35 boats gutted in massive fire at Visakhapatnam harbour

A fire broke out in a jetty area here in which at least 35 fishing boats were gutted, even as the police launched a hunt for 10 to 15 persons who allegedly partied in one of the boats, officials......

Israeli forces seize key Hamas harbour base in Gaza

Israeli forces seized control over a Hamas harbor base in central Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces announced on Thursday. IMAGE: Soldiers of Israel's Paratroopers Brigade take part in an operation......

2 Indian seafarers stranded in Iran since 2019 released

Two Indian seafarers stranded without passports on a cargo ship in Iran's port city of Bushehr since 2019, have been released after the Indian embassy in Teheran issued travel documents, the......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

What A380's failure can teach the shipping industry

As a model of transport, the A380 strikes a parallel -- a shared fragility -- with giant container ships, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: A container ship is loaded at a container terminal in......

Covid-19 impact: Textile, paint makers roll out antiviral layer to ads

Almost each of these companies has a different technology to show for the effectiveness against microbes. In the last week of October, Asian Paints put out a half-page advertisement in some......

How safe is Maruti's S-Presso mini SUV?

Maruti S-Presso got zero star for adult occupant protection and two stars for child occupant protection. Maruti Suzuki S-Presso, a mini SUV, did poorly in a safety test conducted by Global New Car......

Adani, GMR among 20 firms keen on rebuilding New Delhi railway station

The Rail Land Development Authority has invited online bids from private players to redevelop the station into an integrated commercial, retail, and hospitality hub. At least 20 national and......

Your OTT Menu: Dinosaurs Or Monsters? Cops Or Crooks?

Time travel, monsters, dinosaurs, Korean cops, what will you watch on OTT? Sukanya Verma offers her picks.   DobaaraaWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Taapsee Pannu headlines Anurag......

Readers on where India has gone wrong

Sumit Bhatia:I firmly believe that Saurav and Wright have been instrumental in "making" this Indian team such that people now expect it to win all the time it goes out to play rather than making......