First Cauvery Aarati held in Bengaluru amid laser lights and Vedic chants

What a Friday it was for Bengaluru. If in the morning, the forceful evictions of 18 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs at Karnataka Legislative Assembly had the city buzzing, in the evening, the attention......

Is Kunal Kamra obsessed with controversies?

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, once again in trouble for his brand of humour, could well be controversy's favourite child. On Monday, the comic was at the centre of a massive political storm in......

Bigoted idiots...: Javed Akhtar's message to Shami amid roza row

Days after cricketer Mohammed Shami was criticised for not observing roza (fast) in the month of Ramzan during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final match against Australia, veteran lyricist Javed......

Among The Faithful

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 was more than just the largest gathering of humanity. It was a testament to faith and devotion. Neuropsychiatrist Dr Rajesh M Parikh, director of medical research at the......

D-Street puts up best weekly showing in years

The equity benchmark indices posted their strongest weekly gains in years, driven by bargain hunting and optimism over a reversal in foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows. Illustration:......

Arbitrage funds delivered best gains in 9 years in 2024

Arbitrage funds, the new favourite of individual investors, delivered their best performance in nearly a decade in 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On average, the schemes delivered......

After a stellar 2024, debt MFs set for best annual performance in 4 years

Debt mutual fund (MF) schemes are set to register the best calendar year (CY) performance in the last four years despite no changes in the interest rate. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Phoenix Mills primed for success after robust Q3 and Budget boost

The stock of mall developer and commercial real estate major, The Phoenix Mills (Phoenix), is up 26 per cent since its business update in the third week of January. The gains came on strong......

Halle Recreates Adrien's 2003 Oscar Kiss

IMAGE: Halle Berry kisses Adrien Brody at the Oscars. Photograph: Kind courtesy The Academy/ X The ongoing 97th edition of The Academy Awards left fans of Adrien Brody and Halle Berry nostalgic.......

Empuraan Review: Return Of The King

L2: Empuraan is an ambitious sequel that is bigger, bolder and timid in equal measure, observes Arjun Menon. L2: Empuraan, the most anticipated Malayalam release of the year, is one of the most......

'I Couldn't Stop Crying...'

It was an emotional evening for many film folk as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur. Photograph: Kind courtesy IIFA Awards/Instagram Kartik Aaryanbagged the Best......

Finding 'Paradise' On The Red Carpet

The Critics Choice Awards saw a lot of talent on the red carpet, as actors got recognised for their work. The top winners weren't the usual lot, and indeed a welcome change from the A-listers that......

Turkish Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies in hotel fire

IMAGE: Berkin competed at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 in Alpine skiing. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters  Turkish Olympic skier Berkin Usta died on Thursday in a fire at a ski......

Djokovic trounces Musetti to reach Miami Open quarters

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic greets Lorenzo Musetti after winning. Photograph: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/Reuters Novak Djokovic won 12 of the last 14 games of his match against Lorenzo Musetti to......

Harmanpreet hails MI bowlers after WPL triumph

'We wanted to keep things simple and as a team, we did that.' IMAGE: Mumbai Indians' Natalie Sciver-Brunt celebrates after dismissing Marizanne Kapp. Photograph: BCCI An ecstatic Mumbai Indians......

Narine on spin twin Chakravarthy and sense of belonging in KKR

'This is going to be my 14th year in the IPL. I've played with them outside of IPL as well. It's like a family-based team for me. Every time I play with the Knight Riders logo, it feels like this......

'Don't rush Gout Gout! He can be one of the BEST ever'

IMAGE: Gout Gout will run the 200 again at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on Saturday. Photographs: Gout Gout/Instagram Australian schoolboy sprinter Gout Gout can become one of the top......