(State Desk)

Hundreds and thousands of  devotees visit Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara (also known as seven Hills)  to have darsan of presiding deity.

On weekends and special occasions the number shoots up to a lakh and over.

They all return home happily  with almost half-a-s

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was bringing a law to make honour killing a cognizable offence as it sought directions for prompt police action and criminal prosecution of the guilty.

The Centre told a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Ch

Bengaluru: In a damning revelation, former Director General of Police (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayana Rao has told an inquiry committee that a cot, mattress and pillow were provided to jailed Tamil Nadu V K Sasikala, on the instructions of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.  

Sasikala is housed in Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara

New Delhi: Diamond trader Nirav Modi, accused of pulling off the country's biggest bank fraud, is no longer a part of India's billionaires club.

Modi, who had featured in Forbes' 2017 rich list with a fortune of USD 1.8 billion, could not make the cut in this year's rankings.

"Nirav

Olathe (Kansas): A man charged with fatally shooting an Indian immigrant last year at a suburban Kansas City bar pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder in the slaying that fanned fears of anti-immigrant violence following President Donald Trump's election.

Witnesses said Adam Purinton, who is white, yelled "Get out

(Online Desk)

Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday named Gautam Gambhir as its captain for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Top-order batsman Gambhir returned to the Delhi franchise after a seven-season stint with Kolkata Knight Riders.

(Online Desk)

The Lok Sabha was adjourned abruptly on Wednesday amid protests by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) over special category status for Andhra Pradesh, among other demands.

Minutes after the House assembled for the day, opposition members holding placards and raising slogans approached Speaker Sumitra

(Online Desk)

The BJP high command has reportedly pulled up its leader H Raja for his Facebook post claiming that Dravidian leader Periyar's statue too would be toppled from public places in Tamil Nadu.

This morning, Raja tendered an apology for the post but blamed it on the person who manages his FB account for without h

(Political Desk)

Now, TDP’s decision to give 'talaq' to BJP and exit from NDA appears imminent.  The party president and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has dropped enough hints on Saturday to this effect.

Naidu's reaction came after three-hour-long marathod meeting with his par

Liverpool: Liverpool cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in nine years 5-0 on aggregate over Porto, despite settling for a goalless draw in an uninspiring last 16, second leg at Anfield on Tuesday.

Sadio Mane inflicted most of the first-leg damage on the Portuguese league leaders wi