'Bomb threat': Hyderabad-bound flight forced to make a U-turn

A Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad was forced to make a U-turn and returned to land at Frankfurt Airport due to a bomb threat, the airline said on Monday. Photograph: Courtesy Lufthansa on Facebook......

Cancer vaccine for women in 5-6 months: Union minister

A vaccine to fight cancers affecting women will be available in five to six months, and those in the age group of nine to 16 years will be eligible for inoculation, Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav......

DMK ex-member Jaffer Sadiq, partners invested Rs 40-cr drug money films: ED

More than Rs 40 crore allegedly earned from drug trafficking was "injected" by now-sacked Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam functionary Jaffer Sadiq and his linked entities into sectors like film......

After Beirut, 700 tonnes of chemical near Chennai raises alarm

Customs authorities on Thursday sought to allay fears over safety regarding the storage of nearly 700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate at a container freight station near Chennai. IMAGE: A view of the......

Budget: Why customs duty was hiked on mobile phones

Even as the government’s move to hike import duties on 45 items is seen as a sign of protectionism, the prime minister was himself involved in the process. Illustration: Dominic......

Corporate India's goodwill deluge to speed up Chennai flood relief

Facebook enabled users to mark themselves safe in Chennai since Thursday morning Companies and start-ups, which have been closed for the past three days because of the Chennai flood, are helping......

IT, auto majors suspend operations in flood-hit Chennai

Hyundai, Ford and Renault have temporarily suspended operations at their plants in Chennai with the city being inundated by the heaviest rainfall in over a century. Image: Cognizant shut all......

Country's first post office savings bank ATM in Chennai

The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai on Thursday by Finance Minister P Chidambaram as a part of the government's Rs 4,909- crore (Rs 49.09-billion) IT......

Chandrika Tandon Wins A Grammy

Photograph: Kind courtesy Chandrika Tandon/Instagram Chennai-born Indian-American businesswoman and musician Chandrika Tandon, 71, won a Grammy in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category......

Lights, camera... CUT!

With the arrest of the film censor board's CEO on charges of demanding bribes to clear films, the regulatory role of the panel is in focus once again. Days after assuming office in January, Rakesh......

A new Sanskrit wave

A cow that speaks, a question on patriarchy and the story of a 17th-century poet -- Sanskrit filmmakers are finding new ways to revive the 'dying' language. IMAGE: Rajesh Hebbar and Pratheeksha......

Will it be sweet homecoming for Rahane, Kulkarni at Wankhede?

Dhawal Kulkarni, right, and Ajinkya Rahane . Photograph: BCCI Well-rested and rejuvenated Mumbai Indians would seek to turn the tables on travel-weary Rajasthan Royals when the two former......