Uttarakhand cancels Kanwar Yatra in view of Covid

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday cancelled the Kanwar Yatra in view of the looming threat of a third wave of COVID-19.   IMAGE: A Kanwariya carries holy water. Photograph: Uma Shankar......

Palaniswami's good fight slows down DMK juggernaut

Undoubtedly, top All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and outgoing Chief Minister K Palaniswami put up an epic fight against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which fetched his party steered......

A sneak peek at Beijing's new mega airport

China has completed its new mega airport in Beijing after four years of construction, three months ahead of its planned grand opening.   Measuring at 1.03 million square metres......

Cyclone Gaja leaves 33 dead in TN, navy joins relief operations

The death toll in cyclone 'Gaja' has touched 33 and left a trail of destruction across six districts districts of Tamil Nadu with 30,000 electricity poles and over a lakh trees getting uprooted,......

Virtual tour: India's largest casino to open in 2014

India’s largest integrated casino resort in Daman, spread over 10 acres with 60,000 square feet gaming space, is likely to become operational from early next year, Jaydev Modi, Chairman,......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

Foreign airlines cut fares, woo India

Only a few months after India signed the 'Open Skies' treaty with the United States and the United Kingdom, major international airlines are queuing up to operate flights to India with irresistible......

Which airline offers the best deal to US?

There is no denying that the India-US sector is one of the hottest routes for airlines both from India and the United States. Two carriers from India, Air India and Jet Airways, will start flying......

Will BCCI clear India's tour of South Africa amid Omicron?

The fate of India's upcoming tour of South Africa amid the trepidation triggered by new COVID-19 variant Omicron will be addressed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India holds its 90th......

Australian team donates prize money to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The funds revealed by Australian players will go towards programmes by UNICEF that support nutrition, healthcare, safe drinking water, education, and mental health services for 1.7 million......

Australia optimistic on crowds, schedule for Ashes amid Covid

IMAGE: Australia's players celebrate retaining the Ashes after drawing the fifth Test against England at The Oval in London, on September 15, 2019. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Cricket......

Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to play Australian Open: minister

'You’ll need to be double vaccinated to visit Australia. That’s a universal application, not just to tennis players.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, who is level with Roger Federer and Rafa......

Wilander tips Murray for Slam success

Scotland's Andy Murray could be the man to end Britain's long wait for a Grand Slam champion, former world number one Mats Wilander says.Not since Fred Perry won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in......