Coast Guard chief Rakesh Pal dies of cardiac arrest in Chennai

Indian Coast Guard director general Rakesh Pal died at a government hospital in Chennai on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, officials said. IMAGE: Indian Coast Guard director general Rakesh Pal.......

Kathua ambush: 2 terrorists hit during search ops, NIA roped in

Security forces tightened their cordon around a forest area in the higher reaches of Doda district on Tuesday evening following an encounter with hiding terrorists, officials said. IMAGE: An......

Won't go unavenged: Govt's strong message after Kathua terror attack

The killing of five Army personnel in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district will not go unavenged and India will defeat the evil forces behind it, Defence Secretary Giridhar......

BJP's Mohan Majhi to be Odisha's first tribal CM

Bharatiya Janata Party's tribal leader and four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi will be the new chief minister of Odisha, where the saffron party came to power for the first time with a clear mandate......

Boom Motors recalls Corbett ebikes, halts production after fatal accident

So far at least eight incidents of EV fires have been reported in just over a month’s time. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph:......

How safe are India's electric scooters?

The government-appointed expert committee, which probes incidents of Ola Electric’s S1 Pro and Okinawa vehicles catching fires, has added the latest case of fire involving PureEV electric......

'Govt wants more incentive to customers for vehicle scrapping'

'Some companies have agreed to 2-3% incentive but the automakers and SIAM have to decide amongst themselves' Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters After the unveiling of the much-anticipated vehicle......

Automakers told to stop selling vehicles with lower safety standards

The government on Tuesday expressed concern over reports that automobile manufacturers are selling vehicles with purposefully downgraded safety standards in India and asked them to stop the......

After Rajinikanth, Pa Ranjith will direct Suriya

The latest updates from the Tamil industry. Director Pa Ranjith, whose popularity has grown exponentially after working with superstar Rajinikanth in Kabali will soon move on to his next project.......

Rajinikanth's Kabali to be dubbed in Malay

The latest updates from the Tamil film industry. Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali teaser, which broke several records for maximum views and likes, was recently dubbed and released for his......

Review: Ondu Kshanadalli is slow and tedious

Srikanth Srinivasa says Ondu Kshanadalli has some lacklustre performances and poor scripting.Kannada film Ondu Kshanadalli is an example of how a story with the potential to be interesting, is......

Kalaakar is a neat movie

Actor Harish Raj's directorial debut Kalaakar is a sincere portrayal about the highs and lows of an aspiring struggler in the film industry. Very few Kannada films made by new directors have shown......

Sports Shorts: Srikanth, Sindhu approved for TOPS scheme

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: PV Sindhu will be one of the beneficiaries of the TOPS scheme. The Target Olympic Podium Scheme is a flagship programme of the......

Test cricket could die in India if...

How will young batsmen brought up on T20 learn to build an innings?What about the technique to patiently negotiate hostile seam bowling conditions or the skill to play on difficult dusty......

Father-son duo emerge National shooting champs

It was double delight for the father-son duo from Andhra Pradesh, as Darius Chenai emerged champion amongst senior trap shooters and Kynan Chenai won the title in the junior event at the National......

India gets biggest haul at Military World Games

India came up with its biggest ever medal haul at the Military World Games, finishing with two gold, one silver and seven bronze medals in the fourth edition of the event which ended in Hyderabad......

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Anuj Jajoo:Hi Prem,Thats excellent and very real time commentary. But sometimes a mistake is infavour of truth... "3.81 the ruin rate" -(your commentary at ind 124/4)Just kidding ;)------M K......