7 killed, 23 injured after tree falls on temple during 'maha aarti'

Seven persons were killed and 37 others injured when a tree fell on a tin shed under which people were standing in a temple premises after heavy wind and rains in Maharashtra's Akola district,......

BJP tweets video of Rahul Gandhi at nightclub, triggers war of words

A video of Rahul Gandhi went viral on social media on Tuesday triggering a row, with the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging he was at a 'nightclub' when his party is 'exploding', evoking a sharp......

Atmosphere in Tapovan village grim as families lose hope

As bodies are being continually pulled out of the muck-filled power project tunnel in Tapovan, the atmosphere outside is getting grimmer with families of the missing people losing hope of seeing......

'Samosa Caucus' fails to increase strength in US midterm

The so-called Samosa Caucus -- informal group of the Indian Americans in the United States Congress -- failed to increase its strength, even as its all four incumbent members were most likely to be......

Markets volatile: Which stocks should one buy now?

US stocks fell on Monday as investors dealt with the one-two punch of worsening political upheaval in the euro zone and the possibility that China's economy may be softening more than previously......

2G scam: Text of the special leave petition

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION {Order XVI Rules 4(1) (a)} (Under Article 136 of the Constitution of India) SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF......

Power: Maha industrialists oppose 5-day week plan

Industrialistsin Nasik have strongly opposed the power regualtor's proposal to have 18-32 hours of load-shedding in the industrial areas and implement five-day week to save electricity in......

Steel on the upswing

India's athletes probably haven't started worrying about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. But India's steelmakers have been thinking about nothing else for the last one year.In preparation for the......

Review: Margarita, With a Straw is refreshing, brutally honest

Margarita, With a Straw's is admirable in its handling of its protagonist and cerebral palsy, says Paloma Sharma. There is nothing great about Margarita, With a Straw. It is an ordinary story about......

Lorax, Project X score big in the US

With stronger results than the most optimistic predictions, the highly praised 3D animation movie The Lorax, and Project X, which received middling reviews, grossed $70.8 million and $20.8 million......

Kaminey review: Very very fexy

Once in a particularly blue moon, comes a film that makes you wolf-whistle. One that then ties you to the edge of your seat and forcibly pins you there and pounces on you, eventually leaving you......

Sharath, Shamini bow out of Asian Cup TT

Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and K Shamini have failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the 26th Table Tennis Asian Cup, being played at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Honk......

Asian TT: Indian men, women in quarterfinals

Indian women paddlers stunned fancied Thailand 3-0, while their male counterparts edged past Iran 3-2 to enter the Asian Table Tennis Championship quarterfinals in Macau. For the Indian women, it......

Amritraj concedes Canada Challenger tie

Prakash Amritraj crashed out of the US $35,000 ATP Challenger in Rimouski, Canada, after conceding his first round match against James Ward. The Indian Davis Cupper was trailing 1-6, 2-4 against......

Nitin Kirtane battles into last four

Rohan Bopanna and Peter Clarke of Ireland stayed on course for a successive summit clash after registering contrasting victories in the quarter-finals of the ITF Satellite tennis tournament (third......

'Happy birthday Chandra'

Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.Celebrating Chandra: Complete Coverage*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ravi SrinivasanWish you Happy, Happy Birthday......