India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

India has received 20 per cent below normal rainfall since the start of the monsoon period on June 1, and overall precipitation for the entire month will also be subpar, the India Meteorological......

Indian Army To The Rescue!

The Indian Army's Trishakti Corps rescued 1,217 tourists stranded due to snowfall and inclement weather in East Sikkim.   IMAGE: Soldiers carry children to an army transit facility after the......

Sikkim flood toll rises to 33, search on for 105 missing people

Thirty-three bodies, including those of nine Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued for......

Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

India Friday reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them of staff deployed on Lok Sabha poll duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as heatwave conditions gripped a large swathe of the......

Monsoon rains 37% below normal in first week of June

It’s still early days, but the southwest monsoon has been nearly 37 per cent ‘below normal’ in the first seven days (June 1-7) of this month. Photograph: Cathal......

TV had a good year in 2018

'Through the year, we heard many talk about the increasing time spent on digital. But 93% of all video consumption happens on TV,' points out Partho Dasgupta, CEO, BARC India. Photograph: Kind......

Gujarat provides best ecosystem for start-ups

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal urged start-ups to focus on three Ps - product, process, people - for building Aatmnirbhar Bharat. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Gujarat has......

Amidst turmoil, Manipur nurses cricket dreams

IMAGE: Image for Representation. Photograph: BCCI Usually, taking two wickets against a strong North Zone would leave any 17-year-old bowler with a wide smile. But Jotin Singh's smile had a tinge......

Deodhar Trophy: North secures big win; Agarwal leads South to victory

Abhimanyu Easwaran's hundred headlines East's 8-wicket win IMAGE: Abhimanyu Easwaran’s century powered East Zone a eight-wicket win over North East Zone. Photograph: BCCI......

Bhutia alleges political pressure behind Sikkim FA's lack of support

IMAGE: Bhaichung Bhutia's nomination was proposed and seconded by Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan state associations. Photograph: Files Former India captain and AIFF presidential candidate Bhaichung......

AIFF Polls: Kalyan ahead of Bhutia as football body set to get its first 'Player President'

Photograph: Kalyan Chaubey/Twitter Winds of change were blowing over the All India Football Federation on the eve of its polls as the sports body braced up to elect a former player as its......

Former captain Bhutia files nomination for AIFF president's post

IMAGE: While Bhaichung Bhutia has filed his nomination as an "eminent player", the inclusion of which is debatable, he could turn out to be a unifying figure if right-minded people come together......