Locals, environmentalists concerned over depleting snow cover, rising temperatures in ShimlaThe Himachal Pradesh capital, which used to be draped in white and attract tourists from all over, now mostly presents a brownish look with...
05 Feb, 2023, 08.46 AM IST
Using no manuals or modern machines, they make identical Jagannath chariots each yearDuring the annual Rath Yatra festival in the pilgrim town, three chariots famed for their majestic structure and brilliant craftsmanship st...
27 Jun, 2022, 12.22 PM IST
'I don't want to die': Ukrainians fear as invasion closes inThe body of a dead soldier lay on the ground near a Kyiv underpass. Elsewhere, fragments of a downed aircraft smoked amid the brick homes o...
25 Feb, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
'The biggest day': Atmosphere builds ahead of Euro 2020 finalSupporters draped in red and white flags congregated along the famous approach to the stadium, Wembley Way, downing pints of beer and chant...
11 Jul, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Queen Elizabeth II lays to rest her 'strength and stay' Prince PhilipThe Queen, 94, seen for the first time since his death, cut a lone figure, sat in mourning black, with a white-trimmed, black face mask. Cl...
18 Apr, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj's dream realised: Lost in Pakistan, Geeta reunited with motherAfter she landed in India over six years ago, a massive nationwide search was launched by the government, semi-government agencies, NGOs li...
11 Mar, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
This Lok Sabha election, mega garlands made from apple, almond and raisins are in vogueAccording to newspaper reports, fruits and nuts are in fashion for this campaign, with mega garlands being made from apples, almonds and ra...
20 Apr, 2019, 06.41 AM IST
Railways plans to remove curtains in AC coachesMany passengers use these curtains as towels for wiping their dirty hands and polishing their shoes, which makes it tough for railways to m...
15 Oct, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi's eviction 125 years ago: South Africa station, train to wear khadi lookThe Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has got orders of 400 metres of khadi cloth in 40-50 metres of length with width of 36 i...
12 May, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
This Mamta Kulkarni puts Matunga on trackAt the country's first all-woman railway station, which has found mention in 'Mann Ki Baat', Kulkarni and her colleagues discuss what makes...
04 Feb, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
The fading light of justice: 24 years after the Bombay riots & then the bomb blastsMumbai’s legendary resilience and tenacity find a form in the weathered face and frame of Mapkar, who has been fighting for justice in the ...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Down memory lane: Walking through RK Narayan's inspiration for 'Malgudi Days'It was the image of a railway station that first burst upon Narayan’s consciousness as a constituent of Malgudi.
18 Sep, 2016, 08.00 AM IST
Tejas trains to give passengers feel of world class travel with personal video screens, Wi-Fi, coffee vending machinesTejas and Hamsafar trains along with Antodaya Express and Deen Dayalu coaches are to be introduced in the current fiscal as part of the bud...
10 Jul, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
- Kishanji killed in police gunbattle
Koteshwar Rao, alias Kishanji, is believed to have been killed in a joint operation by the CRPF and West Bengal police in West Midnapore.
25 Nov, 2011, 09.47 AM IST
- The Rocky Mountains: Emblematic of the beauty
Superlatives were inadequate to describe what the authors saw on their drive through the Canadian Rockies.
30 Jun, 2011, 08.13 AM IST
- Experience beauty of South Africa from comfort of Rovos
There is no better way to see the spectacular beauty of South Africa than from the pampered comfort of Rovos
12 Feb, 2009, 12.00 AM IST