'I feel incredibly lucky to be alive after coming so close to death'

Jyoti Vyas was seven months pregnant when two planes flew into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. She ran down 77 flights of stairs and 15 years later, she remembers how she survived the......

9/11: 'Shailaja wonders why people do such things'

Eight years since the twin towers came crashing down, survivors of the ghastly terrorist attack are still picking up pieces of their lives from among the debris of terrible memories. Jyoti Dave......

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.' IMAGE: A chimpanzee rescued from......

How Sweden bungled coronavirus response

'The Swedish government would consider who will live, who will not die, in rationing coronavirus healthcare!''This means the 'biological age' would supersede the patient's chronological age as a......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

In an eventful week ahead, stock markets may face volatile trends before the RBI's interest rate decision and the US inflation data announcements, as investors continue to assess the broader......

RBI lowers GDP growth projection to 6.5% for FY26

Reserve Bank on Wednesday cut India's growth forecast to 6.5 per cent from 6.7 per cent estimated earlier for the current financial year on account of impact of global trade and policy......

FPIs pulled out Rs 10,355 cr from equities in last four trading sessions

Foreign investors withdrew Rs 10,355 crore from the country's equity markets in the last four trading sessions this month due to sweeping tariffs imposed by the US on most nations, including India.......

BP partnership to increase ONGC revenue by $10.3 billion

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) expects a $10.3 billion revenue boost from increased oil and gas production, achieved through a partnership with UK's BP in the Mumbai High field.......

Tennis Roundup: Nadal routs Paire; Pliskova, Kerber upset

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal returns a ball to Benoit Paire in the Rogers Cup. Photograph: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Rafael Nadal was made to wait before his second-round Rogers Cup......

Sports Shorts: Pliskova sets up Brisbane semi-final showdown with Vekic

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Karolina Pliskova interacts with fans. Photograph: Brisbane Open/Twitter Former world number one Karolina Pliskova lost her......

Sports Shorts: Federer sends Switzerland into Hopman Cup final

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Roger Federer said beating Greek youngster Stefanos......