Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife......

'He Will Always Be Gafoormama, The Indulgent Uncle'

'The intellectual A G Noorani and A G Noorani the family man sound like a contradiction in terms, but both aspects were integral parts of the individual.' All Illustrations: Dominic......

37 killed in 2 deadly attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

Heavily-armed Baloch gunmen killed at least 37 people in separate attacks in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Monday, as the insurgent attacks spiked in the region bordering Afghanistan......

B'desh crisis: 'India should not focus only on one person and party'

'We should be mindful that the religious minority community in one country is the majority in another (and) so treatment of the minority community in our respective countries will be an important......

Adani gives Teachers' Day lecture at college that rejected him

Gautam Adani had in the late 1970s applied to join a Mumbai college for education, but the college rejected his application. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters He did not pursue education but turned......

Chennai Brains Behind Ford's Global Hits

'We participate in the design/development of components and systems for electric vehicles, internal combustion engines, and hybrid vehicles.' Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters It was in August......

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......

Quadruple centurion Chaturvedi aspires for Ranji spot

IMAGE: Prakhar Chaturvedi plays an immaculate straight drive during his innings of 404 in the Cooch Behar Trophy final on Monday. Photograph: BCC Domestic/X Prakhar Chaturvedi sounded bushed,......