Kerala gold smuggling: Swapna's 'disclosures' spark political row

The sensational disclosure by gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh triggered a political row in Kerala as opposition parties on Saturday charged that the chief minister's office was aware of......

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

A Paytm employee in Gurgaon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, advising its employees to work from home for the next couple of days. With......

Coronavirus-hit Chinese city suspends public transport

China has suspended all public transport, including flights in and out of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus as the confirmed cases climbed to 571 mostly from the city with 17 deaths so far.......

Master Diplomat, Malgudi Maestro, Mysore

R K Narayan's house has been preserved as a simple museum with his memorabilia, thanks to the imagination of a commissioner of Mysore, who stopped its sale by the author's successors to a property......

Air India to launch new flights to New York, Paris, Frankfurt

Tata Group-owned Air India on Wednesday announced the launch of new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, starting February next year. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters......

200 amazing years of rail transport

First electric locomotive. Photograph: Siemens Two hundred years after George Stephenson built the steam-powered Blucher, Open Knowledge pays tribute to 200 years of rail transport. ......

AI to restart talks on joining Star Alliance

Star Alliance on Friday said its member airlines had unanimously decided to resume the process of integration of operations with Air India.Chief executive officer of Star Alliance Mark Schwab,......

Air India set to join Star Alliance

Paving the way for Air India's entry into the largest global airlines' grouping, Star Alliance on Friday unanimously decided to recommence the national carrier's integration process that was......

Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home

IMAGE: Belarusian Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya meets Austrian State Secretary Magnus Brunner during a stop at Schwechat airport in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday. Photograph: Federal Chancellory......

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Masked and wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with "I RUN CLEAN" written on them, Tsimanouskaya had arrived in a police-escorted van at Narita airport east of the Japanese capital.......

Somdev stuns Tipsarevic to draw India level

World number one Rafael Nadal's return helped Spain make a commanding start in their quest to regain the Davis Cup but Novak Djokovic's absence left holders Serbia surprisingly struggling against......