June rainfall 11% below-normal, highest deficit in 5 years: IMD

India recorded below-normal rainfall in June, with the deficit standing at 11 percent, the highest in five years, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. IMAGE: A cyclist holding an......

Heatwave continues in northwest, central India; relief after 2 days

Heatwave conditions continued with slightly reduced intensity over parts of northwest and central India on Monday, with marginal relief predicted after two days. IMAGE: A woman uses a scarf to......

Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

India Friday reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them of staff deployed on Lok Sabha poll duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as heatwave conditions gripped a large swathe of the......

As North India reels under severe heatwave, rain drenches TN, Kerala in south

Large parts of north India, including Haryana and Delhi, reeled from severe heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature touching 47.4 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh in the national capital --......

How Gautam Adani plans to 'develop' Mumbai, Ahmedabad airports

Gateway airports of Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be connected with the feeder airports of Lucknow, Guwa­hati, Trivandrum, Jaipur and Mangalore. IMAGE: The Chhatrapati Shivaji International......

6 more airports to be auctioned under PPP model: FM

These airports are those at Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government will soon start auctioning of six more airports under......

Monsoon deficiency drops to 21% from 33%

According to the Central Water Commission, of the 91 major reservoirs in the country, 62 water bodies reported 80 per cent or below of normal storage. Monsoon has covered almost the entire......

A Match of Many Records

A 'second-string Indian team', as described by former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, proved too strong for Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International. Led by Shikhar Dhawan, the young......