An eerie silence prevails with concertina wire barricades laid on deserted streets and police and armed forces personnel allowing civilians to move only after thorough checking.
For growth sustain at these levels, private services need to recover.
Dil Chahta Hai revolutionised the language of Hindi films. Sukanya Verma shows us how.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, artist Debjyoti Saha's animation video on the migrant crises struck a chord with many who shared it all over the Internet.
The Street is talking about the New Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who has invested heavily in a particular stock.
Since Modi sarkar came to power in May 2014, markets have been trading volatile.
The street leading to the Golden Temple gets a makeover that takes you back in time.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Among the Sensex pack, Yes Bank, L&T, HDFC, RIL, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid and Coal India were the biggest losers -- falling up to 2.43 per cent.
Amazon, in recent years, has emerged as a disruptive force in shopping, attracting millions of customers across the globe - the US and India in particular - to shop online.
The BSE Sensex surged over 442 points to close at its life-time high of 38,694.11 and the broader NSE Nifty ended at a fresh record of 11,691.95, rising 134.85 points.
These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world.
Nearly 7,000 paramilitary forces have been deployed in the affected areas of the northeast district since Monday.
In a nearly 25-minute televised address to the nation, Modi said implementation of the lockdown will be strictly ensured in its second phase and detailed guidelines will be brought out on Wednesday to ensure that outbreak does not spread to new areas.
'In this season of inspired mean-spirited campaigning, it still seemed remarkable that we are more likely to learn civics lessons from school children than our leaders,' says Rahul Jacob.
Breathless action is the only script 56-year-old Tom Cruise needs to work on as he jumps off from building to building with an agility and assurance that could put Spider-Man to shame.
This could be Egypt's first professional all-women parkour team.
Parties expected to splurge a fourth of advertising budget on social media.
From climate change protests to democratic uprisings against biased and violent authorities, it is clear that 2019 was a pivotal year for citizens all over the world. Free-to-use mobile app Agora launched its first #Photojournalism photo competition to give photographers a way to shed light on specific issues. The competition gathered more than 12,321 submissions from amateur and professional photographers all over the world. 'Young guns,' a striking picture of a group of Filipino children playing with dumpsite toy guns collected the most votes in the app, awarding its author @renebernal with a $1,000 cash prize. Take a look at the winners' striking work.
Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab?
Monday's drop followed an 8.5 per cent slump in Chinese markets.
Doval was seen eating food on a footpath outside closed shops and talking to locals.
Reflecting the bullish mood, all sectoral indices ended with gains, led by auto, oil and gas, FMCG, IT and teck. The broader NSE Nifty, after crossing the 10,600-mark, settled 68.40 points, or 0.67 per cent higher at 10,598.40.
The buyback price is at around 28 per cent premium to the current market price of Rs 67 on the Bombay Stock Exchange
'Quiet back channel advice will probably be rendered by Saudi Arabia to India that international perception on both issues does not favour India and that it should be prudent to look inwards and introspect on where the failing has been,' notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Vibhishan was a seeker of justice who risked it all to be on the side of truth, says Sudhir Bisht.
Mercedes set for proper fight with Ferrari in Melbourne
An AP tweet, which an AP spokesman says was "bogus," had said there were two explosions at the White House.
Stunned Mexican Sergio Perez said he put in the best laps of his Formula One career to get Force India back on the podium on Sunday.
Actor Soumitra Chatterjee is yet to come to terms with the death of Students Federation of India leader Sudipto Gupta on Tuesday in controversial circumstances while in police custody.
Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.
You must watch The Sky is Pink just for Priyanka Chopra, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Beyond Holi: Spring celebrations around the world in pictures.
The NSE Nifty also gained 53 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle 10,855.15 after shuttling between 10,870.40 and 10,749.40.
Rediff.com caught up with some of the rescued Indians from Libya, who landed at the Delhi airport.
When running with the bulls, injuries are a given and this year was no different. While some question if the centuries-old tradition should continue, with many raising objections about the cruelty to the bulls, the practice, regardless of all the danger and controversy continues to be a crowd-puller of epic proportions. Here are some glimpses from the festival.
Mumbaikars jumped out of vehicles to take a closer look at the 'aam aadmi' hero. They WhatsApped images of him, requested selfies. Arvind Kejriwal swept Mumbai off its feet on Wednesday, and how! Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports on the metropolis's response to the man of the masses.
These videos are like butterflies in a case, says Sreehari Nair. They have neither aged badly nor grown over-familiar.
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