Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended

As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at......

Odisha, Bengal evacuate people as Cyclone Dana approaches

As Odisha and West Bengal are bracing for a severe cyclonic storm, governments of both states started evacuating people and while deciding to close educational institutions in vulnerable areas.......

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in TN, more downpour likely in next two days

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides......

Red alert as Mumbai battered with 10 cm rain in 5 hours, schools shut

After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......

'Everybody wants to travel on an airline where they feel respected'

'Our focus is not going to be metro to metro routes.''We will begin by focusing on metro to non-metro (routes).''Metro to tier-2 cities or tier-3 cities is where there is a lot of space for......

'I was told Yash and Mumtaz were 'just friends.' That wasn't the truth!'

'All the pretty actresses made me jealous. Yash would pay them a lot of attention. Later, I got used to it because for Yash, his family was also very important.' 'Shah Rukh and I have a very good......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

Ranji: Jagadeesan's triple ton, Tiwary's ton dominate the day

Jagadeesan hits triple ton as TN take complete control against Chandigarh IMAGE: Nitish Rana celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Narayan Jagadeesan followed up his double ton......

Day 1: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

IMAGE: Norway’s Therese Johaug celebrates after winning gold. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday as the politics......

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony scandals and more...

Scandals over ceremony have deterred some, Tokyo 2020 head says Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter A series of recent scandals engulfing officials working on the opening......