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Gas leak at Andhra ONGC well triggers fire, 3 villages evacuated

A gas leak at an ONGC well here in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district operated by a contractor sparked an inferno on Monday, leading to the evacuation of around 600 people from three villages within......

World Welcomes 2026 With Dazzling Celebrations

The world welcomed 2026 with spectacular celebrations across continents. From dazzling fireworks illuminating iconic landmarks like the London Eye, Marina Bay, and Copacabana beach to intimate......

Sonia Gandhi will look into matter: Govt on Nehru document return

Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday urged former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondence and documents of the first prime minister......

Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard

Lightning claims more lives in India annually than any other extreme weather event.Between April and July this year alone, 1,621 people died due to lightning strikes. IMAGE: Lightning flashes over......

A New Way To Retire Gracefully

This isn't just a home for the elderly. It's a place where life stories, generations, and cultures weave themselves into something quietly extraordinary, discovers Nitin Sathe. Illustrations:......

Mining ban sees a new, cleaner Goa

Anyone who has read even a few of my columns would know that I go to Goa a lot. The mood, the food, the feni (of course) and, ultimately, the sea, the palm trees, the bougainvillea and the clean,......

Australia offers 'best job in the world'

As part of a new move to boost tourism, Australian state of Queensland is offering the 'best job in the world' to candidates who have just to laze around a beautiful tropical island for six months......

Expect worst drought in Asia, India may be hit

Dozens of farmers have already committed suicide in India after damage from unseasonal rains this year. Now if the summer rains are below normal, rural discontent will deepen. In 2009, the El Nino......

How Reliance Jio is camouflaging its mobile towers

They are cheaper to build, costing around Rs 10 lakh each as against Rs 20-25 lakh for a traditional ground-based tower and even less than the Rs 12-15 lakh needed for a tower mounted on a roof......

Assam Bids Farewell to Zubeen Garg

As the smoke from the flames flared up, slogans like 'Zubeen, Zubeen' and 'Jai Zubeenda' reverberated in the air, and people were heard singing his song Mayabini Ratir Buku. IMAGE: Singer Zubeen......

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut......

Krystle's WOW Maldives Getaway

Chehre actor Krystle D'souza is holidaying in the Maldives and making such lovely pictures! Please click on the images for a better look. IMAGE: Krystle gives a new meaning to blue. All......

When dancing around a TREE was so much FUN!

One of the most commonly used phrases in context of our movies is 'dancing around trees.' To the world they provide fresh air, fruits, shade and shelter, all this and more but in Bollywood, their......

Sunny's Passionate About Pink!

Bollywood works hard but travels harder! Here's bringing you beautiful images from their travel diaries. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Leone/Instagram Sunny Leone dresses up in designer......

Asia Cup: Sanju, Rinku Left Out In The Cold!

Gambhir's focus has been on increasing batting depth and batting all-rounders and hence, Jitesh Sharma as a finisher would also help him keep a beefy six-hitter like Shivam Dube in the mix. IMAGE:......

Olympic flag arrives in Los Angeles!

IMAGE: Members of LA28, local government officials and US Olympic athletes pose with the official Olympic flag as it returns to Los Angeles for the first time in 40 years, in Los Angeles,......

Bump on head works wonders for Jeev

Still woozy from a golf buggy crash last week, India's Jeev Milkha Singh is proof a bump on the head can sometimes work wonders. Singh arrived on the honeymoon island of Jeju for the US $ 2.9......

How to use tea bag: Polly asked Bedi

A burly six-footer "Palm-Tree Hitter" who faced the likes of Fred Trueman, Wes Hall, Roy Gilchrist and Charlie Griffith with aplomb, Polly Umrigar was a completely different person off the field,......

Pix: Broken hearts in Senegal after harsh World Cup exit

IMAGE: A Senegal fan wears a shocked reaction after the match against Colombia on Thursday. Photograph: Mikal McAllister/Reuters Senegal's dramatic exit from the World Cup was met with......