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15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

India has received 20 per cent below normal rainfall since the start of the monsoon period on June 1, and overall precipitation for the entire month will also be subpar, the India Meteorological......

Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

2 die as Cyclone Remal tears through Bengal, heavy rain to continue

At least two persons died in West Bengal and its coastal areas suffered extensive damage to infrastructure and property, as Cyclone Remal tore through the state and neighbouring Bangladesh with......

Cyclone Remal makes landfall: Over 1 lakh evacuated; rail, air, road traffic hit

As severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' initiated its landfall process between the coasts of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal on Sunday evening, authorities took swift action, evacuating over 1 lakh......

Properties In Dubai Cheaper Than Suburban Mumbai

Properties located between Santa Cruz and Andheri in north west Mumbai are currently available at Rs 50,000 to Rs 100,000 per square feet, while in Dubai luxurious, fully furnished, properties are......

Had meeting with Adanis, happy about it: LIC chairman M R Kumar

LIC's exposure to the Adani group has been under scrutiny since the report by the US-based shortseller became public. Nikesh Singh reports. Photograph: ANI Photo Confirming a meeting with the top......

'Heeramandi Showed India As A Sone Ki Chidiya'

'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.' 'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.''One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

Rashmika Attends A Wedding

Where were the stars travelling this week? Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram Rashmika Mandanna attends her assistant Sai Babu's wedding with Preethi in Hyderabad and writes,......

'I can't wait to start performing'

All Photographs: Kind courtesy Ruhi Chaturvedi/Instagram Television actor Ruhi Chaturvedi, best known for her role in Kundali Bhagya, has signed up for her first reality show. She will be seen......

'Not a great selling product': Klaasen slams NYC pitch

IMAGE: Heinrich Klaasen top-scored for South Africa with a quickfire 46 from 44 balls. Photograph: ICC/X If the ICC wants to market T20 cricket in the USA, the pitch and outfield at the......

North America get taste of India-Pakistan rivalry!

IMAGE: An Indian fan during the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in New York, on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters A sold-out crowd......

PIX: Denmark book Euro berth; England seal top spot

Images from the Euro 2024 qualifying matches on Friday. IMAGE: Thomas Delaney celebrates scoring Denmark's second goal with teammates during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group H qualifier against Slovenia,......

How Kohli gets 'charged up' in challenging times...

SCORECARD 'Very grateful I got to play 500 games for India. I have got 15 centuries away from home. I have got more hundreds away than at home. I have got a few fifty-plus scores.' IMAGE: Virat......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

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