Delhi gets state-of-the-art storehouse for EVMs, VVPATs

A multi-functional facility, equipped with 36 specially designed vaults for storage of Electronic Voting Machines and VVPATs, was on Friday inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra......

The longest pedestrian bridge is now open and it's frightening

What’s the last best place for the world’s longest pedestrian bridge? If your answer is suspended 500 feet over a river gorge, you may have a new post-Covid bucket list destination.......

Arch of world's highest railway bridge on Chenab river in J-K completed

The construction of the arch of the world's highest railway bridge that soars 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Monday, with the Northern Railways......

PHOTOS: Last 2 of Maradu high rises demolished

Sending a strong message to violators of environmental norms, the Supreme Court ordered demolition drive against four illegal waterfront apartment complexes in Kochi was......

Half of top 100 cos see cut in target price over concerns of tepid earnings

Adani Green, Nykaa, APSEZ among firms with maximum cut in TPs in Jan-March 2023. Canara Bank, JSW Steel and Bank of Baroda have seen highest increase in TPs. Photograph: PTI Photo Half the stocks......

10 Stocks To Invest For The Long Term

The third-quarter financials didn't excite market watchers.But equity investors can still make money if they invest in the right stocks. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The corporate......

Noida twin towers demolished, Supertech brought down to earth

Nine years after a residents association went to court over the illegally built Supertech twin towers, a series of controlled explosions reduced the 100-metre tall structures to a huge pile of......

How Supertech's concrete colossus in Noida will be demolished

As the demolition date of Supertech twin towers in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, inches closer, the company entrusted with the tricky task is putting the finishing touches to its preparations. The......

How the Howrah Bridge played out in Bollywood

'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it......

When Om Puri deserved an Oscar

'I started learning to pull a rickshaw from two regular rickshaw-pullers.' 'Once I stopped at a roadside tea-stall to have a cup of tea.''It was early morning and two elderly customers were......

Talvar: Closure, first. Propaganda, next. Justice, later

'The propaganda aspect of the movie -- despite it stemming purely from the writer's deepest convictions -- is a clincher for it is highly unlikely that you'll walk out of a screening of Talvar......

'There will never be another Bishan Bedi'

'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...' Cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away into the ages on October 23, 2023.Regarded as one of the greatest spinners to have played the game,......

Durand Cup: Army veterans jump from 65-floor tower to celebrate homecoming

IMAGE: The 132nd edition of the tournament is set to take place between August 3 and September 3. Photograph: Kind courtesy ISL Media On a rainy Tuesday afternoon at the slush-filled Maidan, the......

Paris Olympics: 'Didn't want the torch to appear as an object to conquer'

IMAGE: Designer Mathieu Lehanneur speaks at a press conference during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic torch's design. Photographs: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters The design of the Paris 2024......

FIFA World Cup PHOTOS: Morocco script history, stun Portugal to enter semis

Images from the FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match between Portugal and Morocco on Saturday. IMAGE: Morocco players celebrate after the 1-0 win against Portugal. Photograph: Justin......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......