27 dead in Andhra stampede where lakhs gathered for holy dip

Women cry next to the bodies of victims killed in a stampede during the Maha Pushkaralu, a  festival, on the banks of river Godavari at Rajahmundry. Photograph: R Narendra/Reuters Twenty......

Seer's counsel seeks FIR copy

Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi's counsel on Tuesday filed an application before the first class magistrate court in Kanchipuram seeking copies of the first information report for arguing......

How I survived 4 days of Chennai floods

‘Things are far from normal. The roads are still under several feet of water and every time we venture out, it is a nightmare wading through the water that is no longer flowing but stagnant,......

Vajpayee, Venkataraman join dharna in Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party's three-day dharna to protest against Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi's arrest ended on Monday, but not before former president R Venkataraman took to New......

Review: Naan Than Bala disappoints

Vivek’s Naan Than Bala directed by Kannan is a highly melodramatic tale of friendship between a righteous temple priest and a hardcore killer, says  S Saraswathi. Actor......

'I am earning more money as the antagonist'

'Being a hero is not a very easy task. You have to dance around trees, not to mention all the odd and unnatural things you have to do. Now I am spared of all that.' Jagapathi Babu reveals why......