19 deaths every hour in India due to road accident in 2022

The number of road accidents in India went up by an alarming 12 per cent to over 4.6 lakh in 2022, resulting in death of 19 persons every hour, according to a report by Ministry of Road Transport......

Sikkim floods toll rises to 26, including 7 soldiers; 142 missing

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

9000 people evacuated in Punjab due to rain, 8 die; Haryana reports 7 deaths

Rain in Haryana and Punjab abated after three days of onslaught even as several parts still remained flooded and the death toll due to rain-related incident mounted to 15. IMAGE: The State......

Farmers continue to block Delhi-Chandigarh highway over MSP for sunflower seeds

Farmers blocked the national highway in Pipli in Haryana's Kurukshetra district for a second day Tuesday over the MSP for sunflower seeds, with BKU leader Rakesh Tikait asking the state government......

10 states with the longest highways in India

Image: NH 73, Bangalore. Photograph: Animeshcmc /Wikimedia Commons India has world’s second largest road network with its National Highways covering a distance of 92,851.07 kms. These......

Thriving in the downturn

Growth is like a drug, and it can kill like one, too. Reckless over-stretching to hit increasingly aggressive quarterly financial results -- at the expense of quality, even propriety -- has hobbled......

The 10 hottest job sectors in US

Big and small employers alike created some 2.1 million jobs in the US in the last year alone, averaging nearly 200,000 new jobs per month since December, according to the Department of Labor. At......

Kangana, Deepika, Vidya: The QUEENS of Box Office

Bring on the Rs 100-crore heroine's club already! Tanu Weds Manu Returns has become the first big hit of the year, grossing over Rs 100 crore at the box office. Of course, that would mean......

Ranji roundup: Andhra trounce Delhi; J&K down Maharashtra

Andhra beat Delhi by 9 wickets in Ranji Trophy IMAGE: K V Sasikanth picked up five wickets to bowl Andhra Pradesh to victory against Delhi. Photograph: Andhra Cricket Association/Twitter Ongole:......

Lu Shanglei crowned World Jr chess champion

From left to right: Aniruddha Deshoande (Chairman, organising committee, World Junior Chess Championships), Venkatrama Raja (President AICF), girls' champion Aleksandra Goryachkina, former......

World Jr Chess: Narayanan shocks Polish GM Dragun

India’s S L Narayanan during his World Junior Chess Championships match against Polish Grandmaster Kamil Dragun. S L Narayanan, a regular visitor to Pune for the Maharashtra Chess League,......

Chess: Anand held by Yifan Hou; slips to third spot

World champion Viswanathan Anand mishandled a winning endgame and drew with former women's world champion Yifan Hou of China in the 11th round of 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee,......

Final Masters: Anand held again, out of title race

World champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory continued as he was held to a draw by Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the eighth round of the fifth Final Masters here at the Alhondiga in......