153 dead as Ditwah leaves trail of destruction in Lanka; rain pounds TN

Sri Lanka was on Saturday picking up pieces after widespread destruction caused by a powerful cyclone with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring a state of emergency throughout the country......

Tamil Nadu on alert as Cyclone Ditwah approaches coast

Cyclone Ditwah was slowly moving closer towards the Tamil Nadu coast and it was likely to bring heavy rainfall, the weather office said on Friday, as the state government reviewed its preparedness......

Cyclone Shakhti Roars In Arabian Sea

Cyclone Shakhti, the first cyclonic storm of the post-monsoon season in the Arabian Sea, is churning up the sea, packing a wind speed of 100 kmph and gusting, officials said on Saturday. Kindly......

Sri Lanka in battle mode, again

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels and the Sri Lankan Army fought land and sea battles in the country's northwest region on Saturday, leaving at least 42 people dead, further rupturing a......

Rajat Gupta penning book to tell his story

India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who is scheduled to begin his prison term on June 17, hopes to release a book telling his side of the story and visit India once he completes......

Second day's play may be rained out

With the first day's play of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka washed out, there was little cheer for the cricket lovers of Chennai as heavy rains battered the city for nearly three hours......

PHOTOS: Football fever hits Team India after nets washed out

'When rain forces you to move inside, you can still devise your own game using the space that is available.' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left, and Virat Kohli play football. Photograph: PTI......