Intense summer heat to add to election fever, warns IMD

India is likely to experience extreme heat during the April to June period with central and western peninsular parts facing the worst impact, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday as......

Trapped workers 'performing yoga' awaiting rescue; kin hope for good news'

All 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel are practising yoga and other exercises while rescuers work to create an escape route, according to Jaymal Singh Negi, brother of Gabbar Singh Negi -......

Sikkim flood toll rises to 33, search on for 105 missing people

Thirty-three bodies, including those of nine Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued for......

Sikkim floods: How 150 labourers miss death by whisker

Around 150 labourers engaged in constructing tunnels for the Indian Railways near the Sikkim-West Bengal border got a new life on that fateful Wednesday morning as they were rescued minutes before......

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

Scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown, growing competition from Nepal and the disaster of the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation are steadily weakening exports and sales of Darjeeling tea. IMAGE: A worker......

Modi @ 4: Bharatmala is going to be the highway sector's next big story

The thrust will be on improving connectivity in economic corridors and remote and border areas with a view to hike trade and enable faster movement of cargo. Any report card on four years of the......

Why India Inc still fears MNCs

Business reacted with caution to the reforms of 1991, and demanded protection from multinationals and imports.Twenty-five years later, traces of that demand can still be found, reports Bhupesh......

The Ford who loves Lord Krishna

'Krishna is your best friend. He knows what's best for you.' 'They talk about death being a final exam. So at 65, I have to be studying for my final exam.' Part 1: This Ford has more on his mind......

Sports Shorts: India should become sports-playing nation, says Tendulkar

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar appealed to adopt a sport and play in on a regular basis. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com......