Heavy rains lash TN as cyclone 'Fengal' nears; train, flight ops hit

Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the......

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in TN, more downpour likely in next two days

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides......

Space Kidz Is Planning A Moon Mission

If it becomes a reality, the Chennai company will become the first private player from India to conduct such a mission to the lunar surface. IMAGE: Students who were part of the AzaadiSat project......

Fire at substation leads to major power outage in Chennai

Several parts of Chennai reeled under a sudden power outage due to a fire incident which caused sequential faults on both feeders at the Manali substation in Chennai. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Office leasing hit record 885 lakh sq ft in 2024 in India's top 8 cities

India's office market was very active in 2024 with gross leasing of workspace witnessing a 19 per cent increase to a record 885.2 lakh square feet across eight major cities, according to Cushman &......

Honda-Nissan Merger: What About India?

IMAGE: Makoto Uchida, President and CEO, Nissan Motor Corporation, and Toshihiro Mibe, Director, President, Honda, at a press conference on their merger talks in Tokyo, December 23, 2024.......

Nestle, IndusInd, Bandhan, Asian Paints from BSE 500 index hit 52-week lows

Share prices of Nestle India, Asian Paints, Bandhan Bank, Tata Technologies, AU Small Finance Bank and Avenue Supermarts, all a part of the BSE 500 index, have hit their respective 52-week lows on......

692 Stocks Move Into Bear Territory

The sharp pullback in mid and smallcap stocks signals a cooling-off period in segments that previously attracted considerable investor interest. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Over......

Rajinikanth Hospitalised, Is Stable

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth was admitted to a corporate hospital in Chennai late on Monday night, but he is stable. He is likely to undergo an elective procedure at......

Rhea Starts A New Chapter

Bhumi holidays in Paris... Huma prays at Ajmer... Janhvi visits her mother's Chennai home... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rhea Chakraborty/Instagram Rhea Chakraborty shares a series of pictures from......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

Golden Year For Indian Chess! What Next?

'It will bring the next wave of awareness and pursuit of excellence from people who want to take chess as a game or a competitive sport or even as a career.' IMAGE: D Gukesh, the youngest World......

'Gukesh Must Go All Out For Win Today'

'If Gukesh wins, he has to survive in Game 14.''But if Liren wins, then it will be game over for Gukesh.' IMAGE: Can Dommaraju Gukesh make most of his advantage of playing with white in Game 13?......

Not retiring yet, says TT legend Sharath Kamal

IMAGE: Sharath Kamal ruled out competing in the 2028 Olympics but the 2026 Asian Games remains a possibility. Photograph: Ultimate Table Tennis/Instagram Table tennis legend Sharath Kamal was......

IPL valuation skyrockets by billions in 2024!

IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders lift the Indian Premier League 2024 trophy after overcoming Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. Photograph: BCCI The value of the Indian Premier League went up 6.5 per......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......