Worrying! 13 of world's top 20 most polluted cities in India

Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. IMAGE: Air pollution remains a serious......

'Unapologetically Indian' In New York

'I always cook from my heart,' says New York Chef Vijaya Kumar who won his third Michelin Star recently. IMAGE: Chef Vijaya Kumar at his South Indian restaurant Semma in New York. All photographs:......

Youth dies after fish gets stuck in throat while fishing

A youth died after a fish got stuck in his throat while he was fishing in a paddy field in Kayamkulam near Alappuzha on Sunday. Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational......

Amazing, Awesome, Stunning Photographs!

The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards has announced its National and Regional Award winners, celebrating talent from 56 countries. These awards highlight exceptional single images from the Open......

Farm profits likely to be higher this kharif season

India’s northern belt saw higher crop yields year-on-year as higher rainfall supported the production of paddy, while the southern belt and Gujarat were key laggards. Photograph: Amit......

Global firms form 'good rice alliance' for Indian farmers

Four big global companies — Bayer, GenZero (a wholly-owned arm of financial major Temasek), Shell and Mitsubishi — have decided to scale up their carbon credit programme in nine states......

Govt exempts non-basmati white rice from export duty

Withdrawing a blanket ban on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice, the government on Saturday imposed a floor price of $490 per tonne and exempted the commodity from export duty.......

Imports of pulses may dip in FY25 on good monsoon

After climbing to the highest level in more than five years to 4.7 million tonnes in FY24, India might import fewer quantities of pulses this financial year at 4-4.5 mt on the back of good monsoon......

'Paddy deserved the India cap far more than some...': Gavaskar

IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was awarded the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru, on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar mourned the......

Goodbye Paddy!

No article on Paddy can be complete without a reference to his not getting to wear the India cap. Having known the man for more than two decades, it was not Paddy who was the unfortunate one but......

Paddy Shivalkar: Man who accepted his fate with smile

'It was career of a small man. Till you don't get that stamp (Test cap), you are a small man.' IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that......

Milind Rege, The Last of the Mohicans

'He devoted his entire life for the betterment of Mumbai cricket and cricketers.''Even when he left for the Elysian Fields, he was in harness as mentor/advisor to the MCA.'Hemant Kenkre mourns the......

India dominate chess world in 2024

IMAGE: D Gukesh celebrates with the Chess World Championship trophy. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE The image of a smiling D Gukesh standing with outstretched hands will forever be......