2024 warmest year in India since 1901: IMD

The year 2024 was the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature settling 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average, the IMD said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

The Scotsman Who Loves India

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.' In the second part of his conversation with Rediff.com's Archana......

PHOTOS: Sizzling summers are here!

Summer is here and how! People are sweltering in the heat, hoping for the rain gods to smile down upon them. As the mercury keeps climbing higher, people are being hospitalised. In Ahmedabad, the......

Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

Priyanka's Bikini Birthday Holiday

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nick Jonas/Instagram Priyanka Chopra celebrated her 43rd birthday on July 18 with a kiss in the Bahamas. Nick Jonas was happy to oblige!   Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Wear The Colours Of Summer Like Bollywood

White is the go-to colour for the summer. But this season, Namrata Thakker shows you how to experiment with colours and kick up a storm with your fashion wardrobe. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi......

Bold, Beautiful And Backless

Summer is slowly but surely kicking in and Bollywood's sizzling divas look all set to raise the mercury in their scorching backless avatars. Staunch believer in if you've got it, flaunt it? Then,......

Urvashi, Esha's HOT bikini pix raise the summer heat

Bollywood seems to be in throwback mode, raising the summer temperature even higher with their stunning pictures.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Urvashi Rautela/Instagram Urvashi Rautela posts a......

Day 5: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Jacobellis earns first US gold and long-awaited redemption IMAGE: Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States in action. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Lindsey Jacobellis claimed the first gold......