India
Despite ban, sales of gutkha, pan masala booming
Though the police had started the drive against the sales of the intoxicants, the scenario remains more or less the same before the ban came to effect, two months ago.
Thilakan admitted to hospital
Veteran Malayalam film actor Thilakan was admitted to the Jubilee Mission Hospital here on Tuesday after his health condition worsened.
Power outage derails train services, passengers stranded
The collapse of Eastern Power Grid crippled train services in Odisha as several trains had to be cancelled and many others stranded en route affecting lakhs of passengers.
Mini-buses to boost rural connectivity
Mini buses services will soon be operated to connect remote interior villagesin the Union Territory, as revealed by Chief minister N Rangasamy in the assembly on Tuesday.
Moral rot in Chemmenchery
Tucked away behind a graveyard in the city lies a different world; one where well-connected and powerful pimps or akkas sell hapless young girls lured into the flesh trade with false promises and broken dreams. Sangeetha Neeraja reports
Vintage wheels seal the deal
How often do you get to see cars that are older than your parents? The Heritage Car Rally provided Chennai, a date with the best wheels from a bygone era.