Thunderstorm, heavy rain lash Delhi, 2 killed; hundreds of trees uprooted

Two persons were killed and several injured as a fierce thunderstorm packing winds of up to 100 kmph and heavy rains battered the national capital on Monday evening, uprooting hundreds of trees,......

Keep The Anti-Muslim Pot Boiling All 365 Days

Hindu festivals are now becoming occasions when anti-Muslim hatred is expressed freely through slogans and songs that are full of abuse against Muslims or calls to either kill them or humiliate......

'I feel sick the day I am not painting'

'That secularism in India is at risk is alarming for someone like me. I'm born secular,' Anjolie Ela Menon, the well-known painter, tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There......

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed.They were faceless and unrecognised.They were unappreciated and even hounded.They were poorly......

BSES moves SC against NTPC notice to cut power supply

Reliance Group-owned power distribution companies in Delhi on Thursday approached the Supreme Court against NTPC's notice threatening to cut off power supply for not clearing outstanding dues. A......

Pay dues or face power cuts: NTPC to BSES

NTPC on Tuesday asked the two BSES utilities to make their payments and said in the event of failure to do so it would be forced to regulate supplies to the state discoms. Chairman and Managing......

Railway Budget speech

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday presented a populist interim Railway Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following is the entire speech of the railway minister: 1. Mr. Speaker, Sir I rise to......

Rs 200bn rail projects languishing

About 80 railway projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) have been lying derailed for years due to the lack of funds and non-availability of land. The projects were mentioned as......

Buzz: Bangladesh mull SL tour in October

IMAGE: The BCB is also looking to reschedule its Ireland tour as well as the home series against Australia and New Zealand which could not take place because of the pandemic. Photograph: BCCI......

Bangar turns down Bangladesh coaching offer

IMAGE: Sanjay Bangar was India's batting coach from 2014 to 2019 before he was replaced by Vikram Rathour in September last year. Photograph: BCCI Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has......

'Unrest threatens hosting of T20 World Cup in Bangladesh'

A day after the West Indies Cricket Board cancelled its Under-19 team's tour of Bangladesh due to a low intensity bomb blast near the team hotel in Chittagong, BCB president Nazmul Hassan admitted......