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Intense heatwave sweeps eastern states, spreads to south India: IMD

The searing heatwave sweeping large parts of east India continued unabated and spread to southern parts of the country on Tuesday, the India meteorological department said. Maximum temperatures......

Voting underway in 21 states in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha polls

Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister......

Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

'Tamil voters don't like to be told what to do'

'Modi is trying avenues to convince people why they should vote for the BJP.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi holds a roadshow with the BJP's Tamil Nadu president Kuppusamy......

Indians' funds in Swiss banks down 11% to Rs 30k cr on lower deposits

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, declined by 11 per cent in 2022 to 3.42 billion Swiss francs......

100% Railways Electrification By 2024

India is now much ahead of other large railway networks in the world in terms of electrification -- with the US at just 1 per cent, China at 72 per cent and Europe at 60 per cent. IMAGE: The South......

OTT: You'll Need A LOOONG Weekend

You'll wish weekends lasted as long as weeks after looking at Sukanya Verma's long, long list of recommendations on OTT this week. Zara Hatke Zara BachkeWhere to watch? Jio CinemaLanguage: Hindi......

Guess What's Making Raashii So Happy?

Katrina's dher saar pyaar... Neha gets a new look... Abhay shoots for an ad... Photograph: Kind courtesy Raashii Khanna/Instagram ' ?' asks Raashii Khanna as she takes in the bite. ......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Billie Jean King Cup: India beat Chinese Taipei 2-1

Photograph: Ankita Raina/X Rutuja Bhosale won the singles rubber while the duo of Prarthana Thombare and Ankita Raina prevailed in the doubles contest as the Indian women's team defeated Chinese......

T20s an exhibition, Test cricket an examination: Lloyd

'Our youngsters seem to be getting this habit of trying to hit the ball out of the ground so that they can get a contract somewhere else.' IMAGE: Shubman Gill, considered the brightest young......

Yearender 2023: So close, yet so far...: India's ICC trophy drought continues

IMAGE: India looked set to end the ICC trophy drought, but fell to a heartbreaking loss to Australia in the final of the ODI World Cup. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters The last time Team India......

ICC U19 WC: India to open campaign against Bangladesh

IMAGE: India has been placed in Group A alongside Bangladesh, Ireland and the USA. Photograph: BCCI India will start their campaign in the Under-19 World Cup with a match against Bangladesh on......

India to tour Sri Lanka in Jul-Aug amidst ICC ban drama

Photograph: Kind courtesy Asian Cricket Council/X The crisis-ridden Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its host broadcaster will have something to cheer about during the middle of 2024 when the Indian......

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