Villupuram reels under record floods, railway suspends ops

Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies......

Why Talks With Naga Groups Have Stalled

'People's expectations were very high.''We felt both sides had understood each other.''But the removal of Article 370 triggered apprehensions within the Naga people.'Rashme Sehgal reports. IMAGE:......

US Accuses Adani Of Bribing Officials

Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay $265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore/Rs 22 billion) bribes to Indian officials in exchange of......

SC orders stricter anti-pollution curbs as Delhi AQI slips to 'severe+'

With the Air Quality Index entering into the 'severe plus' category choking the national capital, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all Delhi-NCR states to immediately set up teams to strictly......

Sensex rides on bluechip stocks; rises 585 points

Stock markets snapped the six-day losing run on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex climbing nearly 585 points on the back of value buying in blue-chips like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Mahindra &......

'Putting coal-fired plants is like committing a sin'

'With technology advancing, we should go all out and put up solar, wind, pumped storage, and battery, and make India go green.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Avaada Group Avaada group Chairman Vineet......

RBI admits, food inflation is a concern

The second quarter of 2024-25 has begun with signs of quickening momentum in the economy though inflation in the food basket remains a concern, said the Reserve Bank's July Bulletin released on......

Solar scheme: 1 cr families to save Rs 18K cr a year, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said  Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity monthly and help them save up to......