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Behind official Kerala rescue website are 1,500 techies working for free

keralarescue.in, which has received over 1 crore requests for aid and rescue, is available in multiple languages, provides details of relief centres and maps of flooded areas.

Maharashtra Hindu extremists ‘were highly trained, used code to communicate’

Sources say the four may have travelled to different parts of the country, including Goa, to receive training.

Satya Pal Malik appointed J&K governor, three new faces in Raj Bhavans

While the centre appointed three new governors, four were transferred in the within different states.

Airfare for Kerala flights capped at Rs 10,000, but airlines couldn’t care less

Despite a DGCA directive after the Kerala floods, airfare on the Delhi-Kochi route is expected to remain as high as Rs 55,000 till 26 August.

The billionaire NRI from UAE who gave Rs 10 crore to help Kerala flood victims

Yusuff Ali M.A., the owner of India's largest mall, also helped after the Latur and Bhuj earthquakes, the 2004 tsunami and 2013 Uttarakhand floods.

How the mother of crimes in south Delhi was nabbed after an 8-month chase

Basiran sheltered criminals and ran her own illicit businesses. There are over 100 cases against her and eight of her children.

At least 373 dead in Kerala due to rains, floods & landslides

More than 54.11 lakh people have been affected in the floods since 30 May.

Sharing WhatsApp photo to ferrying people and food: How ‘God’s own army’ saved Kerala

The 700-odd boats manned by Kerala's fishermen are estimated to have rescued around 35 per cent of the flood-affected people in the state.

Hindutva speaks for unity amongst Hindus while Hinduism divides on caste

Launching Versus – ThePrint’s video series that will dissect the most contentious issues in the run-up to 2019. In this episode of ThePrint’s new series Versus,...

Kerala needs doctors and skilled workers to rebuild lives: Tourism minister Alphons

Union tourism minister K.J. Alphons in a series of tweets appealed to skilled workers to help the state regain normalcy.

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Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?