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Heavy traffic flow at Atal Tunnel amid tourist rush raises safety concerns

Shimla, June 5 -- A massive summer tourist rush, fuelled by severe heatwaves across the plains, has triggered unprecedented surge in vehicle footfall at the Atal Tunnel, pushing the 9.02-kilometre eng... Read More


3 Kashmiri students get 10-yr jail in terror conspiracy case

Mohali, June 5 -- A special NIA court in Mohali on Thursday sentenced three Kashmiri students to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for conspiring to wage war against the Government of India and f... Read More


Oppn question NC's Capital protest plan

Srinagar, June 5 -- Opposition parties on Thursday called into question the decision by Jammu and Kashmir chief minister (CM) Omar Abdullah's decision taking the statehood fight to New Delhi, with som... Read More


Batting for gentleman'sgame of grit, grace

India, June 5 -- The curtains finally came down on the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League a few days back. The flurry of sixes, the flood of boundaries, the surging strike rates, and the roar o... Read More


For victims of blaze, hopes of healing turned into grief

New Delhi/ GURUGRAM, June 5 -- For the 21 people who died, the fire at an illegal bed-and-breakfast in south Delhi's Hauz Rani, was a cruel twist of fate. With the hotel in close proximity to a well-k... Read More


'hotel Owner Arrived, Stood for 15 minutes, Then fled spot'

NEW DELHI, June 5 -- Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Flourish Stay B&B where a fire killed 21 people, arrived at the scene while the blaze was raging, and stood there for about 10-15 minutes before di... Read More


Nearest fire station had no crew for tender

New Delhi, June 5 -- Nearly 20 critical minutes may have been lost in the response to the Hauz Rani bed-and-breakfast (B&B) fire that killed 21 people, including 12 foreign nationals, after the neares... Read More


Big funds may drive greenfield infra PPPs

New Delhi, June 5 -- Private equity firms, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds may get to invest across a range of infrastructure projects at the earliest stage as part of a new public-private pa... Read More


Resolve issues with talks: India to USTR

New Delhi, June 5 -- As far back as April, India told the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to address all trade concerns within the framework of ongoing negotiations for the bilateral trade a... Read More


Shreyas set to be named T20I skipper on Saturday

Mumbai, June 5 -- Shreyas Iyer, who led Punjab Kings in the recently concluded Indian Premier League, is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India's new T20I captain, while Tilak Varma would be his dep... Read More