9 from southern districts dead-TN Express fire

The flames that engulfed coach S11 of the Tamil Nadu Express on Monday, have taken nine lives from the southern districts of the State, but Read more

TN Express fire-families agonise over unidentified bodies

For the families of those who died in a fire that gutted coach S11 of the Tamil Nadu Express early on Monday morning, all of Read more

Man gets 7-year jail for raping girl -delhi

  A 26-year-old youth has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Delhi court for raping a girl on promises of marrying her.Additional Sessions Read more

Doctor arrested for allegedly raping schoolgirl

A doctor in Madurai has been arrested on charges of raping a school girl. The 16-year-old girl was reportedly taking treatment from him for the Read more

Blackout in 19 states, more than 600 million Indians affected

Even before north India could recover from the horror of yesterday's crippling power failure, three transmission grids -- Northern, Eastern and North-eastern -- collapsed on Read more

Simbhu surprise to Dhanush birth day party

Simbhu and Dhanush who were at logger heads became very friendly at the SIIMMA Awards functions which were held in Dubai recently. Everyone is surprised Read more

Amala back to acting

After a gap of long 20 years, Nagarjuna's wife and social activist Amala is making her comeback on the big screen with Sekhar Kammula's Life Read more

Ajith has been invited for a cameo role in Sridevi’s film

Ajith Kumar, who was seen in many extended-guest roles before, has done a special appearance in a forthcoming Tamil movie. Well, the Thala will be Read more

Vanitha appeals for divorce from second husband

Vanitha, actress and daughter of veteran actor Vijayakumar, filed a case with the Family Court in Chennai seeking formal divorce from her second husband Anandaraj. Read more

HC helps Muslim girl to live with her Hindu husband

Coming to the aid of a Muslim girl who alleged threats from her family members after she married a Hindu, the Madras High Court bench Read more

Fire at Ambedkar Nagar in Chennai

A major fire broke out in Ambedkar Nagar in Chennai last night, which gutted over 600 huts in the area, fire officials said."We have almost Read more

CPI MLA, 4 others surrender before court in murder case

T. Ramachandran, the Communist Party of India (CPI), MLA representing the Thalli constituency in Krishnagiri district, and four others surrendered before a court here on Read more

Two women Maoist activists surrender in West Bengal

Nearly two weeks after the arrest of Arnab Dam, alias Bikram, the 'commander' of the Ayodhya squad of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), two Read more

MoongDal withCoconut

.Ingredients    225 gm - Green gram         55 gm - Coconut         a pinch - Turmeric         5 gm - Green chilies Read more

makhani dal

 Ingredients        250 gm - Black gram (whole)    50 gm - Kidney beans         1 - Onions             1 - Tomato (large)   Read more

Newborn dies after woman delivers in hospital toilet

A seven-months-pregnant woman, admitted in a private hospital, gave birth to a baby girl in a toilet on Sunday, leading to the death of the Read more

School van hit by train, 5 students killed - Punjab

In a tragic accident, five students were killed when a speeding mini local train rammed into their school bus at an unmanned railway crossing at Read more

Friend killed for using the toilet -Chennai

 A quarrel among friends over using the lavatory led to the murder of a youth in Chennai on Friday night.Police said Arun, 26, son of Read more

Tamil Nadu Express fire chars at least 32 to death in Nellore

Coach S-11 of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express caught fire early this morning, near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh; 32 people have died and 18 have Read more

Debuting heroine saved by Police from teasing mob

Trouble erupted during the shooting schedule of director Sanjayram's upcoming film titled Kutralam.  An enthusiastic and excited mob of youngsters started creating hurdles during the Read more

Simbu hosts birthday bash for Dhanush

Simbu aka STR  Little Superstar seems bonding big time with Dhanush these days. SIIMA Awards, which happened at Dubai, seems to have done wonders to Read more

Samantha to quit acting because of her skin allergy

Actress Samantha is suffering from skin allergy. She is staying in Hyderabad and getting treated but the result is negative.She is at her home because Read more

Teacher makes minor girl pregnant

 A minor girl has lodged a complaint with the police stating that a para-teacher of a primary school in Balasore district had made her pregnant, Read more

Teenagers arrested for gang-raping minor, making CD

The fourth suspect in the Patna gangrape and MMS case was arrested on Friday, after he showed up at a local news channel's office.The total Read more

Man kicks wife to death for delivering baby girl

 In what appears to be a case of gender bias, a young woman in Coimbatore was killed by her husband allegedly for giving birth to Read more

Indian fishermen allege ill-treatment by Sri Lanka

It was a safe homecoming for 23 Indian fishermen from Rameswaram who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy last Sunday; however, they had a Read more

Mysore pak

Ingredients 125 gm – Bengal gram flour 400 gm – sugar 600 gm – fat 5 gm – cardamom100 ml – water Method:Heat fat to Read more

Uppuma

Ingredients 225 gm – semolina 30 gm – fat 55 gm – onions 5 gm – green chilies 5 gm – ginger A few sprigs Read more

Puran poli

Ingredients 450 – Split Bengal gram 450 gm – sugar 100 gm – whole wheat flour 100 gm – refined flour 100 gm – rice Read more

Mutton samosas

Ingredients 225 gm – minced meat 115 gm – refined flour 30 gm – fat to rub in flour 115 gm – potatoes 55 gm Read more

Rasgullas

Ingredients 1 liter - Pure cow's milk ½ liter – whey water (2 days old)½ kg – sugar Water sufficient to make a syrup rose water Read more

Akhilesh replaces Mayawati statue, her party blames him for the attack

After a four-foot statue of Mayawati was vandalized in Lucknow, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav ordered his government departments to find another statue of his political Read more

Head Constable stabs SI to death

A Sub-Inspector was today stabbed to death by a head constable near Surandai police station, 35 km from here, police said. Police said Esakki (56) Read more

9-year-old crushed to death by speeding school bus in Delhi

 A Class IV student was crushed to death by a speeding school van on Thursday, police said.The nine-year-old student, Mohammad Sarfaraz, who lived with his Read more

Three passengers stabbed to death in AP

An unidentified assailant on Thursday stabbed three passengers to death and injured one seriously while they were sleeping in a bus in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore Read more

Hang me if I am guilty', says Narendra Modi

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has said that he should be hanged if he is found guilty of complicity in the communal riots in his Read more

Tamil Nadu school girl death: Motor vehicle inspector arrested

Tamil Nadu police have arrested a motor vehicle inspector for issuing fitness certificate for a defective school bus that resulted in the death of a Read more

Siddharth's date with Sridevi, Shriya and Priya

The South Indian stars Priya Anand, Siddharth and Shriya Saran are happy these days and the reason was found that the films starring these Tamil Read more

Balu Mahendra directs Siva Karthikeyan

That Dhanush has signed up TV star Sivakarthikeyan in his maiden production venture is old new. What is new about the project is the fact Read more

Amy Jackson demands more salary

London model Amy Jackson debuted as heroine in the Tamil film Madrasapattinam. After this she had acted in the Hindi film titled Ek Deewana Tha Read more

Sunaina to follow glamour way!

Sunaina, who had shown a lot of promise in her early films, was in a brief hiatus — only to return with a couple of Read more

Gulab jamun

Ingredients 75 gm – mawa 75 gm – sugar  A pinch – cardamoms (crushed)10 gm – arrowroot 35 ml – water A few drops – Read more

Vegetable puffs

Ingredients150 gm – refined flour 15 gm – fat 2 gm – salt Creaming 50 gm – fat 5 gm – rice flour Filling A50 Read more

Samosas (plain)

Ingredients 500 gm – refined flour 115gm – fat 50 gm – salt 30 gm – green chilies 500 gm – onions 5 gm – Read more

Pakoda

Ingredients115 gm – Bengal gram flour30 gm – rice flour To taste – salt 50 gm – onions 3 or 4 – green chilies 30 Read more

Jangri

Ingredients 250 gm – split black gram 115 gm – rice Oil for frying Syrup ½ kg – sugar 250 ml – water A little Read more

Nut balls

Ingredients50 gm – cashew nuts 50 gm – walnuts 50 gm – sultanas 10 gm – honey Method:Mix together broken cashew nuts, walnuts, sultans and Read more

Akki vade (rice vada)

Ingredients 1 kg – rice 250 gm – split black gram50 gm – salt 20 gm – cumin 20 gm – green chilies 1 bunch Read more

Coconut chikki

Ingredients  225 gm – coconut  340 gm – jiggery 30 gm – fat ½ tsp – cardamom Method:Grate coconut. Fry lightly in fat. Melt jiggery Read more

Aloo wada

Ingredients 115 gm – potatoes 5 gm – pomegranate seeds 5 gm – dry mango powder 1 sprig – mint leaves 1 sprig – coriander Read more

Boy tumbles down the school staircase, dies

A Class six student of PT Lee Chengalvarayar Higher Secondary School, who tumbled down the stairs in his school eight days ago, died at the Read more

4 pose as CBI officers, rob and stab woman

The Nandini layout police arrested four men on the charge of committing robbery in Nandini Layout, Mahalakshmi Layout, Basaveshwarnagar, Bidadi, Tavarekere and Kunigal.The names of Read more

Before committing suicide, he called his best friend to say "Goodbye"

A 38-year-old businessman committed suicide at his Panchsheel Heights residence in Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali on Sunday. Before committing suicide, he had called his best friend Read more

Tension after police gun down brother of illicit sand miner

The brother of a man nabbed for illicit sand mining was shot dead by the police on Tuesday after he allegedly attacked them near Nanguneri Read more

Pranab Mukherjee sworn-in 13th President

Pranab Mukherjee was on Wednesday sworn-in as the country's 13th President at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Central Hall of Parliament.Chief Justice Read more

jalebi sweet

Ingredients 100 gm – reined flu 20 gm – Bengal gram flour 20 gm – curds 20 gm – oil 200 gm – sugar A Read more

Coconut sweet

Ingredients 1 – Coconut 680 gm – sugar 5 gm – cardamoms Pink coloringMethod:Prepare sugar syrup of one – string consistency. Add finely grated coconut. Read more