Volcanic ash clouds to clear India by 7.30 pm; thick haze in Delhi

Ash clouds from volcanic activity in Ethiopia are drifting towards China and will move away from India by 7.30 pm on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. IMAGE: Visuals from the INA......

SEE: Delhi's cloud seeding experiments bring no rainfall

After a gap of 53 years, Delhi conducted cloud seeding trials on Tuesday to induce artificial rain in the national capital amid surging pollution levels, even as the weather department did not......

Ethiopian volcanic ash drifts towards India; flights cancelled

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an advisory to airlines and airports to deal with possible disruptions due to the ash plumes from the volcanic activity in......

Fog envelopes northern states; cold wave grips Delhi, red alert in UP

As the year draws to a close, mercury hovered around its wintry lows and normal life was affected across northern states due to foggy conditions, with red alert warning issued in Uttar Pradesh on......

Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion for India's AI-first future: Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday announced plans to invest $17.5 billion in India to help build infrastructure and sovereign capabilities for the country's AI-first future, marking the third......

HCLTech counts on M&As to add 1.5% to revenue

HCLTech expects its recent large acquisitions to contribute about 1.5 per cent to revenue in 2026-27 (FY27), chief executive officer and managing director C Vijayakumar said, as the company looks......

India's job market shows 11% hiring intent for 2026

After a year of muted single-digit growth, hiring intent has returned to double digits at 11 per cent, up from 9.75 per cent last year, supported by formalisation and regional expansion, says a......

Reliance investments in AI infra may top $12-15 bn

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd may spend about $12-15 billion over the next few years on AI infrastructure that could include a giant 1GW data centre, Morgan Stanley said in a......

War clouds over India: End game for IPL 2025?

IMAGE: BCCI has convened an urgent meeting to assess whether the league can safely continue. Photograph: BCCI The IPL 2025 season was thrown into turmoil on Thursday night after the Punjab Kings......

PIX: Rahul, Gill Battle Back To Keep 4th Test Alive

Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford, Manchester, on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India K L Rahul celebrates his half-century during Day 4 of the fourth......

What An Innings, Nitish Reddy!

It was a proper Test innings, it was of the highest class, and given the circumstances it came in, it was one of the best innings by an Indian batsman in recent memory, applauds Prem Panicker.......