Navy, Coast Guard rescue 317 from 2 barges that went adrift

Battling extreme weather, the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have so far rescued 317 people on board two barges that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made......

The past is not a foreign country

'Despite a quarter century since India began the uphill battle of moving away from its peculiar hybrid of imperial-feudal-socialism, it remains distressingly -- and sometimes reassuringly -- the......

Cyclone Nilofar: About 30,000 to be evacuated on Wednesday

An estimated 30,000 people along coastal areas will be moved to safer places in Kutch district of Gujarat from Wednesday as the very severe cyclonic storm Nilofar hurtles towards the state and......

2 lionesses run over by train near Gir forest

Two fully-grown Asiatic lionesses were killed under a running train in eastern Gir, Gujarat on Wednesday.The incident occurred near Bhera village of port town Rajula in Amreli district, which forms......

Getting private funding will be an uphill task for Railways

Though the Railways is yet to declare any five-year action plan, it is clear the government is not in a position to hand-hold it for any major expansion or upgrade.The issue, however, is how far......

JNPT terminal, Petya's first victim in India

AP Moller-Maersk, one of the affected entities globally, operates the Gateway Terminals India at JNPT. Operations at the terminal of the nation's largest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust......

Body blow for special economic zones

The change in the latest Budget will impact the sale and rent of SEZ units of companies like Adani Port, which has large SEZs in Mundra, Gujarat, say analysts. Image: Most of these SEZs have......

Sanand: The new global auto hotspot

With Ford's plant set for action, and plans of other manufacturers, regional belt set to race into major export league. Image: : Ratan Tata (L) with Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat's chief......