Pregnant woman dies after snake bite

A 24-year-old woman, who was seven months pregnant, died after a poisonous snake bit her at her house in Kanchipadi near Kanagamma Chathiram, 65 km Read more

Bangalore journalist, 10 others arrested in Karnataka for terrorist links

Bangalore Police on Wednesday arrested 11 people, including a journalist with a popular English daily, for having terror links. Sources said the arrests were made Read more

Kudankulam nuclear project gets green signal from Madras High court

 The Madras High Court has given a green signal today for the two 1,000 MW Russian reactors at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP). Rejecting a Read more

No Vidya Balan for Prithviraj

There are rumours doing the rounds that The Dirty Picture actress would be doing a Malayalam film with Prithviraj.Kahaani and The Dirty Picture have made Read more

Magic of Banarasi sari recreated on ramp

It was an evening dedicated to Benarasi saris where exquisite range of handwoven saris made in the oldest temple city in the country were presented Read more

No I am not engaged to Rana Daggubati: Trisha

.After all, she has been denying reports linking her with Tollywood star Rana Daggubati.Rumour mills had it that Trisha and Rana had got engaged in Read more

Sanjay Dutt in Kanchana Hindi remake

The names of Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan were doing the rounds, but now it is heard that Sanjay Dull will produce and do Read more

Padmapriya says that Tamil directors are boycotting her

Actress Padmapriya created a sensation by complaining against director Sami that he has slapped her during the shooting of the Tamil film Mirugam. Now she Read more

chief minister confers title of Thiraiyisai Chakravarthy on legendary MSV

All along his career spanning close to six decades, he was known as Mellisai Mannar (King of Melodies).  Octogenarian M.S. Viswanathan, fondly referred to as Read more

Eating chocolate reduces blood pressure

People who eat a bar of dark chocolate in the morning and drink a glass of red wine at night are lowering their blood pressure Read more

2nd Test: India favourites for series win

The venue has changed but the skies stand to remain overcast again and the traffic one-way despite what Ross Taylor says, as India take on Read more

Son of Sardaar doesn't hurt anybody's sentiments: Ajay Devgn

Actor Ajay Devgn has come out in defence of his upcoming film Son Of Sardaar saying that the content of the film projects the Sikh Read more

Two IAF helicopters crash midair in Gujarat, 8 killed

Eight Indian Air Force personnel were killed after two Air Force MI-17 helicopters crashed near Sarmat village in Jamnagar in Gujarat after a mid-air collision Read more

Eating chocolate reduces blood pressure

People who eat a bar of dark chocolate in the morning and drink a glass of red wine at night are lowering their blood pressure Read more

Sachin Tendulkar rules out retirement, for now

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar indicated that he would not retire for now."As long as there is a reason to wake up with a reason in Read more

Dravid wins Test player of the year award

A Wednesday night, that celebrated Indian cricket's highs in 2011, added lustre to a string of players cutting across generations.The Castrol awards for cricketing excellence Read more

Samsung steals march on Nokia with first Windows phone

Samsung Electronics became the first handset maker to announce a smartphone using Microsoft's latest mobile software, making its surprise, hurried announcement just days before the Read more

Capital goods, oil & gas stocks pull Sensex down 80 points

Indian equities, the Sensex and the Nifty, were trading down by over 0.4 per cent in afternoon session on weak Asian cues.At 12.55 p.m., the Read more

Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp , TVS slide on inventory concerns

Shares of two wheelers companies have corrected 4-6 per cent in past five sessions on concerns that August sales figures are likely to be disappointing.According Read more

For Kasab, it's now a question of when

With the Supreme Court upholding the death sentence for Pakistani terrorist Kasab, lawyers say he is now left with little legal recourse.Top lawyers opine that Read more

Rs 26 cr spent on Kasab so far; execution may take years

While the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence awarded to lone surviving terrorist Ajmal Kasab, the 26/11 gunman's march to the gallows may Read more

Alert taxi driver foils husband’s bid to sell wife

An alert cabbie claimed to have saved a woman from being sold in a brothel, allegedly by her husband, on Wednesday. Police are interrogating the Read more

Teen bride rescued, parents warned

An attempt to marry off a minor girl to a 21-year-old youth was stopped in Kodavasal in Tiruvarur district on Wednesday following the intervention of Read more

Goods train rams car, , including a woman two killed

 Two persons, including a woman were killed on the spot when a goods train collided with a car at an unmanned level crossing near Eriodu Read more

Class IX boy falls off school building

 A 14-year-old student sustained severe head injuries after he fell down from his school building while trying to collect a football on Tuesday at Race Read more

Amala Paul celebrates Onam with Mohanlal in Chennai

Amala Paul has a new release in Malayalam, her mother tongue, on the auspicious occasion of Onam. The actress shares screen space with Mollywood Superstar, Read more

Nayanthara refuses to pair with Arjun in Manirathnam’s film

There is news that Nayanthara has refused to act in Kadal directed by Manirathnam. Actor Karthik's son Gowtham is donning the lead role while actress Read more

Movie Review: 'Maalai Pozhuthin Mayakathilae'

Debutant filmmaker Narayana Nagendra Rao has chosen to experiment a lot in 'Maalai Pozhuthin Mayakathilae in terms of telling the story and putting across his Read more

Arjun arrested for harassing his wife

Kannada film actor Arjun was today arrested for allegedly harassing his wife both physically and mentally for the past several months, police said. 34 year-old Read more

Sneha made my birthday so special: Prasanna

August 28 was Prasanna's first birthday after entering wedlock. The actor is elated over his wife, Sneha's gift on his birthday."I have been flying high Read more

Jaya tears into Raju's defence on training Sri Lankans

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday articulated Tamil Nadu's collective political outrage over Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju's assertion that Read more

AIADMK Councillor dies in mishap

Councillor dies in In a bizarre accident, five persons, including a woman City Corporation councillor of the AIADMK and her 23-year-old son, were killed at Read more

Bike-borne thief beaten to death

A 20-year-old bike-borne chain snatcher was allegedly beaten to death by an angry mob when he tried to escape after snatching a seven sovereign Thali Read more

Granite blocks worth Rs 15,000 crore identified on PRP Exports premises

Special teams formed by the district administration on Tuesday identified granite stones and marble worth a total of Rs 15,000 crore at a factory and Read more

student fails to pay fine, commits suicide

A Class X student of a private school allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself after he was asked to pay a fine by Read more

Reema Sen speaks about her acting in Sattam Oru Iruttarai

 Reema Sen while speaking about acting in the remake of the film Sattam Oru Iruttarai said, "Some are making fun of me because I am Read more

Amala Akkineni makes comeback with 'Life Is Beautiful'

Yesteryear heroine Amala's decision to make a comeback in the industry, with a film titled 'Life Is Beautiful', has made her friends and well-wishers happy.One Read more

Kajal Aggarwal to star in Jiiva’s Yaan

The latest buzz in the industry is that Kajal Aggarwal is likely to team up with Jiiva in cinematographer Ravi K Chandran's directorial debut, Yaan. Read more

Couple whose outdoor sex was filmed by a CCTV camera... and downloaded on to the phone of a police control room worker

A police control room worker has been arrested on suspicion of downloading steamy CCTV footage of a young couple having sex in a street on Read more

Suriya's 'Maattrraan' to hit the release on October 12

Suriya's 'Maattrraan' will grace worldwide screens on October 12. This has been made official by the makers of the film. Following rumors about the much Read more

Why today's kids don't get good night's sleep

Too many fizzy drinks and not enough bedtime stories are reasons why younger generation does not sleep as well as their grandparents, according to a Read more

Nifty ends below 5,350; banks, metals, auto down

The Nifty extended overnight losses on Tuesday and closed below the 5,350 mark, led by losses in metals, banks and auto sectors in absence of Read more

Power-packed show, but real test still awaits India

India should not celebrate too soon. While the drubbing of a listless New Zealand side in the first Test here was a power-packed performance, the Read more

MS Dhoni launches his bike racing team

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is known for his passion for bikes, launched his racing team in July which is now competing in FIM Read more

HCL Infosystems shares rally over 23% on buyout buzz

Shares of IT hardware company HCL Infosystems today rallied over 23 per cent amid reports that computer maker Lenovo is in talks to buy out Read more

Maruti shareholders urge better labour relations

Maruti Suzuki shareholders on Tuesday urged India's biggest carmaker to be more sensitive to labour disputes in the wake of a deadly riot at its Read more

Samsung vows 'all measures' to fight US sales ban

South Korea's Samsung Electronics vowed on Tuesday to take "all necessary measures" to keep its products on US store shelves, in response to Apple's request Read more

Probe report on Radia tape leakage not satisfactory: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre over leakage of its tapped conversation of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia saying its probe report is Read more

Dead baby eaten by rats at Chennai hospital

A sanitary worker, who lost his 12-day-old infant, was in for a shock on Monday when he went to collect the body from Government Kasturba Read more

Sonia Gandhi attacks BJP's politics of blackmail

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has criticised the principal opposition party for holding Parliament to ransom and said that the BJP is mocking people of India.Addressing Read more

New treatment to permanently cure high blood pressure

Scientists have developed a radical therapy that could provide a permanent cure for high blood pressure by zapping the kidneys with radio waves.The breakthrough by Read more

BCCI recommends Rahul Dravid for Padma Bhushan

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award.Darvid might have missed Read more

Ashwin placed 25th in ICC test rankings, Sachin at 11

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's match haul of 12 for 85 against New Zealand in the first Test in Hyderabad has helped him vault 19 places to Read more

In-memory computing to forge ahead

t will speed up data crunching and help meet diverse information and analytics requirements fasterDatabases that reside in the memory of computers rather than their Read more