In cricket lore, India's victory at Brisbane would someday be hailed as the sport's equivalent of the Battle of Thermopylae fought not by 300 but just 11 bruised and battered men.
When Super Cyclone Amphan hit 24 South Parganas district of West Bengal in May last year, it broke embankments, allowing seawater to directly enter the rice fields destroying the crop. Agricultural experts and farmers there started the search for rice varieties that are saline water-resistant and climate change adaptive. Their search finally ended at Ezhikkara, a coastal village on the outskirts of Kochi city in Kerala where a saline tolerant rice variety was being cultivated for several centuries.
The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu is trying to use the Amma (Jayalalithaa) Memorial to counter the Chinnamma (Junior Mother VK Sasikala)'s bid to evoke sympathy from the party cadre and the public soon after her scheduled release from a Bengaluru prison on January 27.
Following years of rethink on reducing the financial burden on Central ministries, the government contemplates rationalizing over 120 autonomous bodies under 23 Central government ministries and departments.
Almost the whole of India – including recent cricket-converts captivated by the fightback Down Under – spent a fretful Monday night hoping for divine intervention from the weather.
Dr V Shantha, Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay awardee, passed away on early Tuesday morning (January 19) at the age of 93. “She was working till 5 pm a day before,” said Susheela, her sister, adding, “She was taken to the hospital when she felt an unease in the night and after very little struggle she breathed her last.”
There's no chance that VK Sasikala, former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide and claimant to the top post after Jayalalitha's death in 2016, would rejoin the ruling AIADMK, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami months ahead of the state election.
A few days back, 26-year-old Shahina, a native of Badiyadukka in Kasargod district in Kerala, killed her newborn by strangulating the baby with an earphone cable. A number of similar cases in the last 10 years have shocked the state. A section of the media portray them as cruel with "lust for blood". But some doctors point to postpartum depression as the possible cause behind these incidents. Most families or police are clueless about this, until tragedy strikes. Click here to know more.
There's no chance that VK Sasikala, former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide and claimant to the top post after Jayalalitha's death in 2016, would rejoin the ruling AIADMK, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami months ahead of the state election.
When Super Cyclone Amphan hit 24 South Parganas district of West Bengal in May last year, it broke embankments, allowing seawater to directly enter the rice fields destroying the crop. Agricultural experts and farmers there started the search for rice varieties that are saline water-resistant and climate change adaptive. Their search finally ended at Ezhikkara, a coastal village on the outskirts of Kochi city in Kerala where a saline tolerant rice variety was being cultivated for several centuries.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday (January 18) slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for his statement on “integration of Marathi language and culture into Maharashtra”, and said it is “contrary to the principles of the Indian Union”.
New Delhi: A thick blanket of fog reduced visibility to zero meters in the national capital on Saturday, affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. This is the third time this season, after December 8 and January 1, that visibility has dropped to zero meters in the city.
Following years of rethink on reducing the financial burden on Central ministries, the government contemplates rationalizing over 120 autonomous bodies under 23 Central government ministries and departments.
Around 400 million Indians can soon order supplies on WhatsApp with Reliance Retail planning to embed JioMart, its e-commerce arm into the messaging service within six months, Mint reported.
The report claims that the move will enable JioMart...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may consider the idea of setting up a bad bank that buys bad loans and other illiquid holdings of other financial institutions to clear off their balance sheets, indicated the central bank's Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday (January 16).
For youngsters growing up in the seventies, a Lambretta scooter was the height of swag. Even to this day, scooter lovers across the country are keen to lay their hands on a Lambretta, which has become a vintage brand.
Bengaluru has raced past many leading European cities to be recognised as having the world’s fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem in the world since 2016, according to latest data released in London on January 14.
Even London, Munich, Berlin...
The Centre is likely to announce revised guidelines for time-bound closure of loss-making central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and their asset disposal during February 1 Budget presentation, according to reports.
Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya was on Wednesday (January 13) denied permission to appeal against a UK High Court order refusing to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings brought by a consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI), in their pursuit of debt related to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Though nomination facility for bank deposits was introduced in 1985 itself, still there are cases like this wherein no nomination details are provided by the account holder. Absence of nomination makes claim settlement difficult for the bank as well as for the claimant.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj was called a 'brown dog' and 'big monkey' in a series of racist slurs hurled by a group of Australian spectators, who were ejected from the Sydney Cricket Ground during the third Test on Sunday, a BCCI official has alleged. Siraj and his senior teammate Jasprit Bumrah were subjected to racist slurs on Saturday, too, something that the Indian team management officially reported to ICC Match Referee David Boon.
In cricket lore, India's victory at Brisbane would someday be hailed as the sport's equivalent of the Battle of Thermopylae fought not by 300 but just 11 bruised and battered men.
Almost the whole of India – including recent cricket-converts captivated by the fightback Down Under – spent a fretful Monday night hoping for divine intervention from the weather.
India on Tuesday won the fourth and final Test match against Australia, clinching the series 2-1 and retaining the coveted Border Gavaskar trophy. Youngsters displayed the best of their talents to win the crucial Test against the hosts by a historic three wickets.
Bengaluru: Former India cricketer BS Chandrasekhar has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke but is recovering well and is set to be discharged in the next couple of days, his family said on Monday.
The 75-year old legendary former leg-spinner complained of "tiredness and fatigue" on Friday evening and his speech became a "little bit cluttered", his wife Sandhya Chandrsekhar Bhagwath told PTI, describing the health scare as a "very, very minute...
Washington: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday acknowledged the challenges that lie ahead after January 20 when Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United Stat...
Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan reacted angrily on Monday to media reports of a text exchange between an Indian TV anchor and a former media industry executive that suggests a 2019 Indian airstrike inside Pakistan was designed to boost Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chances for re-election
Come January 20, Joseph Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and while the future leader has his role cut out on the domestic front, all eyes will be him on the kind of relationship he forges with India.
Washington: US defence officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.
Women operated for removing breast cancer tumour are usually given radiation radiotherapy to kill any lurking cancer cells after surgery. Usually, radiation therapy lasts for three to five times a week, for about 3 to 5 weeks. A novel, single-shot radiotherapy, that too administered immediately after the surgery, a recent study finds, is as effective as conventional radiotherapy for most women.
An update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday morning said the number of active cases crossed the million mark and currently stands at 10,09,976. As many as 40,25,079 patients have been discharged.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal went live on Twitter, on Tuesday (December 22) at 4 pm, to answer questions from teachers on board exams in 2021, paper pattern, syllabus reduction, and the mode of conduction of the exams
In the midst of the commotion over NEET in Tamil Nadu, the state passed a bill in the Assembly on September 15 providing 7.5 per cent sub-quota in admissions to state-run medical colleges for government school students clearing the all-India exam.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday directing it to file an affidavit giving details of the scheme, dates and other details of the compartment exam it plans to hold for class 10 and 12 students by the end of September.
