Centre on alert over HMPV outbreak in China

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Union health ministry is closely monitoring respiratory and seasonal influenza cases in the country, and is in touch with international......

Maha police may invoke MCOCA in Beed sarpanch murder case

The police are examining the past record of the arrested men in the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case and a related case of extortion to decide if the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised......

40 yrs later, toxic waste shifted from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory

Amid 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy arriving in Dhar from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Thursday and ensuing protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister......

Prashant Kishor begins fast unto death seeking BPSC exam repeal

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday began a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of an examination recently held by Bihar Public Service Commission. IMAGE: Jan Suraj......

Adani to exit consumer goods venture Adani Wilmar in $2 bn deal

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Monday announced its exit from FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar by selling its entire stake to the Singaporean partner and in the open market for an estimated......

'History Will Remember Him With Gratitude'

'During his stint as prime minister, he got 270 million people out of poverty.''This, according to the World Bank, is the fastest compression of poverty anywhere in the world.' Arvind Mayaram, the......

EVs and beyond: Auto industry's journey for 2025

Traversing from being just vehicle manufacturers to mobility solutions providers amid a raging debate over which eco-friendly technology must be incentivised, the Indian automobile industry is......

Ready For Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Encore?

IMAGE: Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. January has quite a few interesting movies lined up for release. But with the new, there's also a sprinkling of the old. There......

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'

'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.''During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.''When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.''Our......

Kareena's Last Few Selfies Of The Year

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram A few days ago Kareena Kapoor shared glimpses from a family Christmas celebration in London. Before that Bebo posted a frozen face selfie.......

'Frankly, Angelina Is Exhausted'

'She is relieved this one part is over.' IMAGE: Angeline Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the Golden Globe Awards at Beverly Hills in 2012. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters After more than eight......

How And Why India Lost The Sydney Test

The seeds of India's defeat were sown in Melbourne, where Bumrah had to bowl 53.2 overs -- 24.4 in the second innings on the back of 28.4 in the first innings.With just three days to recover, that......

'I Was Lucky To Defeat Gukesh 3 Times'

'I don't remember how he reacted to the losses. It is natural for a small child to be upset about the losses.' 'After our third game his father remarked to me that he could not win against me in......

Will Day 3 Go India's Way?

Two teams with fault lines in their batting, up against two of the best bowling sides in the game today -- the question that determines the outcome is, is your weakness greater than mine?......

'Team's Mr Fix-It Must Be Named, Shamed'

'Whoever Mr. Fix-It is, I think is an absolute disappointment of a human being at this point in time.' IMAGE: An unnamed senior player, who has projected himself as 'Mr. Fix-It,' is said to......

High Drama On Day 1 At SCG

A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test. Scorecard IMAGE: Scott Boland celebrates Rishabh Pant's wicket. He finished with figures of 4 for 31 in......