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Rs 1600 cr being spent to keep Ganga 'dip-safe' for Kumbh Mela

Daily sample testing of river water by the Pollution Control Board, round-the-clock separation of flowers and pooja material from water a, 200-km temporary drainage system to channel all greywater......

Cyclone Dana: No lives lost, but 36 lakh people affected in Odisha

A total of 35.95 lakh people in Odisha have been impacted by cyclone Dana and subsequent flooding in 14 districts, the state's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said on Sunday.......

Flood submerges 30 Bihar districts, 45 lakh hit in two phases of deluge

The flood situation remained grim in Bihar on Friday though the water level has come down in several rivers, while a section of the affected people put up a road blockade in Muzaffarpur district......

Electoral bonds: Firm that built Zojila tunnel is 2nd-largest donor

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, the little-known Hyderabad-based firm that in recent years won the prestigious Zojila tunnel deal among other projects, forayed into city gas and acquired a......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

Chennai witnessing one of the worst droughts in over 70 years

Lush agricultural lands have turned parch as groundwater levels deplete to new lows, and wells and water reservoirs go dry.While the administration points to deficient rainfall as a reason, experts......

More Indians get on board cruise tourism

On an average, booking cruise holidays overseas witness 40% growth rate Indians are slowly warming up to cruise tourism, particularly in outbound circuits. Back home, the government is gearing up......

India's rivers, agriculture under threat: Al Gore

Former American Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore has warned that the black carbon emissions in the subcontinent -- from kerosene lamps and cooking stoves -- and use of biomass fuels can......

Look How The Bollywood Saas Has Changed!

Homi Adajania jumps on the OTT bandwagon with the Web series, Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo. It stars Adajania regular Dimple Kapadia as a badass matriarch running a drug cartel in the guise of a herbs......

'My parents don't know I am famous'

'They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.''Recently, a fan turned up at my parents' home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had......

'Covid loves me so much, it has come back again'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Babul Supriyo/Instagram Politician-singer Babul Supriyo is currently quarantined in Kolkata after contracting COVID for the second time. The first time Babul......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

All you must know about second Ashes Test

Factbox on the second Test match between Australia and England, which starts on Saturday: IMAGE: All eyes on the Adelaide Oval for the second Ashes Test match. Photograph: CA/Twitter WHERE? ......

Abs that Bollywood will envy!

Body-building and the traditional form of kushti (wrestling) reign supreme in this little village near Mumbai.Will Salman Khan. whose farm house is not too far away, drop by for some tips? Text......

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