Construction banned in 'sinking' Joshimath, families evacuated

Amid protests by a group of residents in Joshimath, the Chamoli administration on Thursday put a ban on all construction activities in and around the 'sinking' town even as nearly 50 families......

80 flights deployed to evacuate Indians from Ukraine

In a bid to further scale up the evacuation efforts, the government has deployed 80 flights under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate stranded Indians from Ukraine. IMAGE: Indian nationals arrive from......

After Ayodhya and Kashi, BJP eyes Mathura for electoral gain

A magnificent Krishna Janambhoomi temple in Mathura was a recurrent theme for the ruling BJP in the run-up to the assembly polls, reports Nitin Kumar. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi......

No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states during 2nd COVID wave: Centre

The Centre on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were “specifically reported” by states and union territories during the second COVID-19 wave that hit the......

Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies

With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.  Image: Sundar Pichai with wife Anjali. Photograph: Stephen......

10 Indians who are heading top tech firms, exciting projects

From being ridiculed by the western world for being a land of snake charmers, Indians have established themselves on the global business stage. Image: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Photograph,......

Petro-gate: Jubilant Energy's Subhash Chandra gets bail

Jubilant Energy's official Subhash Chandra was on Thursday granted conditional bail by a Delhi court. A charge-sheet against Chandra and 12 others was filed in the petroleum ministry documents leak......

Petro Gate: Court takes cognisance of charge sheet against 13

A court on Monday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against 13 accused arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leak case. During the hearing, the crime......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

#IIFA: 'Vedha helped me unleash madness inside me'

The IIFA weekend saw a bevy of Bollywood stars, with green carpet arrivals, performances and awards. Hrithik Roshan and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor awards for their performances in Vikram Vedha......

Flashback 2022: Zero Returns

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

Coming Attractions: Shahid, Kartik, Tiger

When the pandemic struck in March 2020, Bollywood came to a standstill. Release dates were reshuffled, thrice over, since the pandemic went through three waves. Some of the films released directly......

Ranji Trophy: Seamers set up Mumbai's outright win; K'taka cruise to victory

IMAGE: Shivam Dube, who was picked for India’s upcoming T20Is against Afghanistan, celebrated with a four-wicket haul. Photograph: BCCI Seamers Shivam Dube (4/10) and Royston Dias (3/35)......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara impresses with 17th double ton

Pujara racks up 17th double ton in first-class cricket extending Saurashtra's dominance Photograph: Kind Courtesy Cheteshwar Pujara/Instagram Cheteshwar Pujara's hunger for runs shone as he......

Duleep Trophy: Shorey's century boosts North Zone on Day 1

IMAGE: North Zone's Dhruv Shorey celebrates his century against North East Zone during Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI Dhruv Shorey steered North Zone's......

Ranji round-up: Padikkal's ton gives Karnataka lead

A round-up of Wednesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's players celebrate after Sandeep Warrier claimed wicket of Saurashtra's Sheldon Jackson during Day......

Ranji: Jadeja wicketless on return

A summary of Ranji matches played on Tuesday. Jadeja bowls 17 overs on return; TN 183/4 Returning to competitive cricket after close to six months, India's premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went......