Downpour in Mumbai, red alert issued, BMC schools shut

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Thursday, causing waterlogging on roads in some areas that led to traffic snarls and also delayed local train operations. IMAGE: High tides lash at the......

Mumbai gets 100 mm rainfall in 10 hrs; rail, air traffic hit

Mumbai and its suburbs received over 100 mm of rainfall in ten hours till Sunday evening, inundating roads in many areas, diverting flights, and affecting local train traffic on a Central Railway......

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; railway, bus transport hit

Heavy downpours since early morning hit railway and bus services in Mumbai on Friday, causing inconvenience to lakhs of office-goers. IMAGE: A cyclist rides during a rainy Mumbai day. Photograph:......

The Illusion Of LAC Disengagement

Disengagement from the LAC will remain a chimera because China has given enough indications that the PLA will not move back any more. China has even deployed drones to monitor and deny any......

Inflation management can't be singularly left to RBI: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said inflation management cannot be "singularly" left to the monetary policy as a majority of activities are outside its purview in the current......

Essar to sell port infra to ArcelorMittal for Rs 19,000 cr

Essar group on Friday announced the signing of a USD 2.4 billion (Rs 19,000 crore) deal to sell certain ports and power infrastructure to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel in one of the largest......

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Illustration: Dominic......

Shortage of charging stations may short-circuit India's EV revolution

Only a few thousand chargers dot the Indian landscape, some in working condition, others not, with some held hostage to the power supply vagaries of local utilities, reports S Dinakar. Photograph:......

Mumbai's Memorable Fan Party For Team India

IMAGE: Fans celebrate during Team India's victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. Photographs and Video: Satish Bodas, Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar for Rediff.com and Saahil Salvi South Mumbai......