Himachal cloudburst toll rises to 13, searches on for 40 missing

The death toll due to flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh has increased to 13 with the recovery of four bodies from Mandi and Shimla districts on Sunday.......

'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.'......

Delhi metro station collapses, 1 killed by falling debris

A 53-year-old man died on Thursday when a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station on the Pink Line in northeast Delhi collapsed, the police said. The man was on his scooter when he came under the......

2023 Will Test Our Patience With China

The answer to Chinese tactics of nibbling territory is not defence of every inch -- a military impossibility -- but instead, nibbling at Chinese territory wherever we are in a stronger position,......

Maiden critical minerals auction: A modest showing

In June last year, India unveiled its first list of 29 critical minerals open for private sector exploration and mining. Photograph: Polina Devitt/Reuters Since then, 38 critical mineral blocks......

Offshore mining: Rules may be eased to bring small players to auction table

In a bid to attract smaller players to the country’s first offshore mineral mining auction, the government is considering easing the regulations related to performance security and upfront......

Consumer product companies likely to pause price hikes

Indian consumers are likely to get respite from rising prices ju­st before the festival season. So­me consumer companies, in­cl­uding automakers, have indicated that they are......

Flipkart promotes several leaders as it gears up for blockbuster IPO

Flipkart has promoted several of its leaders into newer roles at a time when the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant has internally raised its IPO (initial public offering) valuation target to about $60......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

CL PIX: Man City survive scare, Real storm through

IMAGE: Manchester City's Savinho celebrates scoring their third goal with with teammates. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure......

Mbappe powers PSG past 10-man Barca into CL semis

IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their third goal. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help his side......

Heartbreak for Inter! Oblak heroics send Atletico to CL quarters

IMAGE: Atletico Madrid's Saul in action with Inter Milan's Francesco Acerbi. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Atletico Madrid needed a penalty shootout to edge past Inter Milan and reach the......

Asian CL match called off after Saudis refuse to take to pitch due to...

IMAGE: Al Ittihad’s Asian Champions League match was called off after players refused to leave the dressing room . Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Al-Ittihad's Asian Champions League......

Mumbai City ready for Asian CL but focus on Saudi clubs

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronalddo's Al-Nassr kick off their Asian Champions League campaign against 2020 runners-up Persepolis. on Monday. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Five times UEFA Champions League......