'J-K's Kishtwar at high risk of glacial lake outburst floods'

Glacial lake outburst leading to floods is a serious threat to Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, a comprehensive risk assessment has stated, warning that it puts lives, infrastructure, and the......

Ready for Tibet lake breach: Himachal CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said the state is ready to meet any situation if the flooded artificial lake in Tibet gave way.Four years ago in a similar incident more......

'This Is Orographic Rainfall'

'Due to orographic rainfall, localised areas are experiencing intense downpours.''In a very heavy downpour, the burst of water has to find its way and therefore whatever comes in its path gets......

'We Are Not Listening To The Alarms'

'What we are witnessing is not a freak incidence or a freak occurrence, but a new climate reality where warming oceans, monsoon variability and local geography are combining to produce extreme......

Will ED Raids Derail BYJU's Funding Plans?

'Which fund manager in the world will put money into a company that hasn't filed its annual account?' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, Byju. Photograph: ANI Photo The Directorate of......

How roads are turning smart with IoT, AI, telematics

The key element of high-tech highways will be their ability to converse with vehicles. Pranjal Sharma reports. Roads are becoming smarter even if the people driving on it are not. A set of smart......

Amazon accuses Future of insider trading

Amazon has shot off yet another letter to market regulator Sebi, accusing Future Retail of insider trading and called for an investigation as the US online retailer looks to ratchet up pressure......

Who is Prasanta Pattanaik, Padma Shri?

Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The year was 1971.......

Neymar fined over breaching rules for coastal mansion

IMAGE: Neymar's residence is located in the town of Mangaratiba on the southern coast of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state. Photograph: Neymar Jr/Twitter Brazilian authorities said on Monday that......

Brazil star Neymar fined $3.5 million

IMAGE: Neymar was fined for breaching environmental rules. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Brazilian authorities said on Monday that soccer star Neymar was fined 16 million reais ($3.33 million)......

FIFA U-17 WC becomes most attended in event's history

IMAGE:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and AIFF president Praful Patel during a dinner party in Kolkata. Photograph: Twitter The 17th edition......

U-17 WC: Nakamura 'tricks' Japan to victory; Iraq hold Mexico to a draw

IMAGE: Japan Keito Nakamura scores a goal. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter Striker Keito Nakamura scored the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup's first hat-trick as Japan hammered Honduras 6-1 to begin their......

India edition set to be most-attended, highest-scoring U-17 World Cup!

The ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India is set to break the twin records of spectator attendance and number of goals scored. IMAGE: Spain's players celebrate scoring a goal against Mali in......