Naidu's 'super six' poll promises come up against empty coffers

Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take the reins of power in Andhra Pradesh shortly will have the daunting task of making bleak coffers ring to fulfill the "Super Six"......

Cyclone Dana: 1 Million Evacuated

IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art to pray for the safety of people during Cyclone Dana at Puri beach on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Photo Glimpses of the preparations in Odisha......

'Jai Shri Ram, NEET-NEET': Slogans fly in Lok Sabha on Day 1

The Lok Sabha witnessed a display of linguistic diversity on Monday, with the newly-elected MPs taking their oaths in English and Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali,......

15 killed, 30 injured in Andhra Pradesh bus accident

Fifteen people, mostly college students, were on Wednesday killed and 30 others injured when a state-run bus in which they were travelling fell down a dug up area adjoining a hilly road in Andhra......

Cabinet okays 32,500 cr for Railways' multi-tracking projects

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved seven multi-tracking projects of Indian Railways at an estimated cost of around Rs 32,500 crore, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw......

Gadkari keen to fast-track highway projects

Various stakeholders, including about 600 developers, bankers and officials from various wings, including the National Highways Authority of India, will also be present. Road Transport and......

Ashok Leyland to up capacity by 50 per cent

Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland, a truck and bus manufacturer, is increasing the capacity of its commercial vehicle production to 150,000 units per annum, a growth of 50 per cent over the......

New amnesty scheme for PF defaulters

The finance ministry has approved a new amnesty scheme for Employee Provident Fund defaulters. The scheme, to be taken up by the Cabinet shortly, proposes to allow companies with outstandings to......