'My biggest worry is electricity'

'The worst affected is the electricity supply.''Some 6,000 to 8,000 poles have been damaged completely.' IMAGE: National Disaster Response Force personnel remove uprooted trees during the......

Mumbai on tenterhooks as cyclone Nisarga approaches

Cyclone Nisarga, hovering over the Arabian Sea, is likely to make landfall at the coastal town Alibaug near the megapolis between 1 pm and 4 pm on Wednesday, a senior India Meteorological......

Roadmap to implement SC order on women officers ready: Army chief

Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday said a roadmap has been prepared to implement the Supreme Court's judgment to grant permanent commission to women officers, asserting that the force does......

Modi targets 'family, Ahmed Patel' over Agusta chargesheet

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during an election rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Saharanpur, on Friday. Photograph: PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

India shows China the way to deal with bad debt

While Modi must worry about the electoral backlash of bailing out state-owned banks, China's communist rulers face fewer constraints, says Peter Thal Larsen. Image: While Indian authorities......

Net neutrality controversy dents Facebook's reputation

Some might still view Facebook as a plucky startup, others see a $288 billion corporation focused mainly on maximising advertising revenue by mining user data, says Peter Thal Larsen. Image:......

Goldman-Morgan rivalry gets personal in Asia

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are the Montagues and the Capulets of investment banking. It's almost as unusual for a senior banker to quit one firm for the other as it was for members of Romeo......

Navi Mumbai to get 180-km rail tracks at Rs 14,000-cr

Navi Mumbai is expected to get around 180 km of railway tracks in the near future with an estimated cost of Rs 14,000-crore (Rs 140-billion), according to the economic survey tabled in the State......

My night with Guns N' Roses

Reader Abhijit Masih attended a Guns N' Roses concert in the UAE last night. He sent us this report: The music you listen to in school most often becomes the genre you will stick to all your life.......

On the sets of SRK's My Name is Khan

Reader Vipul Sharma's wife Swasti was lucky enough to go on the sets of Shah Rukh Khan's new film, My Name Is Khan, in San Francisco. She met the superstar, as well as co-star Kajol, director......

Sehwag flattered to deceive

The third edition of the Indian Premier League has reached its fag end with the culmination of the group stage. The qualification of the four teams -- Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Chennai......

Countdown to Ashes: Oz you like it

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has used his team's first-round exit from the Twenty20 World Cup for some intensive practice with his rebuilt side before the Ashes series starting next month. The......

'Playing the Aussies is the greatest catalyst'

The greatest thing that a coach can aspire for is to be at the helm of a confident team. And Gary Kirsten is enjoying that special moment now. He is coaching an Indian team that actually believes......