The toll is expected to rise as emergency crews are still pulling out bodies from burned cars and demolished buildings.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended auctioning radio frequencies for 3G telecom services at a reserve price of Rs 1,050 crore to companies seeking to offer nationwide high-speed Internet and streaming video.
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
According to AFP, the local Gold Coast council is offering a service up to 10 times normal speed after laying new fibre cables to coincide with the multi-sport event next month, which is contested between nations that are members of the Commonwealth.
There are many things that Uber could and should have done when it started operating in Delhi, a city which is unfriendly to women -- but did not. It should have been able to more carefully track taxis that go off GPS, as happened in this case.
60,338 Mumbai taxis in 1997 had permits to cater to a population of 8 million. In 2010, only 40,298 cabs have permits and Mumbai's population has shot up to 12.5 million.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was surprised by his former striker Nicklas Bendtner's move to second-tier side NottinghamForest, but hoped it would revive the Dane's stalled career.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has played down media reports of a knife attack apparently launched against him in La Coruna last weekend in which a club security guard was slightly injured.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
'Afghanistan cannot be at peace until the Pashtuns regain their pre-eminent role in the country's governance,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Over 17,000 schools running under the three municipal corporations of Delhi were closed on Saturday due to heavy smog that has already caused a spike in cases of asthma, allergy and breathlessness
There are about 600,000 taxis in India, generating combined annual revenue of about Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion).
Meru Cabs, India's largest radio cab service provider has introduced alternative payment facility for their passengers in Hyderabad city.
Dawood Ibrahim is wanted in India to face the law of the land for carrying out serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993 in which scores of people were killed and injured.
One lakh gram panchayats are to be connected by underground Optical Fibre Cable by March this year under the first phase of BharatNet project, Minister P P Chaudhary said while replying to questions on behalf of Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha who was not present in the House.
"After feeling strange in the second half of the Burton game in September, I underwent a series of tests," he said.
Goli Vada Pav, a Mumbai-based fast food chain, is a hit on FaceBook and YouTube with over 9,700 fans. A look at how the company using social networking to connect with the youth and push sales.
Investmentyogi tells you how to use your credit cards judiciously during this festive season and avoid falling into a debt trap.
From nowhere, they are now part of a 'cult' film but where will the actors of Love Sex aur Dhokha go from here?
The leadership needs to put all other government business aside, control the pandemic and save human lives. Searchlights are going to be held by the world community in the weeks and months ahead as the fatality rates start shooting up and Indians die like flies, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The English Football Association will investigate Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor's conduct during Saturday's 4-2 Premier League win over Arsenal.
Though GST could mean complications in the short run, it will bring in undeclared revenues and streamline taxation across the value chain, the benefits should be worth the pain.
Moreover, automobile and consumer durables players are slashing their ad expenditure by over 65 per cent this Diwali.
The latest allegation of rape was levelled against Akbar by Pallavi Gogoi, chief business editor of National Public Radio, a Washington-based American media organisation, who has detailed the "most painful memories" of her life in an article in The Washington Post.
The Bangladesh cricket team was arriving for prayers at the mosque when the shooting occurred but all members were safe, a team coach told Reuters.
The total number of positive cases has increased by 106 in the last 24 hours to reach 1,024.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has joked that he might make a bid to sign Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on loan when he leaves for the United States at the end of the season.
Argentina have cancelled their final World Cup warmup match against Israel, striker Gonzalo Higuain said on Tuesday, as political pressure grew ahead of Saturday's scheduled fixture in Jerusalem.
Police are also roping in fact-checking websites to verify rumours on social media and debunk fake news.
Come 2009, the broadcast and cable industry will once again be looking at the government for a slew of policy initiatives in sectors like FM radio, cable distribution platforms and mobile TV, which otherwise remained stuck this year due to several reasons.
"Muslim-Canadians are an important part of our national fabric, and these senseless acts have no place in our communities, cities and country," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Port administrations are planning to install IT gadgets like Radio Frequency Identification tags in trucks, scanners and also use speedboats for patrolling. The boats alone are likely to cost around Rs 40-50 crore (Rs 400-500 million). Union Minister of Shipping T R Baalu has also asked the directorate general of shipping to undertake a special audit on security in all the major ports to ensure compliance with all security measures.
The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.
Croatia's state attorney is investigating Croatia international and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric on suspicion of giving false testimony in a criminal trial, the attorney's office said on Monday.
World No 1 Rafael Nadal, who is hoping to recover from a knee injury to play in the season-ending showpiece, heads the other group and will face Belgian David Goffin, Bulgarian debutant Grigor Dimitrov and Austrian Dominic Thiem.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Grand Prix for Mercedes after a first-lap scare on Sunday but the Briton will have to wait another week to wrap up his sixth Formula One world championship. Hamilton's 10th win of the season, and 83rd of his career, was also a 100th for Mercedes as a constructor.
The Kannada film is entertaining, especially in the first half.
A 14-year-old soccer fan died on Thursday after being shot along with two men when their bus was attacked on the way back from a match in Buenos Aires, local media reported on Thursday.
Mumbai's unprecedented terror attacks have put airports across the country on a high alert.
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