Heavy rains lash TN as cyclone 'Fengal' nears; train, flight ops hit

Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the......

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......

Six coaches derail as Bagmati Exp hits goods train in TN, no deaths

An express train rammed into a stationary train at Kavarapettai in Tamil Nadu and a few passengers were injured, railway officials said. IMAGE: Relief and rescue operation underway after an......

Public holiday declared in Tamil Nadu ahead of Cyclone Nivar

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami declared a statewide public holiday on Wednesday as Cyclone Nivar is expected to cross Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and......

Nooyi, Ramani Ayer among best US CEOs

Praising them for "being forthright and transparent with shareholders", a magazine has named three India-origin chief executives-- Indra Nooyi, Francisco D'Souza and Ramani Ayer among the best CEOs......

Defence firms divert firepower to fighting coronavirus

DRDO is developing 15 to 20 products to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic.Ajai Shukla reports.  Kindly mote that the image has only been posted for representational purposes. Photograph: PTI......

Watch the craziest bike stunts!

Love bikes? Well, MTV India and Bajaj Auto has got just the show, titled Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania, for you. Yup, it's another reality show where bikers from across the country compete......

'Jewellery in Rani Padmini's wedding scene is worth Rs 1 crore'

Tonight's episode of Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur will show the beautiful queen Rani Padmini's wedding ceremony. Tejaswini Lonari, who plays the title character, looks splendid in her bridal......

Cannes' Movers & Shakers

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds got a rousing welcome at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Cheering for the film was Sharon Stone, who looked svelte in a sexy black number with......

When supermodels rocked!

So there's a worldwide recession? Apparently, America's uber-elite glitterati crowd hasn't noticed yet. On Monday night, in New York City, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume......

'Virat's presence raises the profile of Ranji match'

Security beefed up for Kohli's Ranji comeback IMAGE: Virat Kohli has been included in the Delhi Ranji Trophy game against Railways in New Delhi on Thursday, Jan 30. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli......

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Southern Railway/Twitter Orphaned at five, raised by her daily wager grandmother and forced to run barefoot early on as shoes was a luxury she couldn't afford, sprinter......

Police driving me to suicide, says Pinki Pramanik

Asian Games gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik, who was charged of rape and cheating after medical reports confirmed that 'she' was actually a 'man', has claimed that the police is driving her to......

'You cannot deny someone a well-deserved award'

‘Anybody can file a defamation case against anybody to harass them.' ‘There is no criminal complaint against me in any police station. There is no FIR and no chargesheet.’ An......

Punjab Police shoot down TN XI

Maintaining their fine run, Punjab Police emerged Pool H winners and deservingly booked a place in the semi-finals league of the 45th Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament in Mumbai on Monday. Punjab......