Intense heatwave sweeps eastern states, spreads to south India: IMD

The searing heatwave sweeping large parts of east India continued unabated and spread to southern parts of the country on Tuesday, the India meteorological department said. Maximum temperatures......

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that anxiety continues to drive his mind and clouds his judgment, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.......

BJP wins Surat LS poll unopposed, Cong cries foul, goes to EC

The Bharatiya Janata Party won its first seat in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, as its candidate Mukesh Dalal was on Monday declared elected from Surat, after the nomination of Congress candidate was......

Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

'It's dull because this time the election is spread over such a long period.' IMAGE: A vendor sells flags and umbrellas printed with the symbols of different policital parties at a market in......

Rajasthan enters fray to attract Tesla India plant

With US-based electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla scouting for a suitable location for its foray in India, Rajasthan has joined the fray with a host of offers to woo the Elon Musk-led company. Other......

Adani shrugs off Hindenburg effect, back to rapid expansion spree

Adani group opened a $1.2 billion copper plant, bought a port in Odisha, raised stakes in a cement company and stitched an alliance with rival Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, all in a matter......

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, presid­ent of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop’s prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Photograph:......

Indian institutions' semiconductor design curricula draws flak

Over 100 Indian institutions offer semiconductor design curricula, but hardly any of them focuses on manufacturing and process technology, a top official from global memory and storage major Micron......

IPL is the world's best domestic T20 competition by a long way: Ponting

IMAGE: Ricky Ponting believes IPL is the best platform for talented youngsters like Jake Fraser-McGurk. Photograph: BCCI Australian batting great Ricky Ponting on Tuesday hailed the Indian Premier......

IPL 2024: How this Punjab Kings dasher battled depression for glory

IMAGE: Ashutosh Sharma's late cameo powered Punjab Kings to victory against Gujarat Titans on Thursday. Photographs: BCCI "There was a time when I wasn't even allowed to get a feel of the cricket......

IPL 2024: KKR-RR, GT-DC matches rescheduled

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajasthan Royals/X Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL game against Rajasthan Royals was on Tuesday advanced by a day to April 16, while Gujarat Titans-Delhi Capitals......

BCCI to meet IPL team owners: Auction purse may rise

IMAGE: Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta during the IPL 2024 auction. Photograph: BCCI The BCCI has invited owners of the 10 IPL teams for an informal meeting in Ahmedabad on April 16 and there......

IPL PIX: Miller fires Gujarat Titans to victory!

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Scorecard IMAGE: David Miller and Vijay Shankar celebrate the......