Decades of warnings preceded Sikkim disaster

Several occasions in the last two decades have seen government agencies and research studies warning about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Sikkim, which can cause massive damage......

Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in......

The Bravest Of The Brave

President Ram Nath Kovind -- supreme commander of India's defence forces -- conveyed the nation's deepest gratitude to bravehearts who had protected the motherland from harm at the Defence......

IAF chopper crew leaves injured cop behind during naxal op

The Indian Air Force M-17 crew, involved in an rescue operation in naxal hit south Bastar, left behind an injured Chhattisgarh Police radio operator in the jungles after their helicopter developed......

ONGC Videsh to get stake in Myanmar oil and gas block

Despite losing out in competitive bidding, ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp, may still get a stake in a deep-sea block in Myanmar. OVL had bid for two of......

Reliance Industries sells Peru oil block stake

Reliance Industries has divested its 30 per cent stake in an oil and gas block in Peru to Australia's Woodside Petroleum and Pluspetrol of Argentina to trim its overseas properties. The company, in......

Khandelwal takes lesson from Bhaker's experience ahead of Paralympics

A broken prosthetic leg just 15 minutes before the start of a domestic competition taught Rudransh another lesson in life -- to be ready with a tool-kit to promptly repair the contraption.  ......

Seven people arrested for racially targeting Vinicius Jr

IMAGE: Four men were arrested in Madrid, police said, three of whom were members of "a radical group of fans of a Madrid club", who were previously flagged during matches as "high risk" to help......

Gauff handles media questions like a controlled, stylish forehand

'Right now I'm focused on going to sleep tonight and winning the next Uno match and then tomorrow we focus back on practice and then get ready for the quarter-finals.' IMAGE: Coco Gauff's open and......

It's official! Ronaldo moves back to Manchester United

'I cannot wait to play at Old Trafford in front of a full stadium and see all the fans again.' IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo spent six seasons at Old Trafford between 2003 and 2009, where he won the......

Youth Olympics: Triple jumper Chitravel clinches bronze

IMAGE: Praveen Chitravel claimed the bronze medal with a combined effort of 31.52m in the men's triple jump event. Photograph: Rahul Pawar/Twitter Praveen Chitravel clinched a bronze in the men's......