19 killed as heavy rains lash north India; rivers in spate

Torrential rains pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 19 people killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in......

NCERT textbook row: Academics slam name withdrawal 'spectacle'

The 'spectacle' created by some 'arrogant and self-interested' people regarding the withdrawal of their names over the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbook row is......

India ushers in New Year sans Covid curbs after 2 yrs

Large crowds thronged popular boulevards, tourist hubs and entertainment centres across India and many joined special prayers at places of worship on Sunday as people stepped out to celebrate the......

Bengal teen prevents her marriage by dialling childline

A timely phone call to Childline by a 15-year-old girl from a remote village in West Bengal's Purulia district helped the teenager prevent her marriage. Image only for representation. Photograph:......

How TripVillas is luring professionals back to hometowns

The firm says people can earn as much as Rs 90,000 a month Rishi Sanyal is rebuilding his career and this time he is not working in a large city. The former Delhi-based Accenture consultant will......

Many Sahara realty projects stuck, experts pessimistic

Eight months after Lucknow-based Sahara group announced the launch of 10 townships and said it would follow these with another 58 housing projects in the current financial year, work on the 10......

Top companies backing out from Uttarakhand

They came, they saw and they vanished. With the area-based exemptions all set to end tomorrow in Uttarakhand, a series of top companies has now given up the idea of setting up new units in the hill......

Uttarakhand plans IIM at Kashipur

The Uttarakhand government is planning to set up an Indian Institute of Managementin Kumaon region of the hill state. For this purpose, the government has identified two sites-- Escort Farms in the......

Domestic cricket: Uttarkhand's 'bio-bubble' camp from Oct 14

IMAGE: Cricket Association of Uttarakhand's secretary Mahim Verma said that 29 players, including three outstation recruits, will report at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in Dehradun on October 10.......

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Pollution in Delhi a big worry

'We told them that this year is all the more important as the World Cup is taking place in Delhi and if there is any situation where pollution levels shoot up, it will be embarrassing for the......

Teenaged badminton player shot dead

A teenaged badminton player who represented Uttaranchal in the Junior National Championship was shot dead in the Government Sports Complex at Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district, police said on......