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Licked water from rocks, ate puffed rice for 10 days, says rescued worker

Anil Bediya, one of the 41 labourers who were rescued from a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after 16 days, survived the ordeal by eating muri (puffed rice) and licking water dripping from rocks.......

Tunnel rescue: Ambulances on standby, 15 doctors at site

Ambulances were on standby and doctors summoned to the disaster site as a multi-agency effort to rescue 41 men trapped in the Silkyara tunnel appeared close to success on Wednesday evening. IMAGE:......

IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, schools and colleges shut on Thursday

Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai, prompting the meteorological department to upgrade the 'orange' alert to 'red' with effect from Wednesday night till Thursday afternoon, officials said. IMAGE:......

Downpour lashes Mumbai, 'orange' alert for Wednesday

Mumbai and its suburbs received moderate to heavy rainfall during the day and the weather department has issued an orange alert for the city for Wednesday predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at......

Uttarakhand rivers in spate, Kedarnath yatra stopped

The Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped at Uttarakhand's Sonprayag and Gaurikund due to continuous heavy rains, informed officials on Wednesday. IMAGE: Devotees make their way to the Kedarnath temple......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

Force rolls out all-new Gurka 2021, deliveries begin on Dussehra

Force Motors on Wednesday unveiled the all-new version of its sports utility vehicle, Gurkha, with deliveries expected to begin from October 15. Photographs: Courtesy, ForceMotors.com The Gurkha......

Liquor volumes may take 20% hit in FY21

Almost 70 per cent of alcohol distribution in India happens through liquor vends or shops, while 30 per cent happens on-premise, that is, in bars, pubs, and hotels. The Indian-made foreign liquor......

Lockdown 3.0: Several mfg cos resume operations; many retailers open

The development comes after a recent notification from the Union home ministry, which has permitted companies to resume manufacturing operations and reopening of shops in red, green and orange......

What is Ronnie Screwvala up to these days?

"If telecom changed the game for how business was done in India, then we need 20 more of those systemic game-changers to take us to the next level," Ronnie Screwvala tells Pavan Lall.Illustration:......

Urvashi Gives Alligators A Miss!

Photograph: Ernesto S Ruscio/Getty Images for Campari Urvashi Rautela attended the screening of Hirokazu Kore-eda's Japanese film Kaibutsu aka Monster at Cannes on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. ......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

SRH vs MI: All records set and broken

The Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was a record-breaking one, in which records with both, bat and ball were broken left and right. The......

Rohit Fans Stand Out Among Orange Army

Chants of 'Rohit! Rohit!' were heard at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad, heavily packed by the Orange Army, during the match between the Mumbai Indians and the SunRisers Hyderabad on......

Batting Treat For Orange Army!

SunRisers Hyderabad batters put on an exhibition of belligerent stroke play with Travis Head (62 off 24), Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23) and later the South African duo of Heinrich Klaasen (80* off 34......

ICC World Cup final PIX: Mighty Australia defeat India to lift sixth title

IMAGES from the ICC World Cup final played between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Travis Head hammered a stellar century.......

Out of WC, England, Netherlands eye Champions Trophy qualification

IMAGE: England have won just one match from 7 outings in the ongoing World Cup. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Casting aside their shattered title defence dream, England will now set sights on......

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