17 persons killed, 33 hurt in Andhra pharma unit fire

A major fire and explosion ripped through a pharma unit here on Wednesday leaving 17 people dead and 33 injured. The damage could have been worse but due to lunchtime fewer workers were in the......

Ex-CM Jagan booked for 'attempt to murder' on TDP MLA's complaint

The Andhra Pradesh police registered an "attempt to murder" case against former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, two senior IPS officers and two retired officials, following a complaint lodged......

DMDK chief Vijayakanth passes away

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth, who sowed the seeds of hope among his supporters on the possibility of a real alternative to......

Pioneer of Indian circus Gemini Sankaran dies at 99 in Kerala

Gemini Sankaran, whose Gemini Circus enthralled many generations of Indians with entertainment consisting of trained animal acts and exhibitions of human skill and daring, has died, family sources......

Govt rules out fresh PSB merger proposal

The government has set the loans disbursement target under the PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY) at Rs 3 trillion for the current financial year as compared to Rs 3.21 trillion sanctioned in FY21.......

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Four Indians, including a Harvard University professor and the co-founder of India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal, have been named by Fortune in its list of the 40 most powerful, influential......

Mumbai to get country's 1st monorail by 2010

Commuters in Mumbai caught in traffic jams are expected to get some relief in the near future with the Maharashtra government planning to introduce the country's first Monorail here by 2010.......

Which stocks to buy? Here's expert advice

After last week's blood bath the Sensex rebounded to finally end the week with a record gain of 1,140 points (6.6%) at 18,362 - the first-ever, four-digit single day gain for the index. But it......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passes away

Veteran actor Dr Shriram Lagoo, a stalwart in Marathi theatre and cinema and a prolific character artiste in numerous Bollywood movies, passed away on Tuesday evening. He was 92. Dr Lagoo died of......

Mahesh Babu's step-mother passes away

Veteran Telugu actress, film-maker G Vijaya Nirmala died on Thursday, June 27 'I regret to inform you that my mother, senior artiste, prominent producer and director Dr A G Vijaya Nirmala passed......

PIX: Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu at Nag Ashwin-Priyanka's wedding reception

The Telugu film industry made sure to attend the lavish wedding reception of director Nag Ashwin with producer Priyanka Dutt at the N Convention Centre in Hyderabad. Nag Ashwin's parents --......