parliament seat is set for a 3-way direct fight involving two women leaders and a former MP as the......

Dense fog engulfs North India; zero visibility at many places

A blinding layer of fog shrouded the Indo-Gangetic plains in North India on Sunday, with visibility levels plunging to zero metres at several places. IMAGE: People offer 'Salat-Ul-Istisqa' prayers......

'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.' IMAGE: The Atal Setu. Photographs: Sahil Salvi Prime Minister......

TN on alert as Cyclone 'Michaung' set to cross coast on Dec 5

The state government on Sunday said all arrangements have been made to handle the situation as cyclonic storm 'Michaung' is likely to intensify and reach north Tamil Nadu coast on December 4 before......

RailTel kiosks to soon offer mobile recharge, bill payment & more

Passengers in 200 railway stations across India will soon be able to recharge their mobiles, pay electricity bills, fill up Aadhaar and Pan card forms and even file taxes with help from Common......

Record Rs 1.10 lakh cr for Railways in Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday a record sum of Rs 1.10 lakh crore for the Railways, out of which Rs 1.07 lakh crore is for capital expenditure, and said the national......

Railways in talks with Reliance Jio on tower use

The aim is seamless mobile and internet connectivity for passengers along the 67,368-km of tracks. Photograph: PTI Photo Indian Railways is in talks with Reliance Jio Infocomm to allow the Mukesh......

Haryana's mission to become an investment hotspot

Despite the Jat agitation and investor scepticism, the state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches. The seventh of a 11-part series looks at the state of affairs in......

Cyclone Michaung: 200 youth paddlers stranded in Vijayawada

'As of now, there's no update from the Railways. The scheduled time (of departure) here is 4am but we doubt the train will start from Chennai tonight' IMAGE: Image used for representational......

Binny celebrates India call up as Karnataka take lead over Delhi

Stuart Binny celebrated his maiden call-up into the Indian team with a scintillating 88 as table toppers Karnataka asserted their supremacy with a solid performance, scoring 226 for 5 at stumps on......

Bangar puts Railways in driver's seat against Gujarat

Veteran Sanjay Bangar picked up a five-wicket haul while Amit Paunikar struck an aggressive half-century as Railways took command of their Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat in Bhubaneswar on......

Punjab get three points in draw with Railways

The bowlers' impressive display on the first day, followed by Uday Kaul's century, proved decisive as Punjab earned three points from their Group A Ranji Trophy match against Railways, in......