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Monsoon covers Delhi, Mumbai together, breaks 62-year-old record

The monsoon on Sunday covered both Delhi and Mumbai together for the first time since June 21, 1961, the India meteorological department said. IMAGE: Commuters wade through a waterlogged road......

India sees 28% excess rainfall in pre-monsoon season; no heatwave since Apr 21

India has received 28 per cent excess rainfall in the pre-monsoon season so far, with the central region gauging precipitation 268 per cent above normal, according to India meteorological......

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.''I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.''But in......

Skymet predicts below-normal monsoon, drought in India

India is likely to experience below-normal monsoon rainfall this year, with a 20 per cent chance of drought due to the end of La Nina conditions and the potential for El Nino to take hold, private......

Heatwave claims over 17,000 lives in 50 yrs in India

A study shows that the country has experienced 706 heatwave incidents from 1971-2019. IMAGE: In 2019, there were 26 incidents of heatwave in Maharashtra (15), Kerala (6), Bihar (4), Rajasthan (1).......

Coronavirus: China's pain is Air-India's gain

Curtailment of flights between India and China will help Air India and other airlines to boost their seat occupancy and market share. Air India's non-stop flights to Canada and the US will get a......

Contest for smart managers: Win Rs 25,000

Rediff Business presents the TCS Smart Business Case Study Contest for managers, along with The Smart Manager, the management magazine! We give you a profile and the history of a company. All you......

'West must accept consequences of the rise of Asia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will travel to The Philippines for the ASEAN Summit next week, inaugurated the third London School of Economics Asia Forum at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, on......

Indian hoteliers make it big in America

Sant Singh Chatwal did not exactly bootstrap his way up America's lodging industry by starting at a modest roadside motel, as have so many immigrants. His first fixer-upper hotel was in Manhattan,......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Dismal opening for Metro in US, UK

Making Life In A... Metro may have been therapeutic for it's writer and director Anurag Basu, but the film was not even on life support when it opened in the United Kingdom and North America. The......

Extras: Enrique returns as Spain coach after daughter's death

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Former FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique was first appointed Spain coach after the team's ouster from the 2018 World Cup.......

Football Briefs: Juve clinch seventh Serie A title; Neymar wins award

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: PSG's Neymar receives the France player of the year award from compatriot and former Brazil great Ronaldo (left).......

Football Briefs: Chhetri winner in running for 2017 AFC Cup Goal of Tournament

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: India captain Sunil Chhetri. Photograph: AIFF Media India captain Sunil Chhetri's spectacular free-kick goal in Bengaluru FC's......

'Sad that Modi is an object of vilification'

'The suspension of Modi was necessary for a free and fair inquiry. It's not a punishment. If his reply convinces the board, the inquiry proceedings will be dropped if there are others guilty, we......

Mery Kom provided the sparks in 2005

India discovered its own Million Dollar Baby in world champion M C Mery Kom as the pugilists took their first step towards gaining international glory.Mery Kom reigned supreme in the world for the......

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