Panic after sparks from Pushpak Express train's wheels led to tragedy

Panic gripped passengers when sparks flew from the wheels of Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express after brakes were applied ahead of a railway station in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, prompting some of......

Life From A Hospital Room

Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past half a year or so.They have revived my respect for life reinterpreted via its essentials, notes Shyam G Menon.......

Jalgaon: Train crushes 12 as fire rumour scrambles passengers

At least 12 passengers were killed on Wednesday evening when they jumped from their Mumbai-bound train in panic due to a false fire alarm, only to be tragically run over by another train on the......

2 dead, over 130 injured during Rath Yatra in Odisha

At least two persons died and over 130 were injured in two different incidents during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra in Odisha, officials said on Monday. IMAGE: A sea of devotees participate in the......

Hot wheels attract rich Indians

Hotelier Lalit Suri has a grand fleet of cars: A Lamborghini, a BMW 7 series, a Mercedes 320S, a Mercedes 280 SL sports car and an off-white Lexus four-wheel drive. Impressive, even by global......

Power consumption vs GDP: Some apparent paradoxes

The moderate power, freight and credit data do suggest GDP estimates could be revised down, says Devangshu Datta. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters There are some apparent paradoxes visible......

The Kia Syros HTX: Yay Or Nay?

While the Syros shines in many areas, its ride quality is a point of contention, notes Rajesh Karkera. The Kia Syros, launched early this year, had shaken up the competitive sub-4-metre segment at......

Hot wheels of Indian businessmen

Mukesh Ambani The famous crash last year of an Aston Martin Rapide, owned by Reliance Ports, made no dent in Mukesh Ambani’s car collection. The Reliance   head is rumoured to have......

The 12 Year Old Who Won Rs 1 Crore

'I felt very, very good sitting on the hot seat. It's a different feeling altogether.' Which European cartographer is credited with creating the map that gave the name 'America' to the newly......

PIX: Check out Bharati Singh, Sara Khan, Sangeeta Ghosh's cool cars

Television's popular stars own some really cool wheels. Like television actors, TV actresses own some really hot wheels as well. Here’s looking at the cars these ladies drive. Bharti Singh......

PIX: Check out Priyanka, Katrina, Bipasha's COOL cars!

Bollywood's A-list actresses and the big cars they cruise in on Mumbai roads!After the hot wheels of some of Bollywood's most successful actors, here's a look at high-end cars some of our......

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......

Ashes PIX: Five-star Stokes leaves Australia in a mess

IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Ashes Test played in Perth on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes celebrates with teammates after dismissing Scott Boland to complete his five-wicket haul.......

'I had to work hard...' Siraj on his four-fer vs WI

'Even in England, I had to work hard for getting wickets, it's not the case that you can get wickets just like that. No one gave me the fifth wicket (today).' IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj scalped three......

Shailesh wins India's first gold at Para Worlds

IMAGE: Shailesh Kumar celebrates after winning the men's high jump T63 final at World Para Athletics Championship, in New Delhi, on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo High jumper Shailesh Kumar......

SEE: Dhoni adds tractor to his hot wheels collection

Photograph and video: Kind courtesy CSK Twitter Mahendra Singh Dhoni loves cars. Captain Cool owns several high-end vehicles, which are parked at his villa in Ranchi. Chennai Super Kings reveals......

RCB eye edge in play-offs race, CSK an elusive win

  IMAGE: Virat Kohli will be ready to face-off against Khaleel Ahmed and Co in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru have a provisional playoff berth in sight......