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Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

How INDIA Can Counter Modi's Popularity

What the INDIA alliance needs is neither a counter to Modi's tall personality and undiminished charisma nor a counter-narrative to his Hindutva agenda, now centred on the Ayodhya temple......

'CDS must build military to win wars, not just defend borders'

'General Anil Chauhan ticks all the right boxes as the new chief of defence staff.' IMAGE: Then West Bengal governor and now India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Lieutenant General Anil......

Smog covers Delhi-NCR, air quality still severe

A layer of smog shrouded Delhi-National Capital Region on Thursday and partially blotted out the sun on Chhath Puja as the air quality slipped back into the severe zone with unfavourable......

Sikh man stabbed to death in US

'We feel very safe in the country, so whatever happened, this is unacceptable' Image used for representational purposes only. A 64-year-old Sikh man from India was stabbed to death by an......

Experts sceptical about CMIE's unemployment data

Economists on Tuesday are not convinced about the latest monthly unemployment data released by the Centre for Monitoring India Economy (CMIE), particularly about the statistics of the rural areas.......

Delhi is crumbling under its own weight

While Delhi boasts of one of the best metro systems in the world and decent infrastructure, reckless construction, legalising unauthorised colonies, and the worsening water and air quality dent its......

Why finance ministry cut small savings interest rates

The government hopes the latest action will lead to banks also lowering the cost of borrowing for corporate and individual borrowers.Arup Roychowdhury reports.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Carmakers call for comprehensive plan after Delhi smog crackdown

Among those who have the most to lose from India's haphazard policies are dealers selling cars made by Toyota, Mahindra & Mahindra, Daimler AG's and Tata Motors' luxury arm, Jaguar Land Rover......

Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to improve air

A directive this year to ban all vehicles older than 15 years has been delayed and previous city governments have often ignored court orders to address pollution woes. Image: Initiatives to clean......

10 Films: Indian Cinema At Its Best

Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema. On one hand......

Why Salman will never play the villain!

The superstar lets go of an important role. And this is not the first time he has done it, says Subhash K Jha. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Being Human Clothing/Instagram Race 3, which Remo D'Souza......

PIX: Vidya Balan, Paoli Dam at Mirchi Music Awards Bangla

Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2015 was held in Kolkata, on February 18. Checkout the guest list Vidya Balan returns to Bengal after Kahaani. Bollywod singer Akriti Kakkar who was celebrity judge in......

'To Sonakshi, acting comes as naturally as breathing'

“Working with (Satyajit) Ray casts a spell on you -- you are mesmerised to such an extent that you can spend the rest of your life cherishing that particular experience,” says ad......

Cyclone Michaung: 200 youth paddlers stranded in Vijayawada

'As of now, there's no update from the Railways. The scheduled time (of departure) here is 4am but we doubt the train will start from Chennai tonight' IMAGE: Image used for representational......

Footballers set out to help Amphan-affected West Bengal

'Life is all about helping each other in times of crisis -- it's about humanity.' IMAGE: A man salvages his belongings from the rubble of a damaged shop after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in......

Squad for football friendlies: Gouramangi, Paul left out

India football team coach Wim Koevermans, on Monday, announced his squad of 21 players for India's two international friendlies to be played this month with as many as 10 changes from the team that......

I-League: Glen's double helps Shillong Lajong stun Dempo 3-0

Shillong Lajong rode on Trinidad World Cupper Cornel Glen's double strike to script a shock 3-0 defeat of former champions Dempo in their lung opener of the 7th edition of the I-League in Mapusa on......

Ranti Martins adjudged I-League's best player

Nigerian striker Ranti Martins was adjudged the 'Best Player' of the last edition of the I-League, in which he scored 27 goals for Prayag United and topped the scorers' list. It was double delight......

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