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'Heat waves are likely to occur more often'

'Because of global warming, the chances of heatwaves like this are much higher.' IMAGE: A man takes a bath to beat the heat on a hot summer day in Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Temperatures......

Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Indian Navy Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval anti-ship missile launched from a Naval......

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes. IMAGE:......

Make English Compulsory, Mandarin Second Language

Anybody who's plugged in to the modern, globalised world will understand why, says Kanika Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The debate over whether Hindi should be an official......

Ukraine war underlines need to be self-reliant in defence needs: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday the Russia-Ukraine conflict has highlighted that being self-reliant in military hardware is a vital necessity, even as he called for tri-services......

GST Council's recommendations not binding on Centre and states, rules SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council's recommendations are not binding on Union and State but have a persuasive value as the country has a cooperative......

Jugaad An Insult To Indian Innovation?

'When resources are few; when frugality demands repairing a broken thing rather than replacing it with a brand new and expensive option, enterprising commoners in rural and urban India improvise on......

'Neutral' La Nina may bring normal monsoon this year

Though early days, meteorologists point towards a neutral La Nina during the initial phase of the four-month monsoon season this year that starts from June. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters......

How music label Snafu uses AI to decode if a song will be a hit

With a team of 20-odd people, Snafu tries to unearth the rough diamonds from millions of songs. Can AI help look for a needle in a haystack? Ritwik Sharma finds out. *IMAGE: The music label......

India's Green Shoots for the Planet

Modi's unexpected announcement of achieving net zero by 2070 may have neatly deflected the pressures on India to sign up to an ambitious pledge but it does nothing to dispel the ecological......

Laxmi Raai's Maldives Holiday Pix

Like almost *everyone* in Bollywood, Laxmi Raai picks the Maldives as her holiday destination. The actress makes some pretty pictures as she poses against the blue, soothing, water of the Indian......

Into the Wild review

More emotions, less action!Ajay Devgn shows his vulnerable side while trying to survive on an uninhibited Island with Bear Grylls, observes Namrata Thakker. Survival expert Bear Grylls is back......

Cricket Australia says to continue with tour of Sri Lanka

'There are three weeks until the scheduled departure of the squad and at this stage there are no changes to the schedule.' IMAGE: A demonstration being held against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya......

Will Australia tour crisis-hit Sri Lanka?

Cricket Australia is monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka ahead of the tour. IMAGE: Australia announced three strong squads last month for the tour, which includes a Twenty20 series, five one-day......

What's Special About Rohit's Shoes?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma displays the specially designed boots he wore in the game against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. Photographs: Rohit Sharma/Instagram On Saturday, his 35th birthday,......

Djokovic back with a bang!

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his first round match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti during day eight of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis. Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters World number one......

Is IPL the Saviour of Test cricket?

The IPL, by giving a large pool of Indian talent the opportunity to compete with the best international players, has also come to be seen as the cauldron that spews out the most exciting talent for......

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