5.8-magnitude quake hits parts of northeast, Bengal

An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude shook parts of the northeast region and West Bengal on Sunday, officials said. IMAGE: A tea garden in Udalguri district of Assam. Image used only for......

Mumbai, Kohima safest for women; Delhi, Kolkata at bottom: NARI report

Mumbai, Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok and Itanagar have emerged as the safest cities in the country for women, while Patna, Jaipur, Faridabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Srinagar and......

SC stays enhanced land compensation in defence project near LAC

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order that enhanced the compensation awarded for acquiring 537 acre of land for the establishment of a defence-related project near the India-China border in......

Scindia to Rupani: Bigwigs who died in air crashes

Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who died in a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, joined the list of several top Indian politicians and prominent personalities who lost their......

Dear Nirmalaji, what services do we get for our taxes?

IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil Budget 2021 on February 1. Photograph: PTI Photo On February 1, 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget for the......

Onion at eye-watering Rs 150/kg; imports underway

Both red and yellow onions have been imported from Turkey, Egypt and Afghanistan. The shipments are landing at Mumbai port. Retail onion prices on Friday remained higher at up to Rs 150 per kg......

Two premium trains for Northeast, but opposition not happy

Two premium new long-distance trains and plan to convert a strategically important metre gauge line into broad gauge were announced on Wednesday for the Northeastern region in the Railway Budget,......

'Higher education key to Indo-US relations'

US Ambassador to India Peter A Burleigh has said higher education works as a vital thread for Indo-US relations and asked Indian students to accept the challenges and responsibilities associated......

Vengsarkar praises state-of-the-art Bengaluru NCA

IMAGE: The National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru will be inaugurated on 28th September. Photograph: BCCI Dilip Vengsarkar, a former India captain and current BCCI Apex Council member, on Wednesday......

Asian Games: Wushu athlete goes incommunicado

IMAGE: After being denied visa to travel to China for the Asian Games, Wushu athlete Mepung Lamgu has gone incommunicado. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Wushu athlete Mepung Lamgu has gone......

Missing Indian wushu player breaks silence

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mepung Lamgu/X Indian wushu player Mepung Lamgu, who failed to make it to the Asian Games because of diplomatic issues with China, on Saturday said she is 'alright',......