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India Rushes To Help Ditwah-Hit Sri Lanka

India has ramped up its humanitarian mission to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with the Indian Air Force lying a 65-tonne Bailey bridge to Colombo to restore connectivity in......

Uttarkashi rescue operations intensify, 65 stranded people airlifted

Rescue operations in Uttarakhand's flash flood-ravaged Uttarkashi district gained momentum on Thursday, with 65 stranded people airlifted to Matli, officials said. IMAGE: Relief and rescue......

Cyclone Ditwah: India steps up relief ops in Sri Lanka; toll rises to 212

Sri Lanka continued relief and rescue efforts on Sunday with India's assistance in the aftermath of catastrophic floods, landslides and devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah that killed over 190......

Helicopters airlift stranded people in Uttarkashi; 4 more deaths confirmed

Four helicopters were pressed into service to airlift people stranded in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after flash floods and landslides earlier this week that claimed multiple lives and left behind a......

Op Sagar Bandhu: India deploys NDRF teams, aircraft to Ditwah-hit Lanka

The Indian Air Forces has deployed two transport aircraft -- C-130 and IL-76 -- carrying paramilitary personnel and relief material as part of India's humanitarian assistance extended to Sri Lanka......

Apple's India Plans Unfazed by US-China Tariff Truce

There's no change in Apple Inc's India strategy, said a top government source. 'It can only be enhanced'. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters Just days after Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook had announced......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Will Karan's Dharma Revive Now?

'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)' IMAGE: Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......

Review: Airlift is taut, tense, terrific!

'Oh what a beauty Akshay's performance is. Old-school gallantry, contemporary tone, his measured delivery is the soul of and saviour in Airlift,' says Sukanya Verma. What will he do? It's seldom a......

The untold story of Pant's recovery after car crash

Dr Pardiwala recalled that for several weeks after the surgery, the young cricketer couldn't even brush his teeth. Pant endured 635 days of recovery, rehabilitation, multiple surgeries and......

'Pant's recovery was a miracle'

'His return to Australia for this tour in form and a man Australia fears, an unthinkable prospect when he was bailed up in hospital unable to walk.' IMAGE: Rishabh Pant with former India Head......

Arrow pierces neck of 12-year-old archer; airlifted to Delhi

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Dean Alberga/World Archery Federation via Getty Images Shivangini Gohain, an acrher from Assam, was on Thursday airlifted......

Dingko Singh airlifted to Delhi for cancer treatment

IMAGE: Dinko Singh was accompanied by his wife Ngangom Babai Devi. Photograph: Spicejet/Twitter Asian Games gold-winning boxer Dingko Singh was on Saturday airlifted from Imphal to New Delhi......