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China holds meet with 19 countries in Indian Ocean region without India

China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. Photograph: ANI Photo The China International Development Cooperation Agency,......

Cyclone Sitrang brings rain, dampens Diwali cheer in Bengal

As cyclone 'Sitrang' moved north-northeastwards and lay 260 km southeast of Sagar island on Monday, the Met department warned of heavy rain in coastal Bengal and northeastern states, dampening......

Cyclone over Bay of Bengal to impact Sunderbans, heavy rain forecast for WB

The cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal will primarily impact the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh, as tidal waves are likely to reach a height of six metre owing to the......

Cyclone 'Sitrang' likely to be formed by October 24

A low-pressure area over the north Andaman sea that on Saturday intensified into a depression, around 1,460 km south-southeast of Sagar Island in West Bengal, is expected to take the shape of a......

Aww! A lion cub and his human daddy

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: Barsha, the lion cub. Photograph: ANI Photo Every week is full of newsworthy events. And we make sure we bring you the......

Was govt's decision to sell Cairn shares flawed?

Faced with prospect of its assets across the globe being seized just like Pakistan and Venezuela, the government decided to scrap retrospective taxation but the international embarrassment could......

Welcome to India's biggest junkyard mela

Images from the Bhanga Mela, India's only e-waste market.Text and photographs: Abhiroop Dey Sarkar For centuries Mandir bazaar, a nondescript locality about 80 kilometres south of Kolkata, has been......

It's not Bengaluru or Patna, these 98 places will be 'Smart Cities'!

Modi government's ambitious ‘Smart Cities’ project has shortlisted 98 cities but Bengaluru and Patna don't figure in the list. Image: Jaipur has been selected to be turned into a Smart......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

Govt to award 30 port projects worth Rs 25K cr this fiscal

The Shipping Ministry on Monday said it has set a target of awarding 30 projects, entailing Rs 24,633 crore investment, for the current fiscal to add 288.48 million tonne capacity. "The achievement......

Guide, Waqt, Jaanwar: Bollywood classics turning 50 this year!

How many of these have aged well? Fifty years ago, while India was engaged in war with Pakistan, Hindi cinema flourished in effervescent, excited Eastman colours. 1965 is significant in more ways......

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Telugu film director Mohankrishna Indraganti was in his element during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. The filmmaker, who struck gold with his first film Grahanam, and later on with Maya......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Thursday, August 4

IMAGE: India's Murali Sreeshankar poses on the podium with his silver medal from the men's long jump on Thursday, Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Photograph:......

India thrash Lanka 20-0 in yet another goalfest, face Malaysia in men's hockey semis

IMAGE: India’s Rupinderpal Singh, right, celebrates with teammates. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Defending champions India made a mockery of Sri Lankan challenge pumping in 20 goals......

AIBA suspends boxer Sarita, her coaches for refusing bronze at Asiad

India's bronze medallist Laishram Sarita Devi reacts during the medal ceremony of the women's lightweight (57-60kg) boxing at the Asian Games in Incheon. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters The......

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