Snakes, crocodiles: US deportees recall 'donkey' route horror

Promised a legal entry into the United States, Mandeep Singh's life was at risk after he was made to deal with crocodiles and snakes, trim his beard despite being a Sikh, and having to go without......

Why Modi's White House Visit Was A Success

Modi lived up to his declaration that his visit was purely meant to strengthen India's relationship with the US, but there may be situations in which our silence on some issues will haunt us in the......

Hope PM told Trump it's not right to...: Opposition parties

Opposition leaders on Friday said they hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of the manner in which Indians who had illegally migrated to the United States were sent back in a......

ED probes agents' network facilitating Indians' illegal US entry via Canada

The Enforcement Directorate is probing a "complex network" of agents and facilitators in India, Canada and the US who help Indians illegally enter the US via "bogus" admissions in Canadian......

Flying high: Big spike in airfares, demand for hotels during Holi week

If you are planning to travel around Holi this year, brace for sky-high airfare. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During the week of the festival next month, travellers are likely to feel......

IHG Hotels & Resorts focused on bringing more luxury offerings to India

Global hospitality major IHG Hotels and Resorts saw its business surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2023 on the back of “unprecedented growth” in the tourism industry, a senior company......

Festive Season To Create 700K Gig Jobs

IMAGE: A delivery worker for Amazon carries a packet to deliver it to a customer in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters   With e-commerce sales in full swing amid the ongoing festival......

Reliance to acquire Metro AG's India business for Rs 2,850 crore

Reliance Industries Ltd will acquire German firm Metro AG's wholesale operations in India for Rs 2,850 crore as the conglomerate run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani seeks to strengthen its dominant......

'Our films are back and how'

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan. As Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan is making history at the box office, his colleagues in Bollywood are raising a toast to him. Akshay Kumar writes to SRK on X: 'What......

'We are telling the story of our tallest hero'

'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.' IMAGE: Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur tells the life story of......

Will Aamir Work In A Punjabi Film?

IMAGE: Aamir Khan with Gippy Grewal. Don't be surprised if you see Aamir Khan speaking Punjabi in a film soon! At the trailer launch of Carry On Jatta 3 in Mumbai, Aamir, who played a Sikh in his......

Karan Johar Makes 'Most Violent Film' In India

'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.''When Nikhil narrated the film to me, I was blown away.''I was literally screaming out of my chair.' IMAGE: Lakshya in Kill. Film......

A Match of Many Records

A 'second-string Indian team', as described by former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, proved too strong for Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International. Led by Shikhar Dhawan, the young......