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Intense summer heat to add to election fever, warns IMD

India is likely to experience extreme heat during the April to June period with central and western peninsular parts facing the worst impact, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday as......

'China will be given a bloody nose'

'They will continue to keep pricking at places where both of us are sensitive and keep the LAC alive.' IMAGE: The Indian Army conducts field firing under quasi battle conditions. Photograph: Kind......

'India Is A Meat-Eating Country'

'Our study finds that only about 20% of Indians are vegetarians and the rest of the 80% are non-vegetarians or meat-eaters.' 'Your eating habits have a lot to do with where you live.' Kindly note......

Dense fog persists over north India, rail traffic hit

A thick layer of fog cloaked the Indo-Gangetic plains in north India on Tuesday, with poor visibility disrupting road and rail traffic. IMAGE: A dog crosses a railway track amid low visibility due......

'Left with a suitcase': Harrowing tales of Sikkim floods

Mishti Haldar, 28, woke up on Wednesday morning to find that the Teesta was flowing almost within touching distance from her porch at Matigara near Siliguri. IMAGE: An area gets inundated due to a......

Peak power demand in India drops 12.5% as monsoon picks up pace

With the cooling down of heatwaves as the monsoon spreads across the country, power demand has fallen by 12.5 per cent from the start of this month till Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo Peak power......

Explained: Why the monsoon is pulling out so late

'The last time we had such a late withdrawal of monsoon was in 1960 or so.' IMAGE: National and state disaster response force personnel rescue citizens from the flood-affected Rajendra Nagar area......

Even Pakistan's growth rate is ahead of India's

'Misplaced national priorities have brought the economy to a cul-de-sac. 'There is a crucial foreign policy dimension to it -- India is in critical need of a peaceful external environment so that......

Winter rain won't cause large-scale damage to most rabi crops

For potato farmers in the north and wheat growers in the eastern parts -- particularly in Jharkhand, Bihar, and Odisha -- the recent rains could in fact be beneficial. An extended winter, with......

The Family Man 2 review

Manoj Bajpayee simply lives, and loves, the role -- of a man who life is fast passing by, and who continues to live the lie of a simple government servant, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy. What do......

The Performance of the Year

Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair. Gajraj Rao is naturally blessed with a face that suggests he is hiding......

Euro Qualifiers: Germany stun Netherlands; Croatia lose

IMAGE: Netherlands' Memphis Depay scores their second goal. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Germany defender Nico Schulz scored a late winner as their new-look side snatched a 3-2 win away to......

Greek League says suspension of matches a 'grave danger' to clubs

IMAGE: Russian-born Greek businessman and owner of PAOK Salonika, Ivan Savvides, centre, pictured with what appears to be a gun in a holster, enters the pitch after the referee annulled a goal of......

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