20 coaches of Sabarmati Express derail in UP, sabotage suspected

Twenty coaches of the Ahmedabad-bound Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday after the engine hit an 'object placed on the track'. IMAGE:......

Over 60% vote in Phase V of LS polls; highest in Bengal, lowest in Maha

Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, with Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir......

'Why Not Bundelkhand In Modi's Third Term?'

'The Congress has, in the past, backed the demand but will not support it now since the SP opposes any division of UP.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the inauguration of the Bundelkhand......

Whether I turn 75 or 85...: Uma Bharti on retirement

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti has said that she has not quit politics and that she would contest the next election. IMAGE: BJP leader Uma......

Locust invasion puts summer crop in many states at risk

The locusts initially entered Rajasthan from Pakistan and from there the swarms moved towards Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab over the last few weeks and are now threatening to enter Uttar......

Bidding norms under SHAKTI-II coal auction raise concern

Earlier bidders in the SHAKTI auction were finding it difficult to meet their PPA obligations owing to shortfall in coal supply. The industry lobby has urged the Centre to review the guidelines and......

Rival brands up the ante as Maggi relaunch nears

ITC, Chaudhary Group are among companies launching variants and stepping up ad campaigns. Rival brands are bracing up for the re-entry of Maggi after Nestlé announced it had resumed......

How the Indian Railways performed this quarter

In a first, the Railways has decided to declare its quarterly financial numbers for three months till June, which shows that the national transporter's capital expenditure soared a whopping......

Review: Rangrezz is a powerful social drama

Rangrezz works despite being saddled with a rather cliched plot, writes Ankur Pathak.Rangrezz (remake of Tamil hit Naadodigal), which in Hindi means the person who dyes clothes (the symbolic......

'Husain told me not to watch Gaja Gamini'

A Ganesh NadarThe ready smile is ever so forthcoming. Underneath it, you realise Raghuvir Yadav is someone who takes himself very seriously. Perhaps as serious as the writer inM F Husain's Meenaxi,......

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their sunshine stories. Photographs: Sreeram......