World Happiness Report 2025: Finland tops the list, India ranks...

India ranked 118th in the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday, up from the 126th position in the previous year but below countries such as Nepal, Pakistan, Ukraine and Palestine. Kindly......

Worrying! 13 of world's top 20 most polluted cities in India

Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. IMAGE: Air pollution remains a serious......

Putin agrees to Ukraine ceasefire but...; thanks Modi, Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public remarks on Ukraine's willingness to negotiate a ceasefire, expressing gratitude to world leaders, including US President Donald Trump,......

Why Wayanad's Landslide Survivors Are Protesting

In the months immediately following the 2024 tragedy, reporting on the landslide per se had been a straightforward affair. On one side was death and destruction. On the other side, survivors and......

Meet India's first private reinsurer

In Debasish Panda’s last board meeting as chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), the regulator approved the “R2” licence for Kamlesh......

Two Insurers Announce Investment In Bima Sugam

New India Assurance and Niva Bupa have invested in the Bima Sugam India Federation. IMAGE: Debasish Panda, chairman, Irdai. Photograph: ANI Photo The suspense as to the amount raised and the list......

'US tariff issue is an overhanging sword'

'American labour is expensive. Our government is taking steps to mitigate risks. So, instead of panicking, we should see how the situation pans out in six months.' IMAGE: US President Donald......

Adani group stocks rally; Adani Power surges over 9%

Adani group stocks rallied on Thursday morning after Hindenburg Research, a US investment research firm known for short-selling, and whose reports resulted in wiping out billions of dollars of......

'Certain Relationships Are Too Difficult To Explain'

'Two males in the same house, one who is trying to become a man, and the other one is losing his manhood, when they cross paths, it can be a tricky situation.' IMAGE: Boman Irani and Avinash......

When Keerthy Suresh Will Marry

IMAGE: Keerthy Suresh with Varun Dhawan in the Nain Matakka song from Baby John. December is going to be a big month for Keerthy Suresh. Besides making her Bollywood debut opposite Varun Dhawan in......

Look Who Just Met Tom Cruise!

Kartik wants to savour Litti Chokha in Patna... Amyra holidays in Phuket... Karishma in Italy... Photograph: Kind courtesy Avneet Kaur/Instagram Even as the world is thrilled about the teaser......

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition, its causes, and the predicament under which the Congress leaders accepted it.It perfectly captures the......

Checkmate! Magnus Carlsen Weds Ella Malone

Amidst a whirlwind of controversies, World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Ella Victoria Malone, in a private ceremony at the Holmenkollen Chapel in......

Why India coach Gambhir's position is 'not safe'

'He was never BCCI's first choice.' IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir with Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep. Photograph: BCCI As Indian cricket deals with the fading form of its two stalwarts in......

'A cricketer retires when he feels he's had enough'

IMAGE: Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-tacker with 537 scalps. Photograph: Amit Dave / Reuters A cricketer only calls time when he knows that he has had "enough" and something must have......

India's batting woes: 'Easy to target Nayar, Gambhir'

'It's about controlling the mind. You can be a sounding board for players like Tendulkar and Kohli but at this stage, you can't coach them.' IMAGE: Head Coach Gautam Gambhir and Assistant Coach......

Guardiola faces biggest test: Can City bounce back at Anfield?

Onus on Guardiola to prove himself amid City's winless slump IMAGE: A loss at Anfield on Sunday would leave Guardiola's men 11 points adrift of the leaders in the Premier League title......