Cold wave grips north, east India; Srinagar shivers at minus 5.3 degrees C

Cold weather conditions persisted in many parts of north and east India on Tuesday, with minimum temperature in parts of Kashmir dropping several notches below freezing point, and Kanke in......

Houses washed away after cloudburst in Himachal; 5 dead, 50 missing

Five people were killed and about 50 missing following several incidents of cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh where rains washed away many houses, bridges and roads, officials said on Thursday.......

No relief from heat in north, central India as mercury stays above 47 deg C

Maximum temperatures dipped slightly over large parts of northwest and central India on Thursday but there was no respite from the searing heat as mercury remained above 47 degrees across Haryana,......

15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

Food chains eye the highways

After commercial districts, residential markets and malls, fast-food chains like McDonald's, Barista Coffee and Nirula's have now trained their guns on highways. With the improved road network,......

'IRCTC to be one-stop shop for travel services'

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, has taken a slew of initiatives to grow its online ticketing and catering business.......

McDonald's plans Rs 400 cr spread

After consolidating its position in India since it opened its first store in 1996, McDonald's India is all set to make net profit this year and has lined up investments to the tune of Rs 400 crore......

Lucknow tops list of 13 new smart cities

The 13 cities selected in the Fast Track Smart City Competition have proposed a total investment of Rs 30,229 crore The government today announced the names of 13 more cities that will be......

Bigg Boss 14: Just who is Rubina Dilaik?

Television actor Rubina Dilaik is making sure the spotlight stays on her in on Bigg Boss 14. She definitely has a big fan following, but inside the BB house, she’s not that popular. So......

Teacher's Day Special: Schools the Stars went to

School life becomes a memory when we move on to bigger milestones in life, but they have a huge deal to do with who we become when we grow up. They say our most impressionable years are spent in......

Reader Charuhas's tribute to Lata Mangeshkar

We asked readers to send us videos of them singing Lata Mangeshkar songs to celebrate the legend's 80th birthday on September 28. Reader Charuhas sent us this unique video of him singing Lata's......

India's first Idol sings Junoon

Look who came forward to fight against the scourge of female foeticide. It's none other than former Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant. The singer crooned a few numbers -- including this......

Milkha Singh on the Race of his Life

'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.' IMAGE: The Legendary Milkha Singh, who passed into the ages on June 18, 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo This feature was first published on......