Mumbai traffic back on track after heavy rains, woman drowns

Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed on Thursday, a day after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at......

Total shutdown, massive rally in Kargil demanding statehood for UT

Shops and business establishments were closed as thousands of people marched on Wednesday in support of their demand for statehood and Ladakh's inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.......

6-inch lifeline pipe reaches trapped men in Silkyara, to send food and oxygen

Rescuers on Monday pushed a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel, a breakthrough that will help them supply larger quantities of food and possibly allow live......

Avoid objectionable activities in Metro: DMRC chief

With a string of controversial videos made in Delhi Metro trains and premises going viral in the last several months, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief Vikas Kumar has appealed to people to......

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs.The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration:......

As cargo business grows, SpiceJet, IndiGo ready for new battle

However, once normal air transport resumes and there’s abundant belly capacity, the traditional economics of air cargo may not be that lucrative. Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters......

Post FM's lifeline, markets to see best Monday so far in 2019?

Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost......

As Jet grounds flights, 20,000 employees are staring at uncertain future

The April 2 Supreme Court order quashing the February 12, 2018 RBI circular (which ended all debt recast plans even on a one-day default) put paid to the resolution plan as banks were left with no......

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning......

Review: KBC 7 is brimming with promise and knowledge

Kaun Banega Crorepati 7 can only get better after a promising first episode, says Sukanya Verma.‘Tumhara naam kya hai, Basanti?’ ‘Main aaj bhi phenke hue paise nahi......

Juned's Journey: From Driving Autos To Winning Irani Cup

'I was irregular for practice because I had to drive the autorickshaw to sustain my daily expenses in Mumbai and also to send money to my mother back in Kannauj, so I could not miss even a day of......

Shamsi on his 'Umpire's Call' survival off Rauf

'When I walked down the wicket, Keshav (Maharaj) told me that it was sliding down the wicket. So I felt cool about it.' SCORECARD IMAGE: South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi was adjudged not out by the......

Will England persist with 'Bazball' after defeat?

IMAGE: England captain Ben Stokes with Australia skipper Pat Cummins after the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters In the end England's audacious 'Bazball'......

Gurcharan Singh: 'The selfless servant of cricket'

IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri to Gurcharan Singh for sports. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan Gurcharan Singh, who has coached hundreds of first class cricketers and many......

BCCI increases monthly pensions of former cricketers, umpires

The Board for Control of Cricket in India on Monday announced a hike in the monthly pensions of former cricketers (both men and women) and umpires.BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said it is......