Mobiles to blame for BSF suicides: Officer

Mobile phones are to blame for rising suicides in the Border Security Force  as it lets the troopers know about problems in their families, at Read more

Karnataka begins release of Cauvery water to TN

Complying with the Supreme Court directive, Karnataka on Sunday began release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, triggering widespread protests across the district and Read more

Schools, colleges closed in Hyderabad, Telangana

Several educational institutions in Telangana region, including Hyderabad, have shut on Monday following a bandh call by pro-Telangana groups. Telangana student unions including Osmania University Read more

Delhi ATM van robbery: Police arrest four more

Four more persons have been arrested in connection with Friday's sensational Rs. 5.25 crore heist in south Delhi, police said today.They were arrested from different Read more

India thrash Pakistan to keep World Twenty20 hopes alive

 There's something about playing Pakistan in a World Cup match that lifts the Men in Blue to another level. Form, pitch, conditions - all become Read more

Woman kills father-in-law after third rape attempt

 A woman killed her father-in-law after he attempted to rape her, the third in a row, saying that she felt Goddess Durga had come on Read more

3 year old boy rescued from borewell

A three-year old boy was rescued from an abandoned 450 feet deep borewell near Denkanikottai on Sunday evening.A. Guna (3) fell into the bore well Read more

50-year-old woman raped, murdered in Padappai

A 50-year-old woman was found raped and murdered in a casuarina grove at Orathur village near Padappai, about 40km from Chennai, on Wednesday afternoon.Two youngsters, Read more

Class 11 student gangraped in Haryana, all four accused arrested

In yet another incident of gangrape involving a teenage girl in Haryana, a Class 11 student was allegedly sexually assaulted by four men in the Read more

Minor girl gangraped at Jharkhand Cong MLA's house in Patna

A minor girl from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gangraped by five youth at the residence of a Congress MLA from Jharkhand in Patna on Thursday Read more

Missing Indian-American student found dead in US

The death of an Indian American student, whose body was found in Wilmette harbour near the Northwestern University's suburban Chicago campus, has been ruled as Read more

5-crore heist in South Delhi: Gunmen steal van loaded with bank money

Gunmen in Delhi forced a van carrying five crores in cash to a stop; shot at one of the guards in the van; then forced Read more

TN assembly Speaker Mr Jayakumar resigns

The Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly D. Jayakumar resigned from the post on Saturday.Mr Jayakumar, four-time legislator of the Royapuram Assembly Constituency of Read more

Boy acquitted of raping stepmom for 2 years

A criminal court in Abu Dhabi acquitted an Emirati boy of charges of raping his father's wife after the plaintiffs retracted their earlier statements.The unnamed Read more

CRPF man found hanging on Chennai Raj Bhavan campus

A 43-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel committed suicide by hanging from a tree branch on the Ra Bhavan campus in Guindy on Friday.Police Read more

Attacked, college student dies; 6 arrested

Broad day light murder of a college student in Chakmoh area of Hamirpur district on Wednesday has left people of the area shocked. Old animosity Read more

Teachers throw slippers at Nitish Kumar

Slippers were thrown today at the stage during Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's rally in Madhepura today, allegedly by contract teachers demanding better pay and Read more

Three charred to death in fire at cracker manufacturing unit in sivakasi

Three persons were on charred to death and an equal number suffered burns in a fire mishap at an illegal cottage fireworks unit, barely three Read more

5-year-old dies after beating by relatives who had adopted her

 A five-year-old girl was beaten to death in Indore on Wednesday by her relatives who had adopted her four months ago. The couple has been Read more

Students injured after school roof collapses -Kanpur

Over a dozen students of a government school in Kanpur were injured on Thursday when the roof of a class room caved in. The condition Read more

Teen drugged and gang-raped in Delhi

  A 16-year-old girl was abducted, drugged, gang-raped and filmed in the nude by two men in Mayur Vihar. One of the accused is her friend's Read more

SC permits Sasikala to inspect unmarked documents

 The Supreme Court today permitted Sasikala Natrajan, a close aide of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, to inspect certain documents filed by the probe Read more

IAS officers transferred, new Collectors for 5 districts

The State government has transferred over 20 officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and new Secretaries have been posted for the departments of Industries Read more

19 killed as private aircraft crashes in Nepal

All 19 people, mostly foreigners, aboard a Dornier aircraft of a private airlines were killed on Friday as the plane crashed minutes after taking off Read more

Can stop Kudankulam nuclear plant on security issue: SC

The Supreme Court has said that it will not hesitate in stopping the work at Kudankulam nuclear power plant if it finds that safety measures Read more

Hansika to pair up with Dhanush again

It's well known that Dhanush is slated to team up with National Award-winning director Sarkunam for his next flick titled, Sotta Vazhakutty. The latest we Read more

It was only Parthiban who cared for Ashwini's death!

Being a celebrity has not helped Ashwini even in her death!She has acted with many top heroes in cinema..She has played the lead role in Read more

Amala Paul gets ready for the number one place

Amala Paul is very cheerful because the Malayalam film Run Baby Run in which she had acted with Mohanlal was a great success. Amala Paul Read more

Tamanna in 'Ramana's Hindi remake

Thamanna who was acting in South Indian films have started concentrating in Hindi films. She is donning the female lead role in a Hindi film Read more

Sathyaraj’s daughter becomes an actress

Sathyaraj son Sibiraj has already become an actor and is acting in the films for the past few years. Sathyaraj's daughter Divya who was not Read more

Kanchana will be released in 3D format

The film Shivaji which had Rajnikanth in the lead role is being made in 3D format. This film is to be released throughout Tamil Nadu. Read more

Hina Rabbani Khar's husband says rumours aimed at maligning wife

 Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar's husband Feroz Gulzar has rubbished rumours about differences in their relationship as a campaign to malign his wife.Gulzar, an Read more

LPG blast toll rises to 3 as man, son die-chennai

 The death toll in Tuesday's blast at a house in Muthamizh Nagar, Kodungaiyur, triggered by a cooking gas ( LPG) cylinder leak, rose to three Read more

Woman’s body found in suitcase at CST station

An unidentified man dropped off a large travel bag stuffed with the body of a woman on platforms 8 and 9 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Read more

MLA hostel suicide case: College lecturer arrested

The Cuffe parade police on Wednesday arrested professor Ramchandra Chikhale in connection with the MLA hostel suicide case. Professor Ramchandra Chikhale was arrested from Barsi Read more

Six-year-old raped, police suspect neighbour-delhi

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unknown person at a park in southwest Delhi's Naraina area on Tuesday evening. According to police, the Read more

Metrowater worker, engineer asphyxiated in manhole- die - chennai

Despite a Supreme Court order against manual cleaning of manholes, a contract worker on duty for Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) in Read more

Former MP Adaikalaraj is no more

Former Congress Lok Sabha member A G L Adaikalaraj died here on Thursday following a cardiac arrest, his family members said.A four—time MP from Tiruchirapalli Read more

Bury the hatchet and join protest, Vaiko tells parties

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Vaiko has appealed to all political parties to sink their differences and pass a resolution against the commissioning of Read more

Sonia Aggarwal signs ‘Palakkad Madhavan’

The pretty Sonia Aggarwal has signed on the dotted line to star opposite comedian Vivek who plays the title role in a film titled Palakkad Read more

Jai’s next film titled ‘Tirumanam Ennun Nikkah’

Actor Jai who was last seen in Engeyum Eppodhum, is currently working on Vettai Mannan with Simbu and also on Gautham Menon's production 'Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Read more

Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi in Shanakar's 'I'

Shankar's 'I' is progressing at brisk pace. The movie starring Vikram as the lead, also has leading Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi. Suresh will be playing Read more

Janani Iyer says that there is nothing wrong in suffixing caste names

Telugu and Malayalam actresses who act in Tamil films have been suffixing their caste names along with their names. Actresses such as Sameera Reddy, Latchmi Read more

Cheran to introduce Karthik's second son

It's no news now that actor Karthik's elder son Gautham is making his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's 'Kadal'. What's latest is that his second Read more

Vedhika\'s views about Bala

Paradesi\" heroine Vedhika has experienced Bala\'s nature and has a very unique view about the director.He was initially told to be very forbidding if the Read more

Jayam Raja to debut in Bollywood with Ramana remake

It was reported in this column that Jayam Raja is set for a debut in Bollywood which will have Akshay Kumar on the lead. The Read more

Anushka gets Rs 65 Lakhs as salary to act in Biryani

The work connected with Biryani which has Karthi in the lead role has begun. Venkat Prabhu is directing this film. Initially Richa was supposed to Read more

UP govt suspends senior cop who got shoes laces tied by constable

The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended an Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), who allegedly got his shoes laces tied by a constable.The behaviour of ASP, Read more

60-yr-old arrested for shooting live-in partner in Goa

A 60-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner in a village at the Anjuna beach near capital Panjim, police said on Read more

Man arrested for murdering his lover's husband

The Mumbai crime branch on Tuesday arrested a 31-year-old man for killing the husband of the woman he had a brief affair with. The victim's Read more

24 age girl sets herself afire after constant teasing by male classmates, die

Unable to bear the continuous teasing by six male classmates at a coaching centre where she was studying, linking her romantically with another male student, Read more

Girl kills self after parents scold for talking on phone; boyfriend commits suicide too-Tuticorin

Two college students, both relatives, committed suicide at a village near Ettayapuram in the Tuticorin district after their parents objected to their affair.Police said the Read more

Kudankulam protest: Villagers to bury themselves in neck-deep sand

Villagers around the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu are intensifying their protests following the loading of nuclear fuel in the plant. These protesters plan Read more

Ajit Pawar resignation: NCP legislators' meeting today

A crucial meeting of the NCP Legislature Party will be held here today to discuss the political situation in the aftermath of Deputy Chief Minister Read more

Senior NCP leader Babasaheb Kupekar passes away

Former Maharashtra Assembly speaker and senior NCP leader Babasaheb Kupekar passed away here on Wednesday following a prolonged illness.Kupekar, 70, had been suffering from cancer. Read more

Girl found dead in house of Bengal minister

A 14-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at the residence of state water resources minister Soumen Mahapatra on Tuesday. The girl, identified by cops as Mithu, Read more

Saattai team seeks police help

Saattai, the latest Samuthirakani starrer which seeks to give a message or two about the importance of having good teachers, has been earning good reviews Read more

Anushka’s choice is Ajith

Anushka Shetty's Thaandavam opposite Vikram is all set to hit screens, but the buzz is that Anushka is doing Ajith's 53rd film, which will be Read more

Engineering student throws self before train

A 23-year-old part-time engineering student committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Annanur near Avadi on Monday morning.Police said Karthik appeared dejected Read more

Woman killed, three injured in LPG blast

In yet another fire tragedy due to LPG leak in Chennai, a woman died and three of her family members sustained serious injuries at Kodungaiyur Read more

Five-year-old boy murdered for ransom by college student in Pune

The Rawals are still in shock, unable to come to terms with the gruesome murder of their five-year-old son, Shubh. He had gone out to Read more

Alagiri's son Dayanidhi denied anticipatory bail

Union minister MK Alagiri's son has been refused bail by the Madras High Court.Durai Dayanidhi has been absconding for a month after a firm closely Read more