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'Paatal Lok': Mumbai to get underground tunnels to ease traffic

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said his government is creating a vast underground network of tunnels across Mumbai to ease congestion, describing it in a lighter vein as......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

Cyclone Shakhti Roars In Arabian Sea

Cyclone Shakhti, the first cyclonic storm of the post-monsoon season in the Arabian Sea, is churning up the sea, packing a wind speed of 100 kmph and gusting, officials said on Saturday. Kindly......

Out for dinner, medical student gang-raped in Bengal

A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

TN braces for heavy rain on Wednesday, red alert in 8 districts

As the Northeast monsoon intensified across Tamil Nadu, the regional weather office on Tuesday issued heavy rainfall alert to a number of districts, while Chief Minister M K Stalin reviewed the......

US LPG pact may shield India from geopolitical shocks

India's decision to import LPG from the US helps it to diversify sources as it reduces almost full reliance on West Asian countries for supply of the country's primary cooking fuel. Kindly note......

India to cut direct Russian crude imports from December

India is set to reduce its direct imports of Russian crude from late November, following new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, effective November 21. IMAGE: A well head and a drilling rig in an......

Shippers rush to reach American shores amid 90-day tariff pause

After US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause for several nations, including India, global manufacturers are in a rush to ensure that bulk of their goods reach the US during this......

Adani's Haifa port unaffected by Iranian missile strikes, operations normal

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani-led group's Haifa port in Israel was unharmed by the Iranian ballistic missile attack, with cargo operations progressing unhampered, sources said. Photograph: Ilan......

Gold at fresh record high of Rs 91,950/10 gm

Gold prices advanced Rs 700 to reach a new lifetime high of Rs 91,950 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday on the back of continued buying by jewellers ahead of wedding season,......

The Om Puri You Never Knew

'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.''When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys'......

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'

'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.''During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.''When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.''Our......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

T20 World Cup 2026: Format, teams, dates revealed!

IMAGE: The T20 World Cup 2026 final is set to held in Ahmedabad or Colombo. Photograph: ICC/X The 2026 T20 World Cup is likely to be played from February 7 to March 8 with matches spread across at......

Central Zone top order fires after Shardul's fifty

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur steadies West with a patient fifty. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Central Zone top-order batters, led by Danish Malewar, carried the team to 229 for two, giving a solid reply......

Gill, Rohit, Bumrah to undergo fitness test

IMAGE: Shubman Gill was recovering from his illness at his Chandigarh home before flying out to Bengaluru for the mandatory fitness test. Photograph: BCCI India Test skipper and T20 vice-captain......

Central pile misery on South in Duleep Trophy final

IMAGE: Yash Rathod fell just six runs short of a maiden first-class double century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Yash Rathod scored his highest first-class score of 194 as Central Zone constructed......

PIX: A Glimpse At Women's ODI World Cup Venues!

The 13th edition of the ICC ODI Women’s Cricket World Cup will be held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2. The eight-team tournament will see each team play seven group-stage......