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Cyclone Tauktae: 49 bodies found after barge sinks; search operations continue

May 20, 2021 10:05 pm

Cyclone Tauktae update: Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters to look for survivors. The search operations would continue for another three days at least, Indian Navy Commodore Ajay Jha said.

Cyclone Tauktae: 26 bodies found, search on for 61, probe ordered into gaps and lapses

May 20, 2021 1:59 pm

The missing include around 50 men onboard P305, and at least 11 on another vessel, tug boat Varaprada, which is missing, Navy officials said.

Explained: How four ONGC vessels went adrift off Mumbai coast; what is the status of the rescue

May 20, 2021 1:58 pm

A total of four vessels have been affected. They include three construction barges of M/s Afcons, which is working on a project of ONGC in Western Offshore fields in the Arabian Sea.

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Chance for Tanvi, Srikanth at badminton World Championships after withdrawals

Updated: August 15, 2026 23:55 IST

Mixed doubles pairing sith Surya and Amrutha P could also find themselves in the draw with multiple withdrawals expected to be announced.

Powerful earthquakes in Indonesia, Colombia, Venezuela: Is ‘Ring of Fire’ waking up?

Updated: August 15, 2026 23:39 IST

Indonesia’s deadly quake has put the Pacific Ring of Fire in focus after major earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela, raising questions about tectonic activity and disaster risks across the region.

Magnus Carlsen defends ESports World Cup crown without losing a match

Updated: August 15, 2026 23:19 IST

Magnus Carlsen beat 19-year-old Belarusian GrandMaster Denis Lazavik in the final in Paris and won the ESports World Cup for the second consecutive time.

How periods became a live issue at badminton World Championships in Delhi

Updated: August 15, 2026 23:16 IST

A Danish shuttler's new collective got a Chinese Olympic champion to say what the BWF won’t.

False ceiling falls at NIS Patiala during Independence Day celebrations

Updated: August 15, 2026 23:05 IST

Some of the students and players suffered minor injuries, with a video of the incident showing the portion of the false ceiling collapsing just as one of the students was set to perform on the stage.

How Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poetry became India’s favourite anthem of dissent

Updated: August 15, 2026 22:48 IST

Faiz Ahmad Faiz's ‘Hum dekhenge’, ‘Mujhse pehli si mohabbat’ and ‘Bol ke lab azaad hain tere’ continue to resonate across borders and generations

The Maoists are gone. Chhattisgarh village is learning what freedom looks like

Updated: August 15, 2026 22:47 IST

For years, Kondapalli served as the base for Battalion No. 1, the armed unit of the Maoists. The village school shut down, the bus service was halted and people lived in fear, caught between security forces and the Maoists. Ahead of Independence Day, The Indian Express travels to the village in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district to see what happens when the State finally moves in

USS Abraham Lincoln’s ‘grueling deployment’: Trump says it was ‘not nearly long enough’

Updated: August 15, 2026 22:46 IST

US President Donald Trump said the Lincoln's mission was “not nearly long enough” and indicated that another carrier would replace it.

Omar Abdullah’s I-Day speech: ‘Decision our leaders took 80 years ago was right’

Updated: August 15, 2026 22:46 IST

Omar called last month's Gen Z protests the result of the Centre's interference in state affairs.

For cash, assets stashed abroad, Centre’s one-time Rs 5-crore offer

Updated: August 15, 2026 22:45 IST

The disclosure scheme for undisclosed foreign assets starts on August 16, with declarations open until December 31

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