Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.' IMAGE: People shield from the blistering......

Modi plays drum, witnesses grand Jhumoir dance in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday began his two-day visit to Assam by witnessing a grand Jhumoir dance performance, featuring nearly 9,000 dancers and drummers and play the traditional drum......

Tripura CM allots portfolios; keeps home, health

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday distributed portfolios to new ministers, keeping the important home department with himself. IMAGE: Manik Saha takes oath as the chief minister of......

Noida demolition: Doctors warn against health hazards

As the nearly 100-metre-tall Supertech twin towers were razed to the ground on Sunday, doctors said people living nearby, especially those suffering from respiratory diseases, should take extra......

'We are seeing growth in retail health insurance'

'Pandemic has triggered interest and awareness among the people about the need for healthcare.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Retail health insurance product sales have picked up after......

'ICICI Pru's focus is on value of new business growth'

'If through growth and serving the customer we become number one, we will be very happy and very proud.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Anup Bagchi, who took charge as managing director and......

Kolkata most polluted city in India

Image: Boys collect coconuts thrown in as offerings by worshippers in the waters of Ganga. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its......

Bangalore neighbourhood's toxic air threatens India's future

Once called India’s garden city, this upper middle-class residential area in Bangalore has India’s most toxic air, says Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com. On the day this story was written,......

Here's How Alia Spent Her Birthday

Alia Bhatt celebrated her 30th birthday on March 15 in London. Scenes from a fun day: Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia makes a birthday wish before she blows out the candles.......

Dil Bekaraar review

Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma. Adapted from Anuja Chauhan's novel Those Pricey Thakur Girls, Dil Bekaraar, directed by Habib Faisal, is......

Singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika critical

Legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika is battling for life at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, and is on dialysis. 'Hazarika's condition is critical. He has infection and is......

COVID-19: Saha tests positive again, Hussey recovers

Among other sportspersons, KT Irfan, PU Chitra, 19 other athletes test negative while the health of one positive athlete being monitored at SAI Bengaluru. IMAGE: Wriddhiman Saha will continue to......

PIX: Ton-up Jacks, Kohli power RCB to easy win over GT

IMAGES from the IPL match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played in Ahmedabad on Sunday SCORECARD IMAGE: Will Jacks celebrates with Virat Kohli after bringing up his......

Bloody frustrating these isolation rules, says Shastri

IMAGE: India head coach Ravi Shastri with bowling coach Bharat Arun. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters India head coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday expressed his disappointment at 10-day isolation......

COVID hits Team India: Pant, support staff test positive

Bowling coach Bharath Arun, wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and standby opener Abhimanyu Easwaran were put in isolation for having come in contact with throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani, who also......

SunRisers donate Rs 30 crore in India's fight against COVID-19

IMAGE: SunRisers Hyderabad's owners Sun TV donated Rs 30 crore towards COVID-19 relief work in India. Photograph: BCCI The owners of IPL team SunRisers Hyderabad, Sun TV, on Monday donated Rs 30......