Rains Flood Guwahati

As the monsoon recedes from most of India, Guwahati was flooded after incessant rainfall.   IMAGE: A rickshawwallah wades through a flooded area in Anil Nagar with his passengers. All......

LS okays bill to set up zoos, safaris and eco-tourism in forests

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to exempt land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and permit setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism......

India ushers in New Year sans Covid curbs after 2 yrs

Large crowds thronged popular boulevards, tourist hubs and entertainment centres across India and many joined special prayers at places of worship on Sunday as people stepped out to celebrate the......

Over 18,000 cops to be deployed for safe New Year celebrations in Delhi

The Delhi police on Thursday said more than 18,000 of its personnel from district and traffic units will be deployed across the national capital to ensure security during New Year celebrations.......

Caparo Group committed to make new small car in Bengal: Paul

Lord Paul also expressed his wish to be involved in the field of education in the state Leading non-resident Indian industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has assured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata......

Budget effect: Museum, zoo tickets cheaper, air travel dearer from tomorrow

Entry tickets to museums, zoo and tiger reserves would become cheaper, while business class air travel, investment in mutual funds and chit funds would become expensive with some of the service tax......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Budget: What's costlier, what's cheaper?

Image: A man smokes a cigarette as he sits on a pavement along a road in Srinagar. Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

Review: Orma Mathram is too negative

Paresh C Palicha feels Malayalam film Orma Mathram does not impress. Post YOUR reviews here!Director Madhu Kaithapram, who has followed the 'middle of the road' path in filmmaking, focuses on a......

Shyamalan: My name is a big, big factor

They are suspicious of me," he says, with an easy nonchalance."I interpret it like that. I have been very successful. And I understand that suspicion completely."M Night Shyamalan is talking about......

New-look Manchester City begin challenge to join the elite

If newly rich Manchester City wanted to rile Manchester United during the close-season they certainly went about it the right way -- and not just by spending over 100 million pounds on new players.......

Napier: The score and more

After losing boththeTwenty20 matches, the Indian cricket team moves to Napier for the first One-Day International of the five-match series hoping for a turn in fortunes. Tuesday's match at McLean......