11 dead as LPG tanker crash triggers inferno on Jaipur highway

An LPG tanker collided with a truck on Friday, sparking a massive fireball that turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno in which 11 people were killed and 37 vehicles engulfed......

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Tuesday after 24 days, with many areas witnessing a significant spike in pollution despite the strictest measures, including a ban on......

ISKCON temple set afire, idol damaged near Dhaka

A group of people set fire to an ISKCON temple in Dhaka district in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday. IMAGE: Bangladeshi Hindus stage a protest in solidarity with the ISKCON temple in......

Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The GST Council, in......

Good news for RIL, ONGC as govt scraps windfall tax

The government on Monday scrapped 30-month old windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and on export of jet fuel (ATF), diesel and petrol following a decline in international oil......

JSW MG surges in sales: Is this the disruption electric car market needs?

In September, JSW MG Motor India, the newly minted joint venture between SAIC Motor, which is present in 100 countries, and Indian conglomerate JSW Group, launched the Windsor, an electric car that......

Over 40% of Sedans Are CNG-Powered

Compact sedans (Maruti Dzire, Hyundai Aura, Tata Tigor)' share in the overall sedan category grew from 68% in 2021 to 74.6% in 2024.Mid-sedans' (Honda City, Maruti Ciaz, Volkswagen Virtus) share......

Ban on right wing groups protesting India-B'desh T20I

The SP recommended imposition of prohibitory orders to maintain peace, law and order in the Madhya Pradesh district after the Hindu Mahasabha on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the......

PIX: Rebecca Cheptegei buried with full military honours

IMAGE: Soldiers from Uganda People's Defence Forces handle the flag-draped coffin of slain Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei in Bukwo District, Uganda, on Saturday. Photograph: Abubaker......

Paris Olympian Cheptegei succumbs to burn injuries inflicted by boyfriend

IMAGE: Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who finished 44th at the Paris Olympics, lived in Kenya while training. Photograph: Kind courtesy Team Kenya/X Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca......

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegui doused with petrol by boyfriend

IMAGE: Rebecca Cheptegui is in critical condition at a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, following the attack on Sunday afternoon. Photograph: World Mountain and Trail Running Championships......