CM announces Rs 1 cr relief for kin of Vizag victims

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 1 crore each to the kin of those killed in the styrene gas leak incident at LG......

As winter approaches, LoC is on fire

'If the strength of foreign terrorists can be brought to negligible levels there will be few takers for militancy.''That is why it is important to neutralise the terrorists at their launch pads,'......

Court asks 19-yr-old to donate Quran over offensive FB post

A 19-year-old woman, who was recently arrested for sharing an offensive social media post targeting Muslims, has been granted bail by a local court in Ranchi on the condition that she donate......

Message from Nagrota: India must be ready for the long haul

'The devious minds across the border will test us to the hilt, but in the course of that will offer us opportunities for which we must be prepared,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd),......

No catastrophe insurance cover yet

In the wake of the natural disaster in Uttarakhand, the proposal for ‘catastrophe insurance’ is in spotlight.  Early this year, non-life insurance companies had presented a......

Uttarakhand: Insurers on high alert

Public general insurance companies to collaborate for speedy settlement of claims Flashfloods in Uttarakhand, which have claimed the lives of over 500 people in the past few days, have also got......

How victims of catastrophe can get faster relief

India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka faced an estimated total economic loss of Rs 1,517.1 crore (Rs 15.17 billion) in 2012 from natural disasters - including floods and Cyclone Nilam - according to Aon......

Managing insurance policies in disaster-prone area

The cyclone 'Nilam', which recently ravaged Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram coast, caused severe damage - 28 lives were lost, 150,000 individuals displaced and crops in 1.2 million......

Review: Kadal has nothing new to offer

Radhika Rajamani says Mani Ratnam’s Kadal has some great performances but lacks a good story. Mani Ratnam takes on the familiar themes of good and evil, sin and redemption, in Kadal, setting......

Why Rasika Mathur is one funny woman

Indian Americans are known for a great many things -- business acumen, success in the medical profession, being the backbone of Silicon Valley. But humour? Do funny desis really exist? Isn't......

Asian Youth C'ships: Lifters Koyel, Nilam bag silver

IMAGE: L Nilam Devi lifted 86 in snatch and 104kg in clean & jerk for an overall 190kg. Photograph: Screengrab/X India's Koyel Bar and L. Nilam Devi won silver medals in the 55kg Youth and......

Harmanpreet to lead India in 5-Nations tournament

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh will lead the charge in defence. Photograph: Hockey India Ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh will lead a 24-member Indian hockey squad in the 5-Nations Tournament,......

Asian Games: HI names 39-member men's core probable group for camp

IMAGE: Ahead of the Asian Games, the men’s team will attend the national coaching camp in Bengaluru. Photographs: Kind courtesy Hockey India With clock ticking down fast for the upcoming......

Hockey team on a quest for the 'new Indian way'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter The national men's hockey team is in a "discovery phase" to find the "new Indian way" of doing things in a better way, chief coach Craig Fulton said......

Hockey World Cup: India seek better show from strikers in must-win match vs NZ

IMAGE: World No 6 India start as the favourites against 12th ranked New Zealand in their in the must-win crossover match at Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Photograph: Hockey......