3 dead, 7 missing as heavy rains batter Guj; hundreds shifted

Incessant heavy showers battered several parts of Gujarat on Monday, inundating low-lying areas, with three persons dying and seven missing in rain-related incidents and hundreds shifted to safer......

14 dead after torrential overnight rain in Uttarakhand

Fourteen people died and 10 more were injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and a house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday. IMAGE:......

Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that......

Assam floods: Over 6.71 lakh hit; IAF pressed into rescue

Assam's flood situation remained critical on Tuesday with over 6.71 lakh people affected in 20 districts in the second wave of flooding this year, as the Indian Air Force (IAF) rescued 13 stranded......

All about home insurance

I shell out just Rs 10 every day to cover the valuables of my home." This was the quick response of Viswanathan Iyer, when asked why he took a home insurance. His residence has had a cover for the......

On a wing... without a hope!

A few months ago, I got into an extended argument with Mumbai airport Director and Airport Authority of India man Sudhir Kumar. Why, I asked him, did passengers transiting from domestic to......

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