3 dead, 7 missing as heavy rains batter Guj; hundreds shifted

Incessant heavy showers battered several parts of Gujarat on Monday, inundating low-lying areas, with three persons dying and seven missing in rain-related incidents and hundreds shifted to safer......

8 killed, over 800 relocated as heavy rains batter Gujarat

As many as eight persons were killed in rain-related incidents and more than 800 people evacuated after swollen rivers and overflowing dams cut off several villages and inundated low-lying areas in......

Kanwar Yatra order forces Muslim, Hindu dhaba owners to remove staff

'A Muslim man used to work on the tandoor at my restaurant. But due to this issue, I asked him to leave. Because people can make an issue over it. We don't want such trouble here' IMAGE:......

Politicians skip this remote MP village even during poll time

For reaching the polling station at Jhandana village ahead of the November 17 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, poll officials will have to first ride in a boat carrying the electronic voting......

Looking beyond loan writeoffs for farmers

Governments must encourage micro-irrigation, use of natural manure and pesticides in a big way. Farm income can be doubled by reducing cost as much as by increasing MSP, says Sanjeev Nayyar.......

A 'green' moves into MoEF but may not break from Javadekar's past

Anil Madhav Dave is a known conservationist but may have to fight green allegations, now that he has replaced Prakash Javadekar as environment minister.  Anil Madhav Dave, a third-time Rajya......

Harshita, 16, hopes Asiad bronze will keep her away from 'boring' books

'I don't want to have anything to do with studies' 'The exposure she has got through sailing, we feel she is much smarter than the kids of her age' IMAGE: Sailing bronze medalist Harshita......