1 dead, 13 hurt as fire engulfs ship at Visakhapatnam

One person drowned and 13 others suffered burn injuries after a major fire swept through an offshore support vessel, forcing the crew to jump into the sea in the outer harbour of the port in......

Fire at bio-diesel plant in Visakhapatnam SEZ put out

The major fire which broke out at the Biomax Fuels Limited's bio-diesel manufacturing plant in Visakhapatnam Tuesday was extinguished completely by Tuesday evening by some 40 fire engines. No......

Amid talk of resignation, Kiran Reddy transfers key aides

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday relieved two of his secretaries of their duties in the Chief Minister's Office as part of a reshuffle of nearly a dozen Indian Administrative Service......

Bandh in Andhra; bus services suspended, schools shut

An opposition-sponsored bandh began on Thursday morning in Andhra Pradesh where state-run bus services have been suspended and educational institutions shut. Opposition parties are......

Haldia Port Trust has some serious competition

The upcoming Dhamra port in Orissa, a private sector enterprise, has kickstarted its efforts to attract cargo before it starts commercial operations in 2010, putting prospects of the Haldia port in......

India to get 13th major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra

With development of the Vadhavan port, India will break into the countries with top 10 container ports in the world. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of the country’s......

Top positions at JNPT lie vacant

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, which has drawn up a Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) expansion programme, doesn't have a chairman. The posts of deputy chairman and chief manager (finance) are......

Sethusamudram Corp lines up foreign loan, IPO

Sethusamudram Corporation, the special purpose vehicle for the Rs 2,427.40 crore (Rs 24.27 billion) Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, will raise a foreign currency loan of over $100 million. It......

Paralympics PIX: Nitesh Kumar wins badminton GOLD!

IMAGE: Nitesh Kumar of India celebrates after winning gold against Daniel Bethell of Britain in the Badminton Men's Singles SL3 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics at the Porte de La Chapelle......

Vizag stadium set to host third India-Sri Lanka T20

Preparations are underway in Visakhapatnam for the third T20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on February 14 and tickets will be sold to spectators from February 11. The Andhra......

Bains hits century to lift India U-19 to huge win over Zimbabwe

Opening batsman Ankush Bains blasted his way to a scintillating century as India inflicted a humiliating nine-wicket defeat on Zimbabwe to seal a berth in the final of the Quadrangular Under-19......

Zol hits hundred on first-class debut for India 'A' vs NZ 'A'

Stylish left-hander Vijay Zol carried his stupendous form at the Under-19 level to first-class cricket, scoring a fluent century on debut, as the three-day encounter between India 'A' and New......

Ronchi's hundred rallies NZ 'A'; Saxena takes six

Veteran Luke Ronchi smashed a quick century as New Zealand ‘A’ recovered from a precarious position to post a respectable 310 against India ‘A’ on the second day of their......