NEET aspirant held hostage, raped for over 6 months in UP

A minor student from Fatehpur who moved in Kanpur to prepare for her medical entrance exam NEET at a prominent coaching institute was allegedly held hostage for over six months and raped by two of......

PhD scholar is 4th suicide in IIT-Kanpur in a year

A 28-year-old PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling hook in Kanpur  on Thursday, the fourth such case in the last one......

Modi speaks to Gujarat CM as state reels under floods

The situation in rain-battered Gujarat improved slightly on Thursday as the rainfall activity subsided, but Vadodara and some other parts of the state are still reeling under a flood-like situation......

Cop, others thrash Kanpur student, urinate in his mouth

In a bid to settle scores, a head constable and about a dozen other men allegedly thrashed a student, fired a bullet to scare him and urinated into his mouth one by one, the police said on Tuesday.......

Doc in a box

A number of tele-medicine initiatives across the country take affordable health care to the door step of the poor. Bangalore-based Teleradiology Solutions has been providing long-distance......

India to be teleradiology hub!

Imagine a radiologist sitting in Bangalore reporting on the CAT scan that was performed minutes earlier in the ER (emergency room) of a hospital in Philadelphia.Sounds like science fiction? Not any......

11 firms to be recast or sold in one year

Eleven companies with a gross principal exposure of Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion)to Indian banks and financial institutions will be either restructured or put on the block by September 30 next......

The Incomparable Waheeda Rehman

Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......

President Honours Suman Kalyanpur

IMAGE: Richly deserved! President Droupadi Murmu presents singer Suman Kalyanpur with the Padma Bhushan. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan Suman Kalyanpur was awarded India's third highest civilian......

Shubham's Lovely Gift To Lata Didi

A year has gone by since the incredible Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shubham Shubham Pradeep Nagle is passionate about music. He has been playing the synthesizer......

Bakulesh's Perfect Song For Lata Didi

It will be a year on Monday, February 6, since the incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bakulesh Trivedi Bakulesh Trivedi loves Hindi movie songs. He......

PIX: Bangladesh fan says 'wasn't attacked' but 'fell ill'

'I fell ill and the police brought me to the hospital. Now I am feeling much better. My name is Roby and I have come from Bangladesh.' IMAGE: Bangladesh fan Tiger Roby who was beaten up by fans......

Sports Shorts: Sai Praneeth in top 10; 2 boxers enter quarters

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Sai Praneeth, who had won bronze at the World Championships in August, moved to top 10. Photograph: PTI Photo Indian......

Punjab Marshalls break home-ground jinx in CTL 2015

Punjab Marshalls swept the first home tie 23-15 against Raipur Rangers in possibly the most exciting tie of the Champions Tennis League so far in Chandigarh on Friday. The Marshalls clinched the......

Top tennis stars in Amritraj's CTL commencing November 23

Martina Hingis, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Jankovic, Thomas Johansson and other top tennis players would cross swords when the Champions Tennis League (CTL) 2015 begins on November 23. The second......

Lathika, Udayan score upset wins to make finals

Unseeded players, Lathika Prem Kumar of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan's Udayan Bhakar, caused the biggest upsets in the girls' under-12 and boys' under-16 singles respectively, in the semi-finals of the......