Girl thrown before train in UP for resisting harassment; loses hand, legs

A 17-year-old girl lost one hand and both her legs after she was hurled before a train here by a youth for objecting to sexual harassment, her family alleged on Wednesday. Her condition is......

TN governor flags legal formalities for nod to prosecute AIADMK ex-ministers

Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan on Thursday contested the claims of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government on the matter of according sanction to prosecute former ministers in the previous All India Anna......

AIADMK-BJP Snipe At Each Other

The BJP and the AIADMK are unable to sort out ideological differences, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami being......

Congress wins 12 seats with margin of over 50,000 votes

Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar was among 12 party candidates who defeated their closest rivals by a margin of over 50,000 votes in the state assembly results declared on Saturday. IMAGE:......

GSM lobby pulls out of spectrum panel

The Cellular Operators Association of India, the GSM-based operators' lobby, on Friday pulled out of an official panel for reviewing spectrum allocation norms, alleging that the committee had a......

IIT Madras: A hotbed of innovations

It is almost six in the evening when I rush in to meet Professor M Kumaravel in his office at IIT Madras. But the senior faculty member brushes all excuses of being held up by his colleagues aside,......

Sensex gains 236 points at close

The markets saw heavy buying interest and ended the day with healthy gains. The Sensex closed above the 10,275.88 up 235.74 points and the Nifty was up 71.3 points at 2,994.7. It was a broad based......

Do economic boycotts work?

Boycotts are a funny business, and none funnier than the economic ones. Iran is going to be threatened by United Nations sanctions over its nuclear policy. Iran was exposed to economic boycotts by......

Masoom Review

Boman Irani makes his OTT debut with Masoom, and it was good to see the actor on screen after a long time, observes Deepa Gahlot. The Web series Blood, created by Sophie Petzal, set in lush......

Want to have chai with Sara?

Kareena's favourite boys, Priyanka's cuddly partners and more... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan enjoys her 'Winter chai'.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena......

Putham Pudhu Kaalai review

Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair. A few days ago, I complained to a friend that......

PIX: Bollywood celebrates Holi

Lovely colours, coming up! Holi looks so vibrant on social media, thanks to its beautiful colours on Bollywood's famous faces. We pick some lovely pictures from Instagram to brighten up your day.......

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here. He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to......

PHOTOS: Another golden day for India at South Asian Games

IMAGE: Indian Archery team of Guruchatan Besra, Tarundeep Rai and Jayant Talukdar after winning gold medal. Photograph: PTI India garnered most of the gold medals on offer for the fourth......

Advani, Sethi, Russell for World billiards

Cue sports ace Mike Russell of England will be seen in action on the green baize in India after almost a decade-and-a-half at the Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth-IBSF World Billiards Championship which......

Long live the Little Master

Name:vivek BhatMessage:Many many returns of the day. I wish to listen UR great cricket voice for many more years to come. Wish U never run out but have a clean Bowled out after a wealthy & lengthy......

Readers wishes to Ganguly

Name:tuntuniMessage:Many happy return of the day Saurav. Want to see you lifting the world cup next time. Just continue to do what you are doing. That is all. You are the best captain that India......