Cyclone Michaung leaves trail of death and destruction

At least 12 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents in and around Chennai even as personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors were engaged in rescuing stranded people in the city......

Modi Prepares Govt For Harsh Summer

Prime Minister Modi called for optimal grain storage, fire audits and mock drills in hospitals as preparations for the harsh summer forecast by the meteorological department. IMAGE: A worker......

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner......

TN releases excess water from Mettur dam after rains in K'taka; warns of flood

The release of surplus water from Mettur dam is likely to be increased to an extent of about 1.10 lakh cusecs in view of heavy inflow of water from Karnataka and an alert has been sounded to the......

August rain to determine final output of kharif crops this year

Till July 26, kharif crops have been sown in around 68.87 million hectares, which is 6.43 per cent lower than the area covered during the same period last year. Rain in August will play a crucial......

Kerala floods: Cochin airport files insurance claims worth Rs 340 crore

A senior executive of NIA confirmed the development and said that the insurance company is assessing damage to the airport’s assets Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) and the Airports......

El Nino likely to impact monsoon this year

Monsoon revival over weekend likely, but second-half rainfall may be muted. If the rains become scarce after mid-August, the standing kharif crops might be impacted The southwest monsoon, which......

Scorching summer may hit water supply and fodder

In the first of a two-part series, Sanjeeb Mukherjee examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply. Summers have set in and if weather predictions and current......

The top 5 Hindi films of 2015

'2015,' says Sreehari Nair, 'gave us a set of Hindi films that brought to light the true uncorrupted joys of filmmaking even in their roughness.' 'Films which told us why we loved films in the......

They can't Come Soon enough

One of the reasons movies disappoint audiences often is because of how good the trailers are. It is, admittedly, easier to cut 90-150 seconds of the finest, most tantalising footage from over a 100......

Indonesia Open: Sindhu battles into quarters; Srikanth ousted

IMAGE: It was Sindhu's third win over the world No 13 Dane this year.  Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu had to dig deep into her reservoir of......