Tamil Nadu rail mishap: Special train leaves with stranded passengers

Passengers of the Darbhanga Bagmati express that met with an accident at Kavaraipettai near Chennai on Friday night have left for Dharbanga by a special train on Saturday, the southern railway......

No casualty reported so far in TN train collision: Railway board

The Railway Board has said that no casualty has been reported so far in the passenger-freight train collision in the Ponneri-Kavarapettai section in Chennai Rail Division. IMAGE: Rescue operation......

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......

Chennai Central station to be renamed after MGR, announces Modi

Photograph: Courtesy WikiMedia Commons In his first public rally in Tamil Nadu after his party inked a poll pact with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Prime Minister Narendra......

Festival demand boosts domestic sales of two-wheelers by up to 26%

Major two-wheeler manufacturers in India witnessed a double-digit increase in domestic sales in October, driven by the festival fervour. Image used for representation purpose only. Photograph: ANI......

TN govt powers Foxconn residence for 18K women

The Tamil Nadu government is set to unveil a housing initiative for 18,720 women employed by Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, a key supplier to iPhone-maker Apple, this Saturday. Photograph: Quinn......

Rs 2000 notes: Rs 7,581 cr still with the public

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said 97.87 per cent of the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes have returned to the banking system, and only Rs 7,581 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are......

MPS: FinMin may extend August deadline for PSBs, insurers

The finance ministry is in favour of extending the August deadline for public sector banks (PSBs) as well as insurance companies to increase their minimum public shareholding (MPS) to the mandated......

Dhanush Gets Ready To Play Ilaiyaraaja

IMAGE: Dhanush with Ilaiyaraaja. "This is truly a moment of fulfilment for me. Since my childhood, I have been captivated by the enchanting melodies of Ilaiyaraaja sir," Dhanush says, overwhelmed,......

'Hindi Is Not Our National Language'

'It is an official language.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin asked how many attendees understood English, Tamil and Hindi. Photograph: BCCI   Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from international......

Defying age: Chhetri breaks ISL records

Sunil Chhetri creates history, becomes oldest hat-trick scorer in ISL in Bengaluru's win IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the ISL history. Photograph: ISL/X The......

Missing! Chess Gold, Silver Medals

'I have no idea about such a medal. Never got one,' says Surya Shekhar Ganguly, the national chess champion between 2003 and 2008. Kindly note the image has been published only for......

Dhoni defies age: To play IPL 2025 as uncapped player

IMAGE: MS Dhoni’s fans can now look forward to seeing him captivate the crowd at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans can rejoice—legendary......

Why New Zealand players are turing down central contracts

IMAGE: Devon Conwayfollows his former captain Kane Williamson, who will also play in SA20, in being granted a casual contract. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters New Zealand opener Devon Conway has......