NDMA Plans 300 More Heat Action Plans as Mercury Rises

States are mandated to develop and implement 'heat HAPs' for prevention of heat-induced diseases. But most do not go beyond standard advisory on heat prevention. IMAGE: Women covering themselves......

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka

Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus was......

Seen So Many Ladies On Bikes?

IMAGE: Women take part in a motorcycle rally on Gudi Padwa in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo Gudi Padwa is celebrated mainly in Maharashtra, Goa and parts of Karnataka to mark the Maharashtrian New......

India to face more heatwaves this summer: IMD

India is expected to experience hotter-than-usual temperatures from April to June, with more heatwave days in central and eastern India and the northwestern plains, the India Meteorological......

EPFO net members addition grows to 16.05 lakh in Dec

Retirement fund body EPFO added 16.05 lakh net new members in December, which is 9.69 per cent higher compared to November 2024, as per the payroll data released on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic......

JSW Steel becomes world's most valuable steelmaker with $30.3 bn mcap

JSW Steel, owned by Sajjan Jindal, has emerged as the world’s most valuable steelmaker, boasting a market capitalisation (mcap) of nearly $30.31 billion, according to Bloomberg data.......

FDI drops 5.6% to $10.9 bn in Oct-Dec 2024

Foreign direct investment in India dipped by 5.6 per cent year-on-year to $10.9 billion in October-December quarter of this fiscal due to global economic uncertainties, according to the government......

From Tesla to Mercedes, luxury carmakers head South

In 2024 alone, South India saw the highest rise in sales in the luxury segment, with Tamil Nadu reportedly registering a 19.3 per cent increase in premium car registrations from 2022-23. Kindly......

Hazare Trophy: Gujarat, Maharashtra cruise to quarters

IMAGE: Utkarsh Singh's 120-ball 102 came in a winning cause as Jhrakhand beat Goa by 31 runs. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Utkarsh Singh/Instagram Jharkhand's Utkarsh Singh impressed with a century......

Maharashtra sweeps kho kho golds at National Games

Maharashtra capped their dominating performance in the kho kho event at the 38th National Games by claiming both the men's and women's gold medals in Haldwani on Saturday. IMAGE: In the......

Karnataka's Nataraj, Desinghu on cloud 9!

IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer finished his National Games campaign with 10 medals, including 9 gold. Photograph: SAI Media/X Karnataka's star swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu ended......

National Games: Anmol wins badminton singles gold

IMAGE: Anmol Kharb outclassed Anupama Upadhyaya in straight games to win the badminton women's singles gold medal at the National Games on Tuesday. Photograph: SAI Media/X Rising shuttler Anmol......

Lovlina strikes gold at National Games

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women's 75kg gold, while six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa signed off with a silver medal in the men's 63.5kg category at the National......