How IMD became global weather leader in 150 years

From a few rain gauges in 1875 to rivalling the world's best weather agencies, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has weathered its way to becoming a global leader in forecasting. IMAGE:......

Maha Kumbh Mela: Meet the seer who has not bathed for 32 yrs

Gangapuri Maharaj who has not taken a bath for 32 years has become the centre of attraction in Maha Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. IMAGE: Gangapuri Maharaj, who has not bathed for 32......

Warning! Trump 2.0 Will Be Very Different

Trump has no more elections to fight and his soaring ambition, which is no secret, will be to carve out a presidential legacy that outshines by far all his mediocre predecessors. Trump's turnaround......

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Women shoot a damaged picture of Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria, December 8, 2024 after he fled......

Google's Willow milestone may revolutionise AI, quantum computing

With Google announcing the milestone of Willow — a state-of-the-art quantum computing chip that can solve complex problems in under five minutes, a computation so complex it would have taken......

PE investment hits $30.89 bn, up 22.7%

Private equity (PE) activity in India between January and November 2024 recorded a total value of $30.89 billion across 1,022 deals, a 22.7 per cent increase in value and an 18.4 per cent rise in......

De-risking loan portfolio likely a top priority for new Bandhan CEO

Partha Pratim Sengupta, who will be taking charge as the MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank in early November, has his task cut out. The Kolkata-based lender, which converted itself from a microfinance......

'Legends Never Die': A tribute to Ratan Tata

Industry leaders including Google's India-born chief executive Sundar Pichai on Wednesday mourned the death of Ratan Tata, saying the veteran industrialist cared about making India better.......

'I Focused On Studying Charles Sobhraj'

'The opportunity to live as the Serpent excited me.' IMAGE: Sidhant Gupta as Charles Sobhraj in Black Warrant. Sidhant Gupta seems to be shaping into a quite a bio-picker. In Vikramaditya......

'Girls Will Be Girls Is About Your First Crush'

'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.' IMAGE: Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal. Photograph: Panna Bandekar   After making the rounds of international film......

'Ajay Must Have Forgotten About Naam'

IMAGE: Ajay Devgn in Naam. After the success of Bhool Bhulaiya 3, Director Anees Bazmee's equity has upped by leaps and bounds. Seen in that context, the sudden release of an old shelved film......

'I'm Not Comfortable With Wearing A Bikini'

'I will never go against my comfort zone in terms of outfits. So, I refused Housefull.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tia Bapai/Instagram Known for her striking voice as well as acting talent, Tia......

Varma, Chakravarthy climb in ICC T20I Rankings

IMAGE: Tilak Varma has a chance to overtake Travis Head and become the youngest-ever player to top the rankings. Photograph: BCCI/X Talented India batter Tilak Varma climbed one spot to second,......

Bumrah unmoved from top spot; Boland leaps 29 places

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah had 907 points to lead the ICC Test bowlers rankings. Photograph: ICC/X India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to reign supreme at the top of the bowlers' chart......

Karun's 752 run feast! Vidarbha enters Vijay Hazare Trophy final

Hundreds by Dhruv Shorey and Yash Rathod found a perfect ally in in-form Karun Nair’s brutal fifty as Vidarbha outclassed Maharashtra by 69 runs to enter the Vijay Hazare Trophy final in......

Infosys Brings AI To Australian Open

IMAGE: One of the standout innovations is 'Beyond Tennis', the world's first generative AI-powered tennis league, created by Infosys. Photograph: Kind courtesy Infosys/X   Infosys, in......

Abhishek Bachchan joins European T20 League as co-owner

IMAGE: Abhishek Bachchan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan/Instagram The European T20 Premier League (ETPL), a privately-owned franchise tournament in partnership with three member......