Jolt to Congress as senior Haryana leader, daughter quit party, to join BJP

In a jolt to the Congress in Haryana where assembly polls are due in October, senior leader Kiran Choudhry and her daughter Shruti Choudhry quit the party and will join the ruling Bharatiya Janata......

Heatwave continues in northwest, central India; relief after 2 days

Heatwave conditions continued with slightly reduced intensity over parts of northwest and central India on Monday, with marginal relief predicted after two days. IMAGE: A woman uses a scarf to......

Youth Are 83% Of The Unemployed

'The youth is stressed and students are depressed.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Three years ago, Prerna, a bright-eyed young woman from Sirsa in Haryana, packed her bags and moved......

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......