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......

No relief from heat in north, central India as mercury stays above 47 deg C

Maximum temperatures dipped slightly over large parts of northwest and central India on Thursday but there was no respite from the searing heat as mercury remained above 47 degrees across Haryana,......

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 --......

Jagan Races Ahead In Andhra Poll Race

Scenes from the campaign trail in New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Amritsar, Ranchi and Guwahati.   IMAGE: Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy greets voters at......

Devika Bulchandani has shattered the glass ceiling for good

IMAGE: Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO Ogilvy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Ogilvy, one of the world's leading advertising agencies, will for the first time have an Indian-origin......

Govt spending Rs 14,500 crore on airports before 'privatising' them

With six airports handed over to the Adani group for 50 years, the government is now all set to hand over another 25 airports to private players in a bid to ‘monetise’ them. Official......

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......

Pakistan airspace a no-go, airlines in spot over cost

For Air India and Jet Airways, airspace closure over Pakistan would mean flights to US and Europe will have to take a longer route.Arindam Majumder reports. The escalation of military tension......

The soldier who played a soldier

'Putting your life at stake defending your motherland is the best feeling you can get.' IMAGE: Major Mohammed Ali Shah (retd), second from right, plays a soldier in Avrodh. All Photographs: Kind......

Shocking! What 26/11 film ignores

'Despite its noble attempts, tight editing, terrific sound design, good performances and a compelling story, Hotel Mumbai tells a big lie.'Aseem Chhabra reports from the Toronto International Film......

Watching sports with Naana

'Few athletes are ever able to win his admiration; he mostly relegates them to the status of worthless imbeciles,' says Dhruv Munjal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In recent years, I've......