Safety cover being laid for rescue team inside tunnel; workers to get phone

A protection umbrella is being laid inside the Silkyara tunnel, where 41 workers have been trapped for two weeks, to put up protection for the rescue team, official sources said. IMAGE:......

No quick exit in sight for trapped workers as auger drill stuck in rubble

The blades of the auger machine drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel were on Saturday stuck in the debris, forcing officials to consider switching to options that could drag......

Gadkari gets another threatening call at official residence in Delhi

An unidentified man made a threatening call on the landline number of Union minister Nitin Gadkari's official residence on Motilal Nehru road in New Delhi, the police said on Tuesday.  The......

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

All you want to know about RBI's new auto debit rules

With the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) extended deadline coming to an end, there will be no automatic recurring payment for various services including recharge and utility bill as the additional......

10 things that will make 2021 different!

From 5G to Tesla to Covid vaccine, 10 things will shape India's future. IMAGE: A hairdresser styles a "2021" shave for a client to welcome the New Year at a barbershop in......

Sebi's new rules for executing trades may open Pandora's box for MFs

Fund managers may end up losing out on crucial information during market hours, leading to information asymmetry vis-a-vis other institutional investors such as alternative investment funds,......

Prefix '0' for all landline to mobile calls from Jan 15

From January 15, callers will have to dial numbers with prefix '0' for making calls from landline to mobile phone. Announcing the decision, the communications ministry said the move would free up......

'Main Lata Mangeshkar bol rahi hoon'

'My mother, who was a simple woman, retorted, "Aur main Indira Gandhi bol rahi hoon".' 'We had a good laugh over that one, you and I.' On her second death anniversary, February 6, Subhash K Jha......

Dev Anand's Important Life Lesson

'How do you stay so energised? So young?''Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".' IMAGE: Dev Anand in Gambler. There was......

How Zeenat Aman Became A Star

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman makes another memorable post on Instagram, and this time, she recounts how she became a star. It's a long story, and the actor breaks it......

Mission Majnu Review: I Spy Silly

If you want to make your enemy look like a threat, at least make them formidable, sighs Sukanya Verma. We've watched no love lost between India and Pakistan's diplomatic equation through......

Bantoo's bloody nose: The impact of Sachin's bouncer

Photograph: Ben Radford/Allsport/Getty Images Sachin Tendulkar has scarred many bowlers for life with his imperious batting but Bantoo Singh saw the 'spirit of Curtly Ambrose' in 'Little Master'......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

  IMAGE: A screen grab of Arshdeep Singh putting down the catch to give Pakistan's Asif Ali is a reprieve. Photograph: Twitter Arshdeep Singh can do with a warm hug from Chetan Sharma. The......

Priceless memories! When Sachin flooded Ganguly's room

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, right, with Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI For three and a half decades, Sachin Tendulkar has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars -- a precocious teenager, a talented......