Delhiites breathe easy for 2nd day as AQI improves; curbs relaxed

Delhiites breathed cleaner air for the second consecutive day on Thursday as the Air Quality Index was recorded in the "moderate" category with a reading of 165.  IMAGE: A drone visual......

SC orders stricter anti-pollution curbs as Delhi AQI slips to 'severe+'

With the Air Quality Index entering into the 'severe plus' category choking the national capital, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all Delhi-NCR states to immediately set up teams to strictly......

How can you take risk?: SC raps Delhi govt over air pollution

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Delhi government over delay in implementation of stricter anti-pollution measures under GRAP-4, and said it will not allow scaling down of the preventive......

Toxic haze envelops Delhi, doctors warn of health risks

Delhi's air quality took a turn for the worse on Monday, with areas like Dwarka, Mundka and Najafgarh recording a maximum AQI of 500 in the afternoon. IMAGE: Joggers at the Kartavya Path near......

Ratan Tata: A Corporate Titan Like None Other

Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......

Penny Stocks That Could Have Made You A Millionaire

Had you invested Rs 10,000 each in JSW Steel, Titan Company and Bajaj Finance 20 years ago, when they were just penny stocks (trading below Rs 10), you would be a millionaire by now. Illustration:......

Results review: PSBs' net profit grows 16% to Rs 39,974 crore in Q1

Public sector banks (PSBs) posted 16.1 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in net profit at Rs 39,974 crore during the June 2024 quarter. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters While net interest income......

New Force Gurkha Conquers The Rough And Tough

This, my friends, is the ultimate off-road champion, gloats Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. For an off-road enthusiast like me, the ideal vehicle has always been a rugged 4x4. I always envisioned......

Ronaldo panned for promoting controversial supplement

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo put on a promotional post for Herbalife on his X handle. Photograph: Cristiano Ronaldo/X Cristiano Ronaldo got a severe schooling on social media for promoting a......

'Individuals focused on monetary gain': P T Usha hits back

IMAGE: IOA president P T Usha alleged that some of the executive council members 'have very questionable track records, including allegations of gender bias and even cases of sexual harassment......

How 1974 Ranji Trophy win shaped Karnataka cricket

'It was an inspiration for all of us. Right from our U15 and U17 tours, all we could hear was how Karnataka beat the mighty Bombay' Photograph: Kind courtesy GR Viswanath/Instagram Warm spells of......

Chandrashekhar goes back in time to Bishan Bedi's best spell

IMAGE: Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkatraghavan. Photograph: Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  Champion bowler, candid person and the......

WTC Final promises thrills, sell-out crowds

ICC expecting full crowds for at least first four days of WTC final at Oval IMAGE: Indian fans in the crowds at the WTC final. Photograph: ICC/Twitter The International Cricket Council is......