9 killed as heavy rains lash Telangana; 99 trains cancelled

Nine persons have been killed in separate rain-related incidents in Telangana as heavy downpour continued to lash many parts of the state including Hyderabad on Sunday. IMAGE: An elderly woman is......

Modi, NDA ministers to be sworn-in at 7.15 pm on Sunday

Narendra Modi will take oath as the prime minister for a third consecutive term on Sunday evening as President Droupadi Murmu has invited him to form the government. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday evening, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers. Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:  ......

Ram Lalla's 'Surya Tilak' done at Ayodhya temple on Ram Navami

A beam of sunlight fell directly on Ram Lalla's idol at the new temple in Ayodhya on noon Wednesday, marking the 'Surya Tilak' of the idol on the first Ram Navami since its consecration. Devotees......

Tamil Nadu bureaucrat K Rajaraman is new telecom secretary

Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer K Rajaraman on Friday took charge as the new telecom secretary. His joining comes following the superannuation of Anshu Prakash on September 30. "Shri K Rajaraman, IAS......

Rlys launches smart card for cashless treatment

To alleviate problems faced by senior railway personnel in availing treatment during emergencies, Railway Board Chairman K C Jena launched a cashless smart card under a pilot project at the......

Railway Budget: More public cash eyed as turnaround remains elusive

A proposed 24 percent hike in the salaries of 2.6 million employees and pensioners, will land the railways with a wage bill of about $4.7 billion.   Indian Railways will have to depend on......

Railways spot early signs of economic recovery

Spotting early signs of economic revival, the Indian Railways have kept an ambitious revenue targets of Rs 88,419 crore (Rs 884.19 billion) for 2009-10, reflecting an increase of Rs 8,557 crore (Rs......

'You were like a mountain that protected me with your shade'

'Your body of work and your expertise over the craft will forever be research material for generations to come!' All photographs: Kind courtesy Dulquer Salmaan/Instagram Legendary actor Nedumudi......

5 days before TN poll, Phalke Award for Rajini

Photograph: Kind courtesy Soundarya Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar......

'Glad one of us put Kangana in her place'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Team Kangana Ranaut/Instagram When Naseeruddin Shah made that stunning remark about the 'half-educated starlet', which seemed to target Kangana Ranaut earlier this week,......

Lata Mangeshkar's Ram bhajans for Modi and you

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter After Prime Minister Modi performed the bhoomi puja for the Ram temple on August 5, Lata Mangeshkar picks her favourite Ram bhajans for Modi and......

Junior hockey star Boby's tragedy to triumph story!

A personal tragedy led India junior vice-captain Boby Singh Dhami to pick up the hockey stick; and looking back, he believes everything happens for a reason. IMAGE: Having recently won the Junior......

Bhaker, other Olympians not included in team for Cairo WC

IMAGE: Shooter Manu Bhaker has not been included in the World Cup team for Cairo. Photograph: Manu Bhaker/Instagram The Indian shooting team for the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Cairo was picked......

NRAI announces Indian shooting team for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Reigning World No 1 in women's 10m air rifle Elavenil Valarivan is the only athlete to have been picked in the team, who had not won, one of the 15-quotas won by the national team.......

Why no state funeral for Ramakant Achrekar?

'It is somebody's mistake and communication gap. I as a government representative, I'm sorry. This is very sad' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, right, rides in the truck ferrying coach Ramakant......