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India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

India has received 20 per cent below normal rainfall since the start of the monsoon period on June 1, and overall precipitation for the entire month will also be subpar, the India Meteorological......

Ajit Doval back as NSA, P K Mishra as principal secretary to PM

Spymaster Ajit Doval and seasoned bureaucrat PK Mishra were on Thursday re-appointed as national security adviser and principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, respectively, for a......

Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

India Friday reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them of staff deployed on Lok Sabha poll duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as heatwave conditions gripped a large swathe of the......

BRO to fence major portion of 1,700-km India-Myanmar border: Official

The Border Roads Organisation will fence a major portion of the strategic India-Myanmar border, and a 10-km stretch in Manipur has already been covered, a senior official said. IMAGE: Myanmar......

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

Tata's Rs 27K-cr Assam chip plant to start in 2025; create 27K jobs initially

Tata Electronics on Saturday began the construction of its Rs 27,000-crore chip assembly plant in Assam, which is expected to become operational  next year and create 27,000 jobs initially.......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Bourses step up scrutiny of investors from Sikkim

Stock exchanges have increased scrutiny of investors domiciled in Sikkim, following reports of illegal routing of investments through the Northeast state to evade taxes. Illustration: Dominic......

Monsoon rains 37% below normal in first week of June

It’s still early days, but the southwest monsoon has been nearly 37 per cent ‘below normal’ in the first seven days (June 1-7) of this month. Photograph: Cathal......

CSR spend by listed companies highest-ever in FY19

The biggest spend (Rs 4,406 crore) was for Schedule VII (II), which involves “promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills, especially among......

Vijay Hazare: Samarth Vyas hits blazing double century

IMAGE: Samarth Vyas hit a blazing 200 off 130 balls. Photograph: IDCF Twitter Saurashtra opener Samarth Vyas recorded a magnificent double century while Dharmendrasinh Jadeja bagged an incredible......

Bhutia is impressed by this young India midfielder

The former India captain says he will consider contesting for the president of AIFF in the future. IMAGE: FC Goa and India midfielder Brandon Fernandes became the player with the most assists in......

Ranji Trophy set for kick-off; all eyes on northeast states

While Vidarbha won their maiden title last season, Gujarat were the winners the season before. Ahead of another season, it would be too early to speculate if there will be another first-time winner......

Thakur takes dig at Lodha reforms after Nagaland capitulation

IMAGE: Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur. Photograph: PTI Citing astonishing capitulation of Nagaland in a women's Under-19 match, former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag......

Why Sharad Pawar resigned as MCA chief

'Sikkim, with a population of 1.6 million, now has a cricket association.''But the MCA representing Mumbai and Thane, despite a population of 15 million, has lost its separate identity.'......

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