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9 dead, several injured as under-construction building collapses in Kolkata

The collapse of an illegal under-construction building in Kolkata's western fringes claiming at least nine lives and injuring 17 more early on Monday provoked a fierce political debate over whether......

Artificial rain not a sustainable solution to pollution crisis: Experts

Can artificial rain dissipate toxins in the air? As the skies over several parts of north India turn blue again and pollution levels improve from 'severe' but continue to be 'very poor', the......

'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'

'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.'IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated......

More than 1,000 killed, 1,200 hurt as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco

More than 1,000 people were killed and about 1,200 injured as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. IMAGE: A view of a damaged vehicle in......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich shortlisted 34 images for its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2023 competition from thousands of entries received from all over the world. These shortlisted......

'Once we make an offer to a person, we honour it'

'Even during the pandemic we did it.''We think it's our responsibility to make sure that we manage the uncertainty.' IMAGE: Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO and managing director, Tata Consultancy Services,......

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 Mahindra's Igatpuri factory became carbon neutral

The Mahindra group's Igatpuri plant has become the first in India to be declared carbon-neutral. Ashish Narsale / Rediff.com reports from the factory on how this was achieved. IMAGE:......

Lessons from Snapdeal's failures

India's first true e-commerce marketplace is struggling for its survival and in it lies valuable lessons for pure play aggregators, experts tell Alnoor Peermohamed. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters......

40 years ago and now: Not just germs, Dettol fights rivals too

If earlier the germicide had to battle home remedies, now it is other brands How does washing your wound with PCMX sound? It is worth wondering how much the stern name would have taken away from......

The Saaho Review

There's no head or tails to anything that happens in Saaho, says Sukanya Verma. Recent studies say a human being's attention span is now less than a goldfish’s. But......

10 IMPORTANT Lessons from 2018

Bollywood has taught us a lot this year.Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons. Bollywood's a tireless beast. Even when it's not making movies, there's so much on its mind. Here's......

Sultan teaser: Salman Khan brings on the action!

This is a trailer dripped in testosterone but, for a change, Khan is bringing more than just muscles to the part, feels Raja Sen. If the Sultan teaser were to run in real time, it wouldn’t......

Shashi Kapoor: The Icon of Suave

Yesteryear's heart-throb Shashi Kapoor will get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. On this occasion, we reproduce Dinesh Raheja's nostalgia piece on the......

Verstappen takes record 16th win of the season in Mexico

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Mexico City Grand Prix. Photograph: Raquel Cunha/Reuters Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen became the......

Verstappen seals third F1 title as Piastri wins sprint

Max Verstappen emerged champion for the third year in a row with an unassailable lead of 184 points and only 172 left to win from six more Grands Prix. IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen......

PIX: Svitolina upsets top seed Swiatek; Vondrousova battles through

Images from Day 9 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Tuesday. IMAGE: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina celebrates winning her quarter final match against......

French Open PHOTOS: Nadal to meet Thiem in final after crushing win over Del Potro

IMAGES from the French Open semi-finals played at Roland Garros on Friday IMAGE: Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his semi-final against Argentina’s Juan Martin Del......

Wimbledon injury pull-outs raise questions about motives

Federer said the rate of dropouts would fall if the slams switched to best-of-three-sets rather than best-of-five as it would mean matches were more like "a sprint to the finish line" rather than......

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