Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

'Why Do We Need Cities Where People Travel Long Distances?'

'In the larger cities, we can see that 12%-20% of the population making use of the metros. I don't think it is happening in the smaller cities.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi inaugurates......

Everyone leaving Congress, only...:Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Congress, saying that everyone is leaving the party as it is trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics. IMAGE: Prime......

'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.' IMAGE: The Atal Setu. Photographs: Sahil Salvi Prime Minister......

Quick-commerce companies expand Tier-II ops ahead of festival season

After making the model work in metro cities, players in the quick commerce sector are rapidly expanding their footprint into smaller tier 2 cities and markets beyond that ahead of the festival......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Flying high: Big spike in airfares, demand for hotels during Holi week

If you are planning to travel around Holi this year, brace for sky-high airfare. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During the week of the festival next month, travellers are likely to feel......

Food, grocery delivery firms hit records on New Year eve

Several food and grocery delivery firms witnessed their highest ever single-day orders on New Year eve, December 31. Photograph: Courtesy, Swiggy Zomato achieved a record-breaking number of......

Does the box office like Bollywood's live-in movies?

Kartik Aryan and Kriti Sanon get ready to play Luka Chuppi with us. Luka Chuppi, starring Kartik Aryan and Kriti Sanon, sees the actors play a live-in couple, with a twist -- their family believes......

'Janhvi is a full Bollywood heroine!'

'Janhvi came into our lives thanks to Manish Malhotra.''He knew Janhvi for a long time and asked Karan to meet her.''He said, she has been doing natak from the age of four!''I made her do scenes......

When Irrfan wanted to be killed off

The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us......

Sports Shorts: Vijender to defend title against African Champion

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Vijender Singh during a training session. Photograph courtesy: Vijender Singh/Twitter Indian boxing star Vijender......