UP, Bihar asked to provide data on bodies found floating in Ganga

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments to inform it about the number of human corpses found floating in the river Ganga besides bodies buried on the river......

SC pulls up Mumbai civic body for tender process abuse, warns of coercive action

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious note of the “pattern” of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai of issuing a tender, then cancelling it and again reissuing it leading to......

Authorities take steps to decongest Vaishno Devi after stampede

A day after the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi hill shrine, authorities on Sunday tightened arrangements with full deployment of security personnel and announced a slew of steps to prevent any......

Scuffle caused stampede, not rush: Vaishno Devi shrine board

The Saturday stampede that killed 12 people occurred 'due to a scuffle between two groups of pilgrims', the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) said in a statement, emphasising only 35,000......

IL&FS to resolve debt of Rs 55,000 cr by March

IL&FS group would resolve debt of Rs 55,000 crore by March 2022, the board of the crisis-hit company has stated in its affidavit filed before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).......

Realtors hope for sunny 2022 with better sales

India's real estate industry staged a rebound from 2020's downturn, with housing sales seen rising by over 50 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The performance, though short of......

Stalin asks Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Odisha to lift firecracker ban

According to the Indian Fireworks’ Manufacturers’ Association, the ban would wipe out sales of around Rs 600 crore during the upcoming Deepavali season. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Sivakasi, home of fireworks, is losing its spark

It’s not just the pandemic that has shr­unk every Indian festival to a shadow of its exuberant self. Pollution also has been a factor. Enter the fireworks city of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu......

Green Tribunal concerned over water use in IPL

IMAGE: The National Green Tribunal suggested laying down mandatory requirement of engagement of an environmental expert for every cricket stadium for ensuring compliance with the environmental......

BEST images from FIFA World Cup

Reuters photographers describe their favourite images from the tournament. Speed, skill and control were the hallmarks of the greatest footballers at the World Cup in Russia, but the same could be......