Unidentified attackers on Saturday gunned down ruling BJD MLA from Umerkote Jagabandhu Majhi, his personal security officer, Pinku Patro, and a civilian at Guna Hatapada, under Raighar block in Orissa’s Nowrangpur district, nearly 700 km from here.

Less than a month ago, Obulapuram in neighbouring Ananthapuram district of Andhra Pradesh was a Reddy mine baron stronghold, where even officials from the top government agencies feared to enter, let alone conduct an inspection.
On Saturday, it crumbled under the onslaught of thousands of activists of the

Transport services remained paralysed in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today due to a rail blockade by activists and strike by auto rickshaw and state-owned bus employees demanding separate statehood.

Cricket lovers in Kerala are watching with bated breath the ongoing tussle between the BCCI and owners of Kochi Tuskers Kerala over the fate of the IPL team even as noted director Priayadarshan and NR

Former DMK minister K.P.P. Samy was today arrested here in connection with a case relating to the abduction and murder of two fishermen in 2006.

Keeping its promise to protesters campaigning against the Koodankulam nuclear power project, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, adopted a resolution Thursday urging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to halt the commissioning of the Koodankulam nuclear plant until people’s fears are allayed.

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who was 70 when he passed away in a New Delhi hospital on Thursday evening after suffering complications in his lungs, was one of Indian cricket’s great stylists. Having lost most of the vision in his right eye in a car accident, he adapted to become a fearless batsman against pace bowling in home as well as away Tests.

The Supreme Court appointed Central Empow-ered Committee has recommended a court-monitored investigation by the CBI into illegal mining in Bellary.

Governor H.R. Bhardwaj made it clear on Wednesday that the government could not reject former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde’s report on illegal mining merely on advocate general (AG) B.V. Acharya’s advice.

The Orissa government on Thursday issued fresh flood alert in four districts as heavy rain lashed most parts of northern region of the state due to depression.
Water level in rivers like Baitarani, Brahmani and Budhabalang were rising alarmingly. By the evening, most of the rivers were flowing over their marks