All 5 Desis re-elected to US House, 'Samosa Caucus' gets 6th member

Six Indian Americans have won the elections to the House of Representatives, increasing their number from five in the current Congress. IMAGE: Virginia senator Suhas Subramanyam became the first......

Thousands flee as rebels reach near Syrian capital

Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria's largest cities, according to media reports citing......

Cyclone Fengal: IMD issues red alert for northern Kerala

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a warning of significant rainfall in Kerala due to Cyclone Fengal, which has currently weakened into a low-pressure area over north......

Villupuram reels under record floods, railway suspends ops

Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies......

Reliance finds more gas off east coast

Reliance Industries has made two more gas discoveries at its prodigious D6 and NEC-25 blocks off the east coast, the company's junior partner Niko Resources of Canada announced. At the D6 block in......

'Andhra Pradesh is Gujarat of the East coast'

The truncated state, despite claims of having started at a disadvantageous position, now comes third in ease of doing business and has a host of other achievements under its belt. On June 20,......

Railways may scrap new dedicated freight corridors, enhance existing ones

The ministry of railways is mulling scrapping the three newly proposed dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) — East Coast, East-West, and North-South — and instead enhancing the capacity......

Exxon Mobil in talks to buy stake in Indian oil, gas fields

Energy supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp is in talks to buy a stake in producing oil and gas fields in India, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday showcasing efforts to raise domestic output......

Cyclone Michaung: 200 youth paddlers stranded in Vijayawada

'As of now, there's no update from the Railways. The scheduled time (of departure) here is 4am but we doubt the train will start from Chennai tonight' IMAGE: Image used for representational......

Deodhar Trophy: Rinku's 50 in vain; Panchal leads West to win

Rinku's half-century goes in vain as East records easy six-wicket win vs Central Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/Twitter Bengal bowlers Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed kept a tight leash on Central......

Deodhar Trophy: Six-hitting Dube powers West to six-wicket win over North

IMAGE: West Zone's Shivam Dube in action against North Zone in their Deodhar Trophy match in Puducherry on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Dashing all-rounder Shivam Dube went on a......

ISL: FC Goa end six-match winless drought

IMAGE: FC Goa captain Brandon Fernandes scores the opening goal against East Bengal during their ISL match at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: FC Goa/Twitter Local giants......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......