Modi favours expansion of ties between India, ASEAN

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leaders of ASEAN countries at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, on Sunday. Photograph: Athit......

Chennai: Diamonds worth Rs 35 lakh seized

Airport officials seized diamonds worth Rs 35 lakh from a passenger when he attempted to board a Bangkok bound Thai airways flight in Chennai on Saturday, a top customs official said. Describing it......

4 Indian cities among Top 20 headed for DISASTER!

A lot has been said and reported over the years about how climate change threatens to endanger the lives of those who live on the fringes. Now, researchers seem to have found out which cities......

What India can learn from Odisha

'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha.The aim is to achieve zero casualty.Dillip Satapathy meets the two men who took up the herculean task of shifting people. IMAGE: Odisha......

How India Inc is going all out to help tackle oxygen shortage

The Tatas, L&T and Bharat Forge expressed interest in building pressure swing adsorption oxygen plants at hospital sites, while IOC and RIL are pitching in with both oxygen and cryogenic tankers......

Thai Air to operate from Bangalore, Chennai

Thai Airways has been given rights to operate from two new passenger stations in the country Bangalore and Chennai. The airline would start operations on the Chennai-Bangkok sector this winter.The......

AirAsia India joins fare war, puts one-way ticket at Rs 699

AirAsia India on Sunday joined the domestic fare war launching a week-long sale offer for its entire network with one-way tickets with prices as low as Rs 699 including taxes. The move came as......

Coronavirus scare: Vistara to cancel 54 int'l flights in March

With respect to the cancelled flights, customers can opt for a full refund or alternative travel dates free of cost. Full service carrier Vistara will cancel 54 international flights next month,......

Parineeti, Sushant to reunite for Homi Adajania's next?

The latest Bollywood updates. IMAGE: Sushant Singh Rajput/Twitter Looks like Parineeti Chopra and Sushant Singh Rajput are set to sizzle on the big screen once again. The Shudh Desi Romance pair......

Celina's Salman connection

Celina Jaitley claims that her new film Accident On Hill Road has, in fact, nothing to do with Salman Khan's real-life accident at the same place, when his car ran over and killed......

From hot model to super bahu!

Sultry vamp Nigaar Z Khan is back with Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke. She was last seen in two reality shows titled Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina and Comedy circus. Nigaar plays a powerful bahu in the show set in......

Rains! Lights! Camera! Action!

What happens when you shoot at night, under pouring rain, as electrical wires snake around and your eyes turn gritty due to lack of sleep?Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar slips onto the sets of Theeran......

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Hockey India (HI) president. After submitting his......

PICS: What you must know about Olympic champ Neeraj

IMAGE: India's Neeraj Chopra does a victory lap after winning the gold medal in the Olympics men's Javelin Throw, at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on Saturday. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images......

Chennai lad is world's second youngest Grandmaster

He is the youngest Indian to achieve the feat at 12 years, seven months and 17 days, erasing the mark set by his state-mate R Praggnanandhaa in June last year. IMAGE: D Gukesh becomes India's 59th......

AFI targets September start to season

Announces tentative calendar; defers elections   IMAGE: AFI's Adille Sumariwalla. Photograph: Rediff.com/Files The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday decided to tentatively start......

How I slayed my demons and won an Olympic medal

'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.' IMAGE: Gagan Narang with his bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, July 30, 2012. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images  ......