BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Fire at substation leads to major power outage in Chennai

Several parts of Chennai reeled under a sudden power outage due to a fire incident which caused sequential faults on both feeders at the Manali substation in Chennai. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

'Plan Rapido's 500-city presence in next two quarters'

'We handle close to 3 million rides daily, making us one of the largest players in this segment.' All photographs: Kind courtesy, Rapido/Facebook Ride-hailing unicorn Rapido, which recently......

For a slightly higher government capex outlay

While the capital spending is being maintained at 3.1 per cent of the GDP, a little more would have boosted economic growth even further, suggests Rajiv Memani. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......

Why Sebi warned Ola Electric

Market regulator Sebi has warned Ola Electric Mobility for violating listing norms by sharing store expansion plans on social media before informing stock exchanges, according to a regulatory......

Lack of charging infra a shock for booming EV market

Proliferation of home chargers of around 7 KWh and above, which take six to seven hours to fully charge a car depending on the model, bring running costs down by a third or so. That, coupled with......

Trial by Fire Review: Gripping

What works for Trial By Fire is Rajshri Deshpande's and Abhay Deol's portrayal of the distraught parents who struggled and toiled for justice for over two decades, observes Utkarsh Mishra. Ever......

'I was in depression; thought of committing suicide': Harmilan Bains

'I am looking for another career option like modelling.' IMAGE: Harmilan Bains says she is now exploring another career-option like modelling as her athletics career is 'uncertain'. Photograph:......

Mobile phone costs Italian rower bronze medal

IMAGE: Italian Paralympian rower Giacoma Perini. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Italian rower Giacomo Perini was disqualified and lost his Paralympics bronze medal after he was found with a......

BCCI blasted: Venue choice for Afghanistan-NZ Test slammed

Greater Noida fails 'Test' Case: No play on second day as DDCA sends covers, UPCA loans Super Sopper Photograph: Kind courtesy Afghanistan Cricket Board/X Using traditional tarpaulin to protect......