Chennai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off export of Ashok Leyland trucks by coastal route to Bangladesh, and appealed to automobile manufacturers to opt for coastal shipping mode to transport vehicles.

Transportation by road was costly and would pollute the environment even as there was the risk of a

Washington: It was a showdown 25 years in the making: With the world itching to finally get a look at classified Kennedy assassination files, and the deadline for their release just hours away, intelligence officials were still angling for a way to keep their secrets.

President Donald Trump, the one man able to bl

Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) suffered a setback in Telangana today as the state working president and MLA, A Revanth Reddy, quit the party saying the recent happenings in the state unit pained him.

Revanth, who flew down to Vijayawada for a meeting with TDP supremo and Andhra Padesh Chief Minister N Cha

New Delhi: A protest by resident doctors of the premier AIIMS against “improper implementation” of the Seventh Central Pay Commission’s recommendations entered its third day today.

The protesting doctors continued to work while fasting.

The doctors alleged that revised allowances under

Kanpur: Captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were among the five Indian team members who skipped the optional practice session ahead of the series decider against New Zealand here tomorrow.

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who played in Pune in place of Kuldeep Yadav, too, did not take p

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a debate on internal democracy in political parties, asserting that the growth of “true democratic spirit” within them is necessary for the country’s future.

Modi made these remarks in a brief speech to the media at a ‘Diwali Milan&rs

Jaipur: As many as three FIRs have been filed in connection with the killing of a man wanted in a dacoity case and injuring another allegedly by the Andhra Pradesh police in Jalore district, the police said.

A woman was also killed after being hit by the car of the suspects which was being chased by the Andhra Pra

Mumbai: Actor Taapsee Pannu has heaped praises on Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, calling him “pure addiction”.

The actor shared a photo with her “Pink” co-star from the sets of his show “Kaun Banega Crorepati 9” on her Instagram page.

“This man is pure addic

Seoul: Washington’s goal “is not war” as it seeks to ease high military tension with Pyongyang, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said on Friday, standing at the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas.

Tension has flared on the Korean peninsula as US President Donald Trump and the North

New Delhi: Total income of 32 regional parties during 2015-16 was Rs 221.48 crore of which Rs 110 crore remained unspent, with DMK having the highest income, says a report.

“Total income of 32 regional parties for 2015-16 was Rs 221.48 crore of which the parties spent Rs 111.48 crore and declared an unspent