Cyclonic storm Helen Friday hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing seven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region. Trees were uprooted disrupting traffic and communication and electricity towers were damaged as

A bipartisan resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week has praised the U.S. government for holding firm to its 2005 decision to deny Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a visa to enter the U.S. Introduced on Monday evening, House Res

Picture for illustration purpose only New Delhi:  Massive evacuation has been undertaken in four districts of Andhra Pradesh before a severe cyclone hits the eastern coast on Thursday followed by very heavy rainfall. As the cyclonic storm 'Helen' will hit Andhra Pradesh coast between Srih

Bangalore:  Despite being filmed by security cameras as he attacked a woman with a machete at an ATM in Bangalore two days ago, the man has not been identified. Eight police teams are hunting for him as the city grapples with anger and fear. 44-year-old Jyothi Uday is in hospital. Her skull w

A bipartisan Congressional resolution has been introduced in the House of Representatives calling on the US government to continue the policy of denying a visa to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on the grounds of religious freedom violations. The resolution also called on India to

Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar Tuesday filed defamation and conspiracy case against Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders, accusing them of launching a malicious campaign against him by raking up the two-decade-old ISRO spy case. Mr. Sreekumar also accused Mr. Modi of ordering him to tap the pho

The Horticulture department will soon take up a programme to increase production of onion in Karnataka and reduce dependence on the bulb from other states. In 2012-13, onion was sown in 1.95 lakh hectares across the State and the total production stood at 23.95 lakh metric tonnes. Karnataka i

Jabalpur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday accused BJP leader Narendra Modi of spreading falsehood and twisting facts to target rivals. While pointing out that there were several question marks over the Gujarat model of development, the PM, addressing a rally here, blamed BJP for bring

Mumbai: An emotional advertisement for Google's search engine has become a hit in India and Pakistan by surprisingly invoking a searing and traumatic period in the shared history of the South Asian archrivals. Officially debuting on television Friday, the commercial already has been viewed more than

NASHIK/MUMBAI: Two passengers were killed and 37 others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti near Igatpuri in Nashik district on Friday morning. The accident took place at around 6.20am today when 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Lakshadeep Mangala Express train was passing through the

The UPA government will be giving a final push for minority appeasement before the 2014 general elections with the Cabinet on Thursday approving a proposal to spend additional Rs. 100 crore for scholarships to minority children. This would be complimented with a new campaign to reach out to the m

Patna, Nov 11 :�After four Hindu youths were arrested in Bihar in connection with the Oct 27 Patna serial bombings, activists say authorities are maintaining a “soft approach” to labelling them terror suspects connected with the Indian Mujahideen outfit. Gopal Kumar Goyal, Vikas Kumar, Pawan Ku

NEW DELHI (TOI): The government is set to kick off preliminary work on Wednesday on an economic corridor between Mumbai and Bangalore, aiming to generate investment of over Rs 3 lakh crore. The plan is to generate around 12% of the country's GDP along the 1,000 km corridor between the two commerc

LUCKNOW: Dozens of Muzaffarnagar riots survivors took to the streets here on Saturday to protest alleged attempts to pressurize them into declaring they will not return to their villages and give up claims over their properties in lieu of Rs 5 lakh compensation. "The district administration is pr

New Delhi: A leading property portal is in the line of fire after a broker posted an advertisement for the sale of a flat in Mumbai clearly mentioning that Muslims are not welcomed. The advertisement about a flat located at Dadar's Hindu Colony in Mumbai was put up on 99acres.com by broker Visha

Thiruvananthapuram:  The exodus of migrant workers from Saudi Arabia continues, with nearly 100 people returning to Kerala on a daily basis since November 3, when the deadline for the end of the grace period for implementation of Nitaqat law in the Gulf country ended. The new law, as part of

Seventeen passengers Thursday had a miraculous escape when a state-run bus in which they were travelling suddenly caught fire in the Karnataka capital city's northwest suburb, an official said. "The incident occurred around 5.30 p.m., when the bus engine in the rear side caught fire suddenly,

According to government estimates, about half of the 2.8 million Indians in Saudi Arabia managed, in the last six months, to fulfill the legal requirement to stay on in that country after the November 3 ‘Nitaqat’ deadline ran out. Ponnakkaran Muhammed of Malappuram district was not among them.