Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic cast a dark shadow over New Year's eve celebrations on Thursday as night curfew was imposed in several cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, with many people......

Longing for love and a square meal, Chennai's horses find both

The horses on Chennai's Marina beach were slowly starving to death because of the lockdown until Shiranee Pereira decided to take a hand.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Starving horses at the Marina......

Citizens swarm Chennai's beaches for Operation Cleanup

Over 5,000 volunteers from 120 corporates, NGOs, schools, colleges, running groups, social organisations and individuals participated in the massive Chennai Coastal Cleanup drive held on June 7......

Massive quake rattles Indonesia; tremors across India

A massive earthquake of 8.7 magnitude hit waters off Indonesia triggering tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean nations, including India, reviving memories of the 2004 devastation that had claimed......

Abu Dhabi tourism body eyes India

A seven-city European roadshow by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) looks certain to reap dividends by the end of the year, even as Emirate plans a similar event in India.The authority says......

Now, click to plant a mangrove in Dwarka!

Grow-Trees.com has launched a project to plant 50,000 mangrove saplings in the famous Rukhmani temple creek site at Dwarka in Gujarat. The project aims to restore the mangrove cover on 50 acres of......

Cashing in on the low-cost home rush

Does low-cost housing make economic sense? It seems to. Developers believe the loss in margins (20 per cent in affordable housing, against 50-300 per cent in case of premium housing) can be made......

He may have an answer to energy problems

Jim Gordon has a vision. It moves him so much that he abandoned his chair about an hour ago and paces the corridors and rooms of his Boston offices. He stops at a map of Cape Cod and taps his......

10 movie gems from Berlin

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.' With nearly 400 films in several different sections, this year's Berlinale was......

My night with Guns N' Roses

Reader Abhijit Masih attended a Guns N' Roses concert in the UAE last night. He sent us this report: The music you listen to in school most often becomes the genre you will stick to all your life.......

The Queen of Dandiya is back!

It's that time of the year when the Queen of Dandiya makes people dance to her tunes. Falguni Pathak will perform at the Goregoan Sports Club in Goregaon, a western suburb of Mumbai,......

Shocking! Allegations of rape against France's Mbappe

IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe had been on a private trip to Stockholm last week with a group of friends, as reported by Swedish media. Photograph: Christian Hartmann / Reuters Allegations of rape......

Fanai seals Mohammedan SC's maiden ISL win!

IMAGE: Mohammedan Sporting's Lalremsanga Fanai celebrates scoring the lone game of the goal with team mates. Photograph: Indian Super League Debutants Mohammedan Sporting Club earned their maiden......

ISL: Bengaluru down East Bengal; Chennaiyin win

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's players celebrate after Vinith Venkatesh scored the goal against East Bengal. Photograph: Indian Super League Bengaluru FC's academy graduate Vinith Venkatesh scored the......

Noah Sadaoui dazzles in his ISL debut at FC Goa

IMAGE: Noah Sadaoui made an impressive start at his new club FC Goa. Photograph: FC Goa Twitter Noah Sadaoui's exploits have gotten FC Goa off to a blistering start in the Hero Indian Super League......

Chelsea extend Tuchel's contract to 2024 after Champions League win

IMAGE: Thomas Tuchel arrived at Stamford Bridge in January on an initial 18-month deal with the possibility of an extension, which was granted six days after he led Chelsea to Champions League......