Artificial rain in Delhi? AAP govt seeks Centre's nod to combat air

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said he has written to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav four times, seeking urgent clearances for cloud seeding to artificially induce rain that could......

PhD scholar is 4th suicide in IIT-Kanpur in a year

A 28-year-old PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling hook in Kanpur  on Thursday, the fourth such case in the last one......

Prashant Kishor floats Jan Suraaj Party, vows to end liquor ban

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced the launch of his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party, a much-anticipated move by which he hopes to take the political......

New Kolkata CP appointed, 2 health officials removed

Senior Indian Police Service officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new Kolkata Police commissioner, replacing Vineet Goyal, on Tuesday, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a......

Meet K Krithivasan, TCS' CEO-designate

He has played a key role in helping customers in banking, financial services, and insurance, with digital transformations, change management cycle acceleration, value delivery, technology strategy......

Expert groups to explore adoption of common chargers

The government will set up expert groups to explore the adoption of common chargers for mobile and all portable electronic devices, and submit a detailed report in two months, Consumer Affairs......

ED arrests Mumbai's ex-police chief in NSE phone tapping case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested former Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......

'I struck the winning run and became a hero that day'

'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees were cut.' IMAGE: Chandu Borde at the Chandu Borde Pavillion at the Poona Club. Photograph: Archana......