It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

It's boom time for election-bound Gujarat as Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's government has been announcing project after project before the dates for the assembly election are announced......

Heavy rains damage highways in Uttarakhand, traffic suspended

Heavy overnight rains damaged the Rishikesh-Gangotri and Rishikesh-Badrinath national highways in Uttarakhand leading to suspension of traffic along the affected stretches for public safety, an......

Gujjar quota agitation enters 4th day; highways, railway tracks blocked

Gujjar community members blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 per cent......

Torrential rain in NE states leaves 7 dead, thousands homeless

Torrential rains in the past 48 hours have wreaked havoc in the north-eastern states, claiming seven lives in Assam, Tripura and Manipur, disrupting rail services and rendering thousands of people......

Government approves Rs 7,457 cr highway projects in 11 states

Projects would be bid out shortly while work on them would start after acquisition of 90 per cent land The government, on Tuesday, approved 16 highway projects in 11 states to be executed at a......

Why big infra projects get delayed in India

If there is one area in India that badly needs some, it is the planning and implementation of infrastructure projects, says Barun Roy. Image: Godavari Rail Bridge. Photograph: Courtesy,......

Flight delays? Time to fix 'soft' infrastructure

If we can put together a world-class airport, why can't we fix the 'soft' infrastructure parts like the Air Traffic Control, asks Arindam Bhattacharya. I was sitting in a plane in Mumbai waiting......

India's democracy: A game of might

As coincidences go, Sunday, August 24, 2008, will always stay in mind as perhaps the most revealing. It made it clear to me, and to all who cared to notice, in a dramatic way and in the course of......

Gukesh holds Ding: Chess C'ship heads for dramatic finale

IMAGE: Ding Liren managed to hold off a determined challenge from D. Gukesh. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Eric-Rosen/FIDE Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh tried his best but could not break past a......

'The road to recovery has begun'

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant put out his first statement since his accident on December 30, 2022. Photograph: Rishabh Pant/Twitter India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who survived a horrific car crash......

Rishabh Pant brought to Mumbai, set to undergo surgery

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant shifted from Dehradun for treatment, in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI Star India batter Rishabh Pant was airlifted to Mumbai from a Dehradun hospital on Wednesday......

Mbappe is absolute gold: Ganguly

IMAGE: 'He's won a World Cup at the age of 19 and another word cup finale at the age of 23, so the world is at his feet.' Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on......

Hardik bemoans injured Pant's absence

'If Rishabh would also have been there, it would have made a big difference, yes, because of the kind of player he is.' IMAGE: Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant. Hardik is the captain for the......