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'People Have Spent Life's Moments On What I Made'

At 13, he left Bihar to work in a saw-mill in Bhutan. He learnt the craft of making sofas, and some of the pieces he made found a place in the royal palace. He returned home after spending 35 years......

Nearly 200 killed, 33 missing in floods, landslides in Nepal

Search and rescue operations continued in Nepal for the third consecutive day on Monday after monsoon-induced floods and landslides killed more than 200 people in one of the worst rain-related......

Flood, landslides claim 170 lives in Nepal; toll may rise

The death toll in Nepal has risen to 170 after torrential rain combined with a devastating series of floods, and landslides pounded the Himalayan nation on Saturday. IMAGE: People wade through a......

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd)......

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the......

Royal Enfield eyes Europe, US as debut markets for electric bike C6

Royal Enfield is planning to introduce its electric bike initially in developed markets such as Europe and the US where it anticipates better traction for the premium product, a top company......

Gadkari favours 51% stake to foreign cos in tunnel construction JV

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday favoured giving a majority 51 per cent stake to foreign partners in joint ventures for building tunnels and detailed project reports to......

Watch Out For These Car Launches!

Mahindra is coming up with the Thar Roxx.MG Motor India announced a third electric vehicle Windsor.Hyundai and Kia are expected to introduce updated versions of the Alcazar and Carnival......

India Could Be Next Whisky Superpower

'Indian single malts have a very specific character.''They are sweet when you take a frontal palette approach and change significantly with the addition of water.' Kindly note the image has only......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

Why's Kat Singing Dil Tu, Jaan Tu To Vicky?

Jackie enjoys Purple Rain... Shriya's whole world in a pic... Preity admires a tree... Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have been celebrating their......

Do Patti Trailer: Kajol Caught In Kriti's Lies

Do Patti is a film about interrogation and differing accounts, with an added layer of psychological drama. That's a fine recipe for an engrossing thriller, vouches Mayur Sanap. It is Kajol against......

How Bumrah stole the show with a masterclass in swing

Real show stealer was Boomball: Ravichandran Ashwin lauds Jasprit Bumrah's Himalayan feat IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah jumped to number one in the Test rankings list, becoming the first Indian pacer to......

India's Road To 5th World U19 Final!

IMAGE: India clinched a hard-fought two wicket triumph in the U-19 World Cup semi-final against South Africa. Photograph: ICC/X Powered by stellar half-centuries from Sachin Dhas and a......

BCCI likely to help Nepal teams get game exposure and training in India

IMAGE: Image for representation. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Having been a pillar of support for Afghanistan cricket for close to a decade now, the BCCI is set to extend infrastructure and......

Indian Wushu team devastated after visa issue blocks athletes from Hangzhou

IMAGE: Three wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones, India's foreign ministry said. India does not accept stapled visas as valid. Photograph: SAI......

India says China issued invalid visas to three Indian athletes

Now OCA takes up issue with Chinese authorities. IMAGE: Three Arunachal Pradesh athletes, competing as wushu fighters, were denied accreditation for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photograph:......

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