Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 degrees as north India faces summer heat

The mercury soared in many parts of northern India on Friday and hovered around the 40 degrees Celsius mark, even as Odisha continued to sizzle and normal life was affected in Rajasthan due to a......

2 people die as March becomes the new May

The heat is on! Following the sudden rise in temperatures, two persons have died in Maharashtra. The two, both above the age of 60, died of sunstroke. While one belonged to Aurangabad, the other......

'Lucky enough to be alive': Train survivors recall brush with death

Survivors of the Hirakhand Express mishap on Sunday recounted their horrific experience when the trains nine bogies and the engine jumped off the track near Kuneru in Andhra Pradesh. IMAGE:......

Probe ordered after tribal man denied ambulance, forced to carry wife's body

A tribal man had to walk 10 km carrying his wife’s body on his shoulder in Odisha’s Kalahandi after failing to get a vehicle from a government hospital, a day after which a probe was......

Orissa MNREGA funds: SC orders CBI probe

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into alleged corruption in utilisation of Central funds by six districts of Orissa for the rural job guarantee scheme......

7 new railway lines to be constructed

Presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament on Friday,railway minister Mamata Banerjeesaid target of 250 km has been fixed for construction of new lines in 2009-10. Some prominent......

India's shock loss claims life of cricket fan in Bengal

IMAGE: A dejected Indian fan at Old Trafford on Wednesday after India were beaten by New Zealand in the World Cup first semi-final. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters India's shock defeat against New......