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CCTV footage shows mad scramble ahead of Bandra station stampede

A CCTV footage has surfaced on social media showing passengers crowding and jostling to board an unreserved express train at Bandra Terminus, which led to a stampede that left 10 persons injured.......

36 killed as overcrowded bus falls into gorge in Almora

A packed beyond capacity bus carrying passengers returning to work after Diwali fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the over 60 people on......

Landslide on Vaishno Devi track, 2 women dead

Two women pilgrims from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh died while a five-year-old girl was grievously injured in a landslide on the new track to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi......

After 40 yrs, Bhopal gas waste to be shifted for disposal

The work to remove 377 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has got underway ahead of its planned disposal near Indore. IMAGE: People hold placards......

Assam floods: Over 6.71 lakh hit; IAF pressed into rescue

Assam's flood situation remained critical on Tuesday with over 6.71 lakh people affected in 20 districts in the second wave of flooding this year, as the Indian Air Force (IAF) rescued 13 stranded......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

Social Stock Exchange: Tax benefits among industry's top demands

In an effort to attract investors to the Social Stock Exchange (SSE), the bourses have reached out to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the government with the industry’s......

Ravneet Kaur: An IAS officer with varied experience

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has named Ravneet Kaur, a Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1988 batch, as chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Kaur will hold the post for five......

The take-off and crash-landing of Jet's Naresh Goyal

In a dramatic turn of events in May 2019, an Emirates aircraft en-route to Dubai was asked to stop while it was taxiing for a take off in Mumbai. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The pilot......

'Adani Group is a man-made disaster in the making'

In 1937, a hydrogen-powered German airship flying into New Jersey caught fire and crashed, killing 35 passengers on board. Photograph: PTI Photo It was sort of a man-made disaster as some 100......

Watch Aishwarya's Romance Gone Wrong On OTT

Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

GCL: Firouzja beats Nakamura as Triveni Kings record big win

IMAGE: Viswanthan Anand and Anish Giri in action. Photograph: Kind courtesy GCL/X Alireza Firouzja defeated world No 2 Hikaru Nakamura as Triveni Continental Kings defeated American Gambits in......

Will India Play 4 Spinners In Mumbai?

IMAGE: Only once has India been ever whitewashed in a Test series at home -- a 2-0 series defeat against South Africa in 2000. Photograph: BCCI High-flying New Zealand are on the verge of history......

Disunity, groupism cause of Pakistan's no show in T20 WC

The role of outside elements including agents of players and some former players, who ran social media campaigns, also have not helped ease the simmering tensions in the team. IMAGE: 'There......

Why Pakistan players wore black armbands

IMAGE: Pakistan players sported black armbands during the Asia Cup match against India. Photograph: PCB/Twitter When India and Pakistan faced off in their Asia Cup campaign opener on......

Ashes Disaster: Is this the end for David Warner?

IMAGE: David Warner could only manage 24 in the first innings at The Oval. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters Legendary Australian pacer Glenn McGrath said David Warner's......

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