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19 concrete plants in Mumbai shut down over pollution violations

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has ordered the shutdown of 19 ready mix concrete plants, which serve construction projects, in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for violating environmental......

Maha set for first phase of local polls on Tuesday amid nomination issues

Maharashtra will witness local body elections on Tuesday with voting scheduled for 242 municipal councils and 46 nagar panchayats, marking the first phase of a three-tier process mandated by the......

When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

Charlie Kirk Murder: Jimmy Kimmel Show Off Air 'Indefinitely'

IMAGE: Jimmy Kimmel. Photograph: Rediff Archives Disney's ABC has taken Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show off air 'indefinitely' following backlash over the host's comments about the motives......

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.''The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati......

What is Elon Musk doing in Beijing?

On a surprise visit to Beijing amid speculation that he may unveil Tesla's autonomous driving technology in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market in China, billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday met......

DoT to make room for 'powerful' regulator

The government plans to remove the definition of broadcasting services altogether from the bill to help reduce confusion among stakeholders. Photograph: PTI Photo The Department of......

Uncertainty looks large for FM stations

The third phase of the FM radio auctions is stuck in limbo. Already delayed by three years, the auctions were supposed to be held in the October-December quarter but the industry is yet to get a......

5 IPOs will raise 4K crore in March

Looking to tap into the upbeat investor sentiment, as many as five companies are expected to hit capital markets next month to raise around 4,000 crore through initial public offerings. These firms......

BEL, Anna Varsity build Patang, a drone with 2-km zoom range

The unmanned aerial vehicle has been developed for surveillance and broadcasting and is ready for commercialisation. In an example of successful industry-academia partnership, public-sector......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Simbu in legal trouble over Beep song?

Tamil film actor Silambarasan, popularly known as Simbu, has been asked to appear before the police on December 19 for an inquiry with regard to a song reportedly rendered by him......

A NOT-SO-SENSITIVE Guide to Badhaai Do

Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair. By the end of Badhaai......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Radio station to foot bill for Lehmann's outburst

Australia's Triple M radio station will pay the fine imposed on national cricket coach Darren Lehmann for disparaging comments he made about England's Stuart Broad in an......

Tour de France likely minus spectators?

IMAGE: In this file photo from 2013, Didi Senft, a cycling enthusiast better known as 'El Diablo' (The Devil), jumps as the pack of riders cycles during the twelfth 218km stage of the centenary......

Australia selectors face Paine-ful headache ahead of Ashes

While form is important, Tim Paine's hopes of retaining his spot may ultimately rest on whether selectors feel he might be a major distraction amid the pressures of an Ashes series. IMAGE: Cricket......

Clarke hits back at 'headline chasing coward' journo

'My conduct as an honest and 'by the rules captain' has never been questioned' 'Trying to blame me for cheating in South Africa is a disgrace' IMAGE: Michael Clarke, who led the side from 2011-15,......

World Cup diary: Brussels metro plays French soccer anthem

IMAGE: A Belgian soccer fan reacts. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Brussels commuters, heading to work the morning after Belgium's painful World Cup loss to France, had to endure the......