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Over 50 dead, dozens missing in Himachal as rain triggers landslides

Schools and other educational institutes were ordered to close in the state and people in vulnerable areas were being moved to relief shelters, officials said.

India’s Vodafone Idea secures $240 million to meet payment obligations

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea said on Monday a shareholder had committed to provide up to 20 billion rupees ($240.54 million) to the company to meet its payment

India’s market regulator proposes alternate way to delist shares

By Jayshree P Upadhyay (Reuters) - India's market regulator said on Monday companies could offer their shareholders fixed prices for shares as an alternate mechanism to delist from stock exchanges.

Delhi: Man arrested for Kashmere Gate metro station bomb hoax

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a hoax call about a bomb planted at Kashmere Gate metro...

HP rain fury: Heritage Shimla-Kalka railway line damaged; portion of track left hanging after landslip

Shimla, August 14 (PTI) The Unesco world heritage Shimla-Kalka railway line was damaged near Summer Hill here after a landslide swept away a...

Punjab govt advises people of five districts not to go near Beas riverbanks

Chandigarh, Aug 14 (PTI) The Punjab government on Monday warned residents of five districts against going near the Beas riverbanks as surplus water from...

Delhi minister Atishi asks chief secretary to act on ‘corrupt practices’ in SDM offices

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi on Monday directed the chief secretary, hours after taking charge of the vigilance department, to...

Geeta Colony murder: Delhi autorickshaw driver arrested for killing former live-in partner

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) A 37-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested for the August 1 killing of his former live-in partner in east Delhi's...

18 Delhi Police personnel get President’s police medal on Independence Day

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Eighteen Delhi Police personnel have been awarded the President's police medals on Independence Day, officials said on Monday.Three personnel...

Security stepped up in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh ahead of Independence Day

Chandigarh, Aug 14 (PTI) Police on Monday conducted checks at inter-state borders in Punjab and Haryana as part of efforts to tighten security ahead...

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.