Father said it's a male-dominated job but ...: Padma awardee female mahout

In what will be her life's crowning moment at the age of 70, Assam’s Parbati Baruah, India’s first female elephant keeper or ‘mahout’, will be one among 110 unsung yet......

'Sheikh Hasina is better than the others. But is that good enough?'

'Are we supposed to look the other way as Islamists go on a rampage against Hindus and the Hasina government pay lip service to secularism?' A revealing excerpt from Avishek Biswas and Deep......

PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday leading in most of the seats in the general elections marred by......

Abhishek Banerjee leads TMC protest at Rajghat

Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee along with party leaders and workers sat on a dharna at the Rajghat in New Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on Monday demanding the......

Mahindra Q1 net rises 20% to Rs 3,283 crore

Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday posted a 20 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,283 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. Photograph: Courtesy, Mahindra &......

What experts say about interim Budget 2024

Following are comments from economists at leading financial institutions, banks and rating agencies on the interim Budget: Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC......

New mutual fund schemes with performance-based fee on anvil

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering a proposal to allow mutual funds (MFs) to charge a fee based on their performance, said Ananta Barua, whole-time member of the......

Weakening Rupee? How To Neutralise Impact

Having exposure to international funds and gold is a must for those who have foreign currency-denominated goals, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   If your......

'Women In Paatal Lok Rarely Cry'

'No woman is stronger than one who acknowledges her vulnerabilities.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram The incredibly talented Tillotama Shome takes up an unusual role of a......

Meet The Real Star Of Paatal Lok

'Sudip sir keeps telling me that what I have done is very Hollywood.' IMAGE: Nikita Grover cast 400-450 characters in Paatal Lok, seasons 1 and 2. Photographs: Kind courtesy Nikita......

'I Was Waiting Ki Sabka Time Aata Hai'

'I will never ever forget Paatal Lok 2 because I left for the shoot the night I got married! IMAGE: Bendang Walling as Sub-Inspector Isaac Longkumer in Paatal Lok 2. Photographs: Kind courtesy......

Kajol-Nysa Are Two Chopsticks

Urvashi gets the blues... Diana is grateful... how Arjun kills time... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Instagram Kajol gives us a peek into her bond with daughter Nysa: 'Two peas in a pod or two......

Swiss Open: Sidhu ousted; Srikanth, Isharani advance

IMAGE: PV Sindhu battled hard but lost in straight games to get knocked out in the opening round of the Swiss Open on Wednesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy India All Sports/X India's double......

BMP monitor an 'X factor' at Freestyle Chess

'This introduction that has now been in place for sometime could well give that additional flavour for the chess players as they will be able to guess the pressure that a certain player is feeling......

3 yr old Anish is youngest rated chess player!

IMAGE: Kolkata born Anish Sarkar's chess jouney commenced a year ago. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Ahmed via ChessBase India While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig......

Rs 3.2 Crore bonus for India's victorious Chess Olympiad teams

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engages in a game of chess with R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi.Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mansukh Mandaviya/X The All India Chess Federation announced a......

Medals Night for India at Budapest Olympiad

Three of the four Indian Open team players are in line for gold and silver medals for the individual performance. IMAGE: (clockwise) Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit......