Special prayers offered in Lucknow for Group Captain Shukla's success

Special prayers were offered in Lucknow on Tuesday for the success of the thrice-postponed lift-off of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, on board SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket, that would propel him into......

Oil tanks sealed, but full risk remains in MSC Elsa wreck: DGS

The Directorate General of Shipping on Friday said that capping and plugging of all identified fuel oil tanks of the Liberian-flagged ship which sank off the Kerala coast last month, has been......

'The Largest Peaceful Gathering Of Pilgrims'

Through history, the Mela has held different meanings for ascetics, the colonised, colonisers, and tourists, but all have been moved by its grandeur points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Sadhus after......

Russia's Rosatom Ships N-Reactor For Kudankulam

Kudankulam will house the largest nuclear power plants in India and the flagship project of Russian-Indian technological and energy cooperation. IMAGE: The nuclear plant in Kudankulam. Photograph:......

Umrika comes to India!

Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India. Aseem Chhabra spoke to its director Prashant......

Man arrested in Brazil for attempt to douse Olympic torch

A man has been arrested for trying to extinguish the Olympic torch by throwing a bucket of water over it as it passed through his farming town of Maracaju in central Brazil, an officer at the......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Prem Panicker: Fortune's Fools Fail Again

'This was not the cleanest game of cricket you've ever seen -- there were too many flubs and fumbles for that. But it was certainly the semi-final this mostly blah tournament has needed -- two......