Monsoon Will Be 'Above-Normal' This Year

It is in more than a decade that the IMD has predicted 'above-normal' rains in the country. IMAGE: Medical staff wade through a waterlogged road in Nagpur, September 23, 2023. Photograph: Kind......

Severe heat wave predicted in many states during Phase 2 of polling

Lakhs of voters will have to bear the searing heat when they step out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. IMAGE: Polling staff carrying EVMs and......

Intense heatwave sweeps eastern states, spreads to south India: IMD

The searing heatwave sweeping large parts of east India continued unabated and spread to southern parts of the country on Tuesday, the India meteorological department said. Maximum temperatures......

Heatwave grips parts of India; temperature touches 46 degrees C

A searing heatwave gripped parts of India on Saturday, with maximum temperatures ranging from 40 degrees Celsius to 46 degrees Celsius in many areas. IMAGE: A female traffic cop with an......

India's automobile retail sales surge 27% in April: FADA

Total vehicle retail sales in India rose 27 per cent year-on-year to 22,06,070 units in April as all segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, witnessed growth, industry body FADA......

Gradual volume recovery, valuations to support Hindustan Unilever's stock

Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL’s) performance for the quarter ended March 2023 (Q4FY24) was in line with modest consensus expectations. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Net revenue was......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors see muted growth in April

Passenger vehicle sales in India kicked off on a flat note in new fiscal 2024-25 with 3.38 lakh units sold in April, impacted by high base effect and muted demand due to the ongoing general......

Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?

Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.......

'We are telling the story of our tallest hero'

'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.' IMAGE: Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur tells the life story of......

Rainbow Rishta Review: Heartwarming!

If these six stories in Rainbow Rishta are any indication, then urban Indian society is moving towards a welcome liberalism, even though reality cannot be so simple, notes Deepa Gahlot. When there......

Navratri: Bollywood Says Yay To Yellow

And the fourth and fabulous shade on the Navratri colour time table after orange, white, red and royal blue is... The colour of joy -- bright, bouncy and jolly yellow. Sukanya Verma notes its nine......