Maharashtra monsoon mayhem: Death toll rises to 192

The death toll in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 192 on Monday after the recovery of 28 more bodies, most of them in Raigad, the state government said, while Deputy Chief Minister......

Sheena Bora Trial: Enter the Actor

Balbinder Singh Dhami, who has played an inspector, for over a year, in The Zee Horror Show, took on the role of a witness on Monday. It was a part he had no experience of.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel......

Use of copper in public places can check H1N1

Extensive use of copper in public places can help combat spread of swine flu (H1N1) due to the red metal's anti-bacterial property, said a study by Professor Bill Keevil from the University of......

Editor-in-chief Siddharth Varadarajan quits The Hindu

Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, announced his resignation from the newspaper on Twitter on Friday, two years after he took over the reins from N Ram as the first professional......

SBI to provide $1bn loan to Adani's Australia coal mine

Adani Enterprises won support on Monday from the State Bank of India (SBI) and an Australian state to help it build a $7 billion coal mine, defying a slump in coal prices to 5-1/2 year lows that......

Modi, Obama target $500 billion Indo-US trade

Targeting a five-fold jump in Indo-US trade to $500 billion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to deepen economic cooperation and will set up a joint......

SpiceJet offers 10 lakh tickets for Rs 2,013!

In a move that could be followed by major Indian airlines, no-frill carrier SpiceJet on Friday slashed air fares substantially by offering a limited-period sale of 10 lakh seats across its domestic......

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

SpiceJet, the low-cost air carrier, on Thursday got its shareholders' approval to issue additional equity shares to promoter Kalanithi Maran, who in turn will infuse Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion)......

'No games security threat despite guards fiasco'

London's Olympic Games is not threatened by a major security contractor's failure to find enough staff, ministers and the head of the city's organising committee said on Sunday, seeking to quell a......