Police commandos, Maoists exchange fire in Kerala's Kannur; camp sheds found

Specialised teams of Kerala Police engaged in a fierce gunbattle with Maoists in a forest area in this northern district on Monday, police said. Image used for representational purpose only......

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

Buildings were decorated with earthen lamps and colourful lights as people across the country celebrated Diwali with pomp on Sunday and a relatively better air quality than in previous years......

Maoists-police in gunbattle in Kerala's Wayanad, 2 arrested

Two Maoists -- a man and a woman -- were apprehended following a gun battle in a forest area in Wayanad, Kerala, late on Tuesday night, the police said. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

'How can you forget what Christians do for nation building?'

'Even if they try to silence us, even if they kill so many of us, we won't give up.''We won't give up doing the good work we are doing for society.''Because we love this country.' IMAGE: 'When the......

The sad business of smuggling red sanders wood

According to sources, around 3,000 people are involved in the shady business, notes T E NarasimhanIn a small room with asbestos sheets for a roof in Aathimur village, Pavithra, 23, recently......

SC directs Centre to implement interlinking of rivers project

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and......

Anand Sharma to retain ministerial berth

Anand Sharma is likely to continue as the Union minister for commerce and industry, although his Rajya Sabha term comes to an end next month.Top Congress sources hinted on Thursday that Sharma will......

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma. Against the stillness of lush......

Haathi Mere Saathi review

Between bad writing, hysterical acting and a shoddy blend of CGI and the real deal, Haathi Mere Saathi completely neglects the message of saving our elephants, feels Sukanya Verma. A......

Where Biutiful meets Elektra

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India. Perhaps the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) has an outsize reputation because of the dedicated army of cineastes and......

Taylor Swift, Beyonce win big at MTV awards

Singer Taylor Swift won the Best Female Video award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sunday. The 19-year-old songtress won the Best Female Video award for You Belong With Me.......