» Andhra Flood : Over 100 temples damaged

More than a hundred temples, significantly the Guru Raghavendra Swamy temple at Mantralayam, Jogalamba temple at Alampur and Lord Hanuman temple at Beechpally along the banks of the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers, have suffered extensive damage due to the floods and rains.

» Bangalore expressway ready, finally

In Bangalore, commuting to Electronics City has been a stressful part of life for lakhs of employees at IT firms like Infosys. Now, after four years and 776 crores, an elevated expressway designed to make the commute shorter is ready.

» Naxal violence claims 2,600 lives in three years

The Naxalites, who have become the gravest internal security threat forcing the Centre to plan an all-out offensive against them, have killed more than 2,600 people, including civilians, in the last three years.

» Woman, mother kill newborn twin girls

It's a shocking case of female infanticide, this time in Tamil Nadu. A woman allegedly killed one of her newborn twins, while her mother killed the other child.

» 100 relatives on Prez's Gujarat trip

More than 100 persons form part of President Pratibha Patil's ongoing entourage during her visit to Saurashtra.

» Thekkady boat was overcrowded, had inherent problems: Police

The tourist boat that capsized in a lake here Wednesday, leading to the loss of 45 lives, was overcrowded and also had inherent problems, according to a Kerala police officer probing the tragedy.