Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

How INDIA Can Counter Modi's Popularity

What the INDIA alliance needs is neither a counter to Modi's tall personality and undiminished charisma nor a counter-narrative to his Hindutva agenda, now centred on the Ayodhya temple......

'CDS must build military to win wars, not just defend borders'

'General Anil Chauhan ticks all the right boxes as the new chief of defence staff.' IMAGE: Then West Bengal governor and now India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Lieutenant General Anil......

Smog covers Delhi-NCR, air quality still severe

A layer of smog shrouded Delhi-National Capital Region on Thursday and partially blotted out the sun on Chhath Puja as the air quality slipped back into the severe zone with unfavourable......

Discounts are back at car dealerships

Dealers said the discounts this March are higher than the same month in the previous year. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Experts sceptical about CMIE's unemployment data

Economists on Tuesday are not convinced about the latest monthly unemployment data released by the Centre for Monitoring India Economy (CMIE), particularly about the statistics of the rural areas.......

Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs brought on by the Union Budget 2012. Excise duty on large cars has increased marginally from 22 per cent to 24 per......

Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to improve air

A directive this year to ban all vehicles older than 15 years has been delayed and previous city governments have often ignored court orders to address pollution woes. Image: Initiatives to clean......

PIX: Vidya Balan, Paoli Dam at Mirchi Music Awards Bangla

Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2015 was held in Kolkata, on February 18. Checkout the guest list Vidya Balan returns to Bengal after Kahaani. Bollywod singer Akriti Kakkar who was celebrity judge in......

Why Salman will never play the villain!

The superstar lets go of an important role. And this is not the first time he has done it, says Subhash K Jha. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Being Human Clothing/Instagram Race 3, which Remo D'Souza......

Cyclone Michaung: 200 youth paddlers stranded in Vijayawada

'As of now, there's no update from the Railways. The scheduled time (of departure) here is 4am but we doubt the train will start from Chennai tonight' IMAGE: Image used for representational......

Footballers set out to help Amphan-affected West Bengal

'Life is all about helping each other in times of crisis -- it's about humanity.' IMAGE: A man salvages his belongings from the rubble of a damaged shop after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in......

India go down to Ajerbaijan

A new match, a new look team; the fate nevertheless stayed the same. India went down to Azerbaijan 0-3 in the second international friendly played at the Rugby 7s Stadium in Dubai. Like it happened......

Mohun Bagan told to hold elections by July 31

Paving the way for holding elections in Mohun Bagan club after a 14-year gap, the Calcutta high court set up a three-member special committee and directed it to hold elections by July 31.The......

East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-0, climb up to top

Title aspirants East Bengal shot up to the top of the chart prevailing over defending champions Mohun Bagan 2-0 in an enthralling National Football League encounter in Kolkatta on Sunday.After a......