Licked water from rocks, ate puffed rice for 10 days, says rescued worker

Anil Bediya, one of the 41 labourers who were rescued from a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after 16 days, survived the ordeal by eating muri (puffed rice) and licking water dripping from rocks.......

Workers cheered loudly at the sight of NDRF team

The moment four National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel arrived on the other side of the rubble at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to rescue 41 labourers trapped inside, their hopes of......

Promises flow as water remains a crucial issue in Rajasthan

‘The water crisis is so obvious that people see no point begging for it from politicians.’ IMAGE: A family carries utensils on a cart to fill water in Bikaner. Photograph: ANI Photo......

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.' IMAGE:......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......

Tatas to retain all Air India employees for at least 1 yr

The new owners of Air India will have to retain all the employees of the national carrier for at least one year post which they can offer a VRS. The gratuity, pension fund and post retirement......

'Economy needs animal spirits'

'Kindling the private sector's animal spirits is more important than focusing on how government can give jobs on its own.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Government needs to focus......

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO; Andy Jassy named successor

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookseller nearly three decades ago, will step down as the CEO of the $1.7 trillion global retail giant in the third quarter of 2021 with......

Why Did Kiran Rao Struggle?

'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.''But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.''I was......

Why Merry Christmas Left Me Feeling Shortchanged

If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Katrina Kaif in......

Kiran Rao Has Made A WOW Film!

'I guess things happen when they have to happen.''And the film got delayed by COVID a little bit. But yeah, it's been a decade which I do not regret.''I feel like I have grown so much, as an......

Movie business loses Rs 120 billion!

From Rs 191 billion in 2019, the world's largest film producing industry now stands at Rs 72 billion, thanks to the pandemic.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: A scene from Saina streaming on......

Wimbledon PIX: Top seed Swiatek shocked by Putintseva

IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday. IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva reacts after winning her ladies third......

ICC WC: PIX: Kiwis cream butter-fingered Afghanistan

IMAGE: Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips rescued New Zealand with a 144-run stand for the fifth wicket after losing string of early wickets. Photograph: Black Caps/X New Zealand brought Afghanistan......

Asian Champions Trophy: Tamil Nadu gears up with fan parks in every district

IMAGE: To celebrate the tournament, fan parks will be established in every district. Photographs: Kind courtesy Hockey India The Tamil Nadu leg of the 'Pass the Ball' Trophy Tour, a crucial part......

'Look for excuses or look to get better'

Photographs: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Instagram Having enjoyed a small break after the WTC final, Virat Kohli is all geared up for the new cricket season. Kohli posted a couple of videos on......