'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.'......

Why Are Airport Roofs Collapsing?

Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing? IMAGE: A view of the T1 terminal at the Indira Gandhi international airport,......

Suvendu's Career Hinges On Tamluk

'The life of his political career is dependent on success in this constituency.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Amit A Shah and Suvendu Adhikari during an election rally in Birbhum, May 10,......

10 Photographs You HAVE To See Today

The winning, and also the most stunning pictures of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024, organised by World Photography Organisation are out! The top pics, in 10 interesting categories,......

Apple logs strong double-digit growth in India

Apple grew at a strong double-digit rate in India, hitting a new March quarter revenue record in an "incredibly exciting market", even though the tech titan's overall quarterly revenue declined 4......

IPO-bound Oyo eyes Rs 100 crore PAT in Q4, 20% revenue growth in FY24

Oravel Stays, the parent company behind the travel tech brand Oyo, is eyeing to clock Rs 100 crore in Q4FY24 profit after tax (PAT) and a 20 per cent revenue growth for FY24, according to informed......

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'What is this cryptocurrency? Is it a product? Is it a financial product? Is it an asset?' Photograph: Kind courtesy The Digital Artist/Pixabay Shaktikanta Das, governor of Reserve Bank of India......

How Meta Is Supersizing WhatsApp

WhatsApp's advantage is that it is the first app millions of Indian check first thing in the morning and innumerable times during the day and night. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

Axelsen retains badminton crown; An claims women's gold

IMAGE: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen poses after winning gold in the match against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters South Korea's An Se-young beat He Bingjiao of......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 8

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker’s campaign in the Paris Olympics ended with a fourth-place finish in the 25m Pistol competition on Saturday. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Manu Bhaker fell short of......

Giant Axelsen stands between Lakshya and an Olympic medal

Lakshya Sen, a 2021 World championships bronze medallist, has lost seven times to the super Dane, who faced defeat just once against the Indian at the 2022 German Open.   IMAGE: Lakshya Sen......

Olympics: Check out India's schedule on August 3, 2024

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker chases a third medal in the women's 25-metre pistol. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Shooting sensation Manu Bhaker is on the cusp of creating history. The 22-year-old has......

Archery in Paris: Ankita and Dhiraj's dream ends in heartbreak

IMAGE: India’s Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara react. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The history-making Indian mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly......