9000 people evacuated in Punjab due to rain, 8 die; Haryana reports 7 deaths

Rain in Haryana and Punjab abated after three days of onslaught even as several parts still remained flooded and the death toll due to rain-related incident mounted to 15. IMAGE: The State......

From desert to hills, rain spares little in north India

The rain ebbed in some places in north India and pelted down in others on Tuesday, with at least seven more people dead and hundreds stranded as raging waters gushed through villages, towns and......

'Most countries won't forgive deaths of children'

'The deaths of the children in the Gambia would batter India's reputation as the developing world's pharmacy.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes.......

India probes four cough syrups after 66 Gambian children's deaths

India's drug regulator has initiated a probe and sought further details from the WHO after the global health body issued an alert that cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm could potentially......

Unfair trade practice: Parsvnath Developers to pay over Rs 700,000

Forum directs firm to refund Rs 5,82,000, paid by Bhushan for a plot of landA consumer forum here has directed Parsvnath Developers Ltd to pay over Rs 700,000 to a woman, who had booked a plot in......

Haryana to set up new industrial hubs

Haryana is all set to draw big-ticket investments to pockets which have been denied of industrial projects.The state has identified land in the districts of Sonepat, Narnaul, Rohtak and Jind,......

More sops for BSNL subscribers

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has decided not to charge any rent from telephone subscribers for the period of disconnection of their telephones.Subscribers can also get re-connection without the......

He paints Bollywood in Bollywood

Meet Bollywood fan Ranjit Dahiya. If you are in Mumbai, you can't miss his massive tributes to the industry that he loves, discover Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com and Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Like......

Unheralded Kiran secures Olympic slot in women's 400m

IMAGE: Haryana's Kiran Pahal ran the second-fastest time for an Indian in the Women's 400m event. Photograph: AFI / Reuters. Unheralded Haryana athlete Kiran Pahal surprised herself by......

Para Worlds: Sumit Antil wins F64 javelin gold

IMAGE: Sumit Antil, who had won gold in the Tokyo Paralympics and 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, sent his spear to a distance of 69.50m to emerge the winner. Photograph: Paralympic......

Victims are being pressurised: Protesting Wrestlers

IMAGE: The wrestlers said if no action is taken, then they will resume the protest on June 15. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is using his influence......

PIX: How Bajrang and Deepak Punia's family celebrated

'We are so happy that it cannot be put in words, we will give him a grand welcome on his return' IMAGE: Deepak Punia’s family celebrates. Photograph: ANI Following wrestler Bajrang......

Meet India's heroes from the Tokyo Olympic Games

India capped off its best-ever performance at the Olympic Games with a haul of seven medals, including a gold. As the curtain came down on the Tokyo Olympics, here’s a glance at the country's......