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Outside Ahmedabad’s largest Covid hospital, long queue of ambulances & endless wait for bed

Ambulance drivers, working 12-hr shifts, claimed each patient has to wait for 5-6 hrs, at least, to get a bed in hospital. The wait for an ambulance itself goes beyond 12 hrs at times.

Covid notwithstanding, journalists throng Press Club of India on sunny Saturday to vote

Election is between two panels of 21 candidates each and a handful of independents, who are aiming for many positions, including president & general secretary.

Drums, prayers, Theyyam & CPM flags painting state red — the colours of Kerala election

Kerala’s geography changes every hundred kilometres, making the cliche so true of Kerala — This is truly God’s own country.

Thousands gather for Hola Mohalla festival in Punjab, give masks & social distancing a miss

Punjab has India’s highest Covid mortality rate and is seeing a surge in cases, but that didn’t seem to matter to devotees in Anandpur Sahib.

This Modi doppelgänger imitates the PM, attends BJP rallies, & even acted in a Gujarati movie

Lalji Devaria is a businessman living in Gandhidham. More interestingly, he used to be a Congress worker before his looks got him into trouble with the party.

How villagers in Assam’s Baghjan are rebuilding lives after 5-month-long oil well fire

A fire started in Assam's Baghjan village in June last year after an oil well exploded. The flames were finally doused in November.

2nd phase of Covid vaccination begins with long queues, registration delays, OTP glitches

Second phase of Covid vaccination began Monday and those over 60 years of age, as well as people above the age of 45 with comorbidities can get vaccinated.

How residents in riot-hit NE Delhi are rebuilding lives — these then-&-now photos tell the story

Shops, homes and other properties that were burnt or vandalised during the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi have since been rebuilt.

A peek into Jharkhand’s mica mines where child labour & illegal mining are no secret

The mica mining industry today operates via unlicensed middle men and labourers who scavenge for mica in large abandoned mines, or dig holes into the earth for scraps.

13 more bodies, a blanket and a phone — snapshots from 8th day of rescue ops in Uttarakhand

Security forces & administration have set up ways to get people & supplies across Rishi Ganga & Dhauliganga rivers, such as a temporary bridge and a ropeway.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.