Rescued tunnel worker reveals how they spent 17 days inside

Suddenly they heard a thud. By the time they could understand what had happened panic stuck, recalled Sukhram who returned home in Khirabeda, a nondescript village on the outskirts of Ranchi, in......

'Trapped workers played cricket'

'I decided to send a bat and a ball which was smaller in size so that it shouldn't get stuck in the pipe. And with that, they had a little good time.' IMAGE: The workers inside Uttarkashi's......

Chana dal, daliya, khichdi for trapped tunnel workers

A morning meal was prepared for the workers who have been trapped in Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi for 10 days. IMAGE: Teams of cooks are involved in the preparation of the breakfast for the......

'Umeed jagi hain': Trapped tunnel workers' kin

Visuals of workers trapped inside Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel for the past 10 days emerged on Tuesday morning, has given new hope for worried relatives, some of whom are camping outside the site......

FM defends GST hike on essentials

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the mass consumption items such as pulses, wheat, rice, flour, and curd will not attract the 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) when......

Pay more for pre-packed atta, pulses, curd as 5% GST kicks in from today

A 5 per cent GST rate kicked in on Monday on pre-packed and labelled food items such as cereals, pulses and flour weighing less than 25 kg. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs......

Bengal migrant workers denied Jan, Feb pays

In Sandelerbil village alone in the Hingalgunj block in the Sundarbans, around 36 families from the Scheduled Caste community migrated from Tamil Nadu in March, where they had been working in a gas......

From 227 items to 50! Sin, luxury goods to face 28% GST

Goods like chocolates, chewing gum, shampoo, deodorant, shoe polish, detergents, nutrition drinks and marble will now attract 18% GST. In the biggest GST rejig yet, tax rates on over 200 items,......

Exciting Kannada releases this week!

Check out the movie releases, and make your pick! Four Kannada films will be releasing today, on January 23, a week after the Sankranti festival. Most of the films are directed by newcomers barring......

PIX: Havertz sends Arsenal top; Liverpool hold Manchester City

A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League. IMAGE: Kai Havertz celebrates scoring the match-winner for Arsenal in the Premier League match against Brentford, at the Brentford......

EPL PIX: 15-year-old makes debut for Arsenal; Everton win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. Arsenal win easy at Brentford IMAGE: Arsenal's Ethan Nwaneri in action. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters Fifteen-year-old Ethan......

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......

PIX: Real Madrid see off Getafe; Juventus hold Inter

IMAGE: Real Madrid's players celebrate after Ferland Mendy, centre, scored their second goal against Getafe on Tuesday. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters Real Madrid's French duo Karim Benzema and......

Nations League PIX: France win in Croatia; Italy unbeaten

Mbappe strike gives France 2-1 win in Croatia IMAGE: France's Kylian Mbappe in action with Croatia's Filip Uremovic. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters France stretched their unbeaten run......