Modi favours expansion of ties between India, ASEAN

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leaders of ASEAN countries at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, on Sunday. Photograph: Athit......

What India can learn from Odisha

'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha.The aim is to achieve zero casualty.Dillip Satapathy meets the two men who took up the herculean task of shifting people. IMAGE: Odisha......

The woman who nailed the idol thief

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artefacts raider Subhash Kapoor.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The arrest of idol thief Subhash Chandra Kapoor, then 62,......

When Amitav Ghosh issues a warning, it's time to listen

'We know many things are going to happen.'People should be preparing for sea level rise, for increased cyclonic activity, for drought.''One reason I wrote the book is to alert people to the......

How India Inc is going all out to help tackle oxygen shortage

The Tatas, L&T and Bharat Forge expressed interest in building pressure swing adsorption oxygen plants at hospital sites, while IOC and RIL are pitching in with both oxygen and cryogenic tankers......

Coronavirus scare: Vistara to cancel 54 int'l flights in March

With respect to the cancelled flights, customers can opt for a full refund or alternative travel dates free of cost. Full service carrier Vistara will cancel 54 international flights next month,......

Vistara finally gets nod to fly on international routes

Approval was held up due to CBI investigation into international flying permit of Tata group-owned AirAsia India. In one of the last decisions taken by the government before the election code of......

London, Paris, Bangkok: 30% cheaper fares woo fliers

Lower fuel prices, fewer passengers make airlines cut prices for international destinations, report Arindam Majumder and Aneesh Phadnis For those planning a trip abroad, it’s a sweet time......

Parineeti, Sushant to reunite for Homi Adajania's next?

The latest Bollywood updates. IMAGE: Sushant Singh Rajput/Twitter Looks like Parineeti Chopra and Sushant Singh Rajput are set to sizzle on the big screen once again. The Shudh Desi Romance pair......

Celina's Salman connection

Celina Jaitley claims that her new film Accident On Hill Road has, in fact, nothing to do with Salman Khan's real-life accident at the same place, when his car ran over and killed......

From hot model to super bahu!

Sultry vamp Nigaar Z Khan is back with Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke. She was last seen in two reality shows titled Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina and Comedy circus. Nigaar plays a powerful bahu in the show set in......

Made in Kannada, shot in Bangkok

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand is fast becoming a favourite outdoor spot for Kannada film producers to shoot their songs. There is even a Kannada film titled Bangkoknalli Friends (Friends in......

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Hockey India (HI) president. After submitting his......

PICS: What you must know about Olympic champ Neeraj

IMAGE: India's Neeraj Chopra does a victory lap after winning the gold medal in the Olympics men's Javelin Throw, at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on Saturday. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images......

How I slayed my demons and won an Olympic medal

'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.' IMAGE: Gagan Narang with his bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, July 30, 2012. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images  ......

AFI targets September start to season

Announces tentative calendar; defers elections   IMAGE: AFI's Adille Sumariwalla. Photograph: Rediff.com/Files The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday decided to tentatively start......

'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'

Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their sunshine stories. Photographs: Sreeram......