'People are scared to go to a police station'

'They are afraid that if they approach a police station for filing a complaint they might themselves get arrested under some random charges.' IMAGE: Some of the 105 establishments outside the......

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

The railways on Sunday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the Balasore train crash, hours after minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the 'root cause' of the accident and the people......

Rain lashes Tamil Nadu; 2 killed in record downpour in Chennai

It was record rains for Chennai and suburbs on Tuesday that began overnight, leading to inundation in a string of localities in city and on the outskirts, while two persons were killed in rain......

Time For Stalin To Get Tough With Party, Babus

Tamil Nadu's voters wanted tough leaders at the helm, to the point of being autocratic.It was what Karunanidhi, MGR and Jayalalithaa ended up becoming, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil......

India lost Rs 12 lakh cr due to BJP's opposition to GST: Moily

Criticising various provisions in the proposed GST regime, Moily said it will be a "technological nightmare" and the anti-profiteering provisions in it are "far too draconian." India lost a......

How governments can overcome land acquisition woes

The problem can be met, according to Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, research director of India Development Foundation, by the government tapping into its own land holdings. Within three years of the......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

10 clean cities that make India proud

Chandigarh has emerged as the cleanest city in India as per a study conducted by the ministry of urban development.   Dancers perform during the Republic Day celebrations in the northern......

Clean up Hyderabad cricket, Rayudu tells Azhar

IMAGE: Rayudu had pulled out of the coming Ranji Trophy tournament attacking the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images Ambati Rayudu, on Sunday, hit back at......

Why Chennai could lose IPL final

Hyderabad on stand by for IPL final IMAGE: TNCA has not been able to procure fit certificate for three stands. Photograph: BCCI The Indian squad for the ICC World Cup will be selected on April 15......

HC demands MCA response over extra water usage for additional IPL ties

The Bombay High Court on Friday sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for......