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Snowfall, rain hit normal life in Himachal; 720 roads blocked

Shimla residents woke up to a fascinating view on Friday with the entire town donning a mantle of snow but the sleet on road disrupted vehicular traffic and office-goers had a hard time commuting.......

Workers trapped in tunnel come on camera as rescue ops enter 10th day

The first visuals of the 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel emerged Tuesday, raising hopes of families anxiously awaiting their evacuation as a multi-pronged rescue effort entered its 10th......

Fresh rescue plan ready on Day 7: Vertical hole, new road to reach workers

With time running out, officials on Saturday began preparations to drill a vertical hole from the top of the hill under which 41 workers have been trapped inside a collapsed tunnel for seven days......

Teenager killed after javelin hits his head at school

A 15-year-old boy died after a javelin thrown by another student during a practice session pierced his head at a school in Maharashtra's Raigad district, the police said on Thursday. Kindly note......

Manipur: Villagers seek deployment of more central forces

As Manipur grapples with ethnic violence involving Meiteis and Kukis, several other communities in its villages are also suffering the perils of conflict, living amid danger and uncertainty every......

The RBI Way Of Firefighting

Why is the RBI harsh on Paytm Payments Bank?Why did it give Rana Kapoor of Yes Bank Ltd such a long rope?Often, it's a long investigation process, but the RBI doesn't discuss this openly since that......

RBI likely to maintain status quo on rates to support growth

The Reserve Bank is likely to maintain status quo on interest rates in its forthcoming monetary policy review but may change the stance in view of retail inflation piercing its upper tolerance......

NBFCs Are No Longer Shadow Banks

New norms are in place to strengthen regulations for this set of lenders which has been playing a critical role in Asia's third largest economy, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

Manjummel Boys Review: Heartfelt Ode to Friendship

Manjummel Boys gets so many things right, applauds Arjun Menon. Manjummel Boys, the directorial outing from Chidambaram of Jaan E Man (2021) fame, is a self-contained friendship story, punched up......

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma. Unfazed by the fan frenzy surrounding......

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster. 1993 was a......

Gulzar's Madhur Dosti With R D Burman

None of R D Burman's collaborations was as rewarding and resplendent as with Gulzar, who turns 89 today, August 18, 2023, says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Gulzar and Rahul Dev Burman. Photograph: Kind......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

PIX: Buttler ton as Royals pull off biggest IPL chase to beat KKR

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. Scorecard IMAGE: Jos Buttler celebrates with team-mate Avesh Khan......

SEE: KKR pacer Starc generates bounce in warm-up game

Photographs and video: Kind courtesy KKR/X Returning to 'IPL circus' after almost a decade, Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc bowled with the new ball, and took some hits from Rinku Singh......

Ranji semis: Thakur's blazing ton rescues Mumbai vs TN

Shardul Thakur-led Mumbai's rearguard puts Tamil Nadu on mat in Ranji Trophy semifinal IMAGE: Mumbai’s Shardul Thakur celebrates his century. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Domestic/X......

Jr Hockey WC: India suffer crushing defeat to Spain

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/X Spain were superb on the wings and played a close-knit game to crush India 4-1 in a pool match of the FIH junior men's hockey World Cup in Kaula LUmpur on......

'41 WORKERS. 17 DAYS. THEY BELIEVED'

‘Work of patience, grit and perseverance’: Indian cricket fraternity reacts to Silkyara tunnel rescue The Indian cricket community expressed joy on social media over the successful......

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