Why Is US NSA Coming To India?

'The message that we intend to leave with at the end of this trip is one of real gratitude for the friendship and the close partnership that President Biden and Prime Minister Modi have enjoyed......

Fadnavis returns as Maha CM, with Shinde, Ajit as deputies

Scripting a powerful comeback, Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday evening took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister, while leaders of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, were......

Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......

2 Agniveers killed in firing exercise, Army orders probe

Two Agniveers were killed during a field firing exercise in Maharashtra, an official said on Friday, adding the Army has initiated a court of inquiry to determine the cause of the accident. Image......

Select unsecured loans up by nearly Rs 7 trillion since 2019

People are availing far more of certain kinds of unsecured loans than was the case before the pandemic. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Bank lending for buying consumer durables and funding......

Is Karan Johar Planning To Sell Dharma?

Much of the discussion is happening at a "family level, not a corporate level".That means it is an Ambani or a Goenka in direct talks with Johar. IMAGE: Karan Johar on the sets of Koffee with......

Nayanthara-Vignesh's Romantic Holiday

Chiranjeevi has a special guest... Tabu turns into a bride... Amy holidays in Budapest... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nayanthara/Instagram Nayanthara and her film-maker husband Vignesh Shivan give......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

IMAGE: P R Sreejesh, who retired after winning a second successive Olympic hocky bronze in Paris, is currently the head coach of the junior men's team. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/X Former men's......

My role is to be aggressive and bowl at the stumps: Chakravarthy

IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy has taken 20 wickets in nine T20Is since making his comeback to the Indian team in October last year. Photograph: BCCI India spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Friday equated......

Selectors to pick CT squad: Kohli, Bumrah, Jaiswal in focus

IMAGE: Wil Yashasvi Jaiswal get the nod after doing well in 19 Tests and 23 T20I since making his debut in mid 2023. Photograph: BCCI The stage is set for a crucial Saturday as India's cricketing......

Gavaskar calls for injecting new blood in Team India

  IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy made his Test debut at the Perth Test and finished with 298 runs in five Tests in Australia. Photograph: BCCI/X Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Test future is now......

Lack of depth in bowling reserves leaves India exposed

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah's bowling partner in the absence of the injured Mohammed Shami, hasn't yet moulded into a proven match-winner. Photograph: BCCI The nightmarish batting......