Disengagement may pave way for further steps: Jaishankar

India and China have made "some progress" in disengagement, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, describing it as a "welcome" move which opens up the possibility that other steps......

Experts explain why Delhi cracker ban went up in smoke

Gaps in enforcement, limited monitoring, and easy access to firecrackers from the NCR region where restrictions were slack were largely responsible for the widespread flouting of the cracker ban in......

China: 'India Must Not Accept Ceding Of Patrolling Rights'

'Disengagement is merely the first step in a lengthy process of arriving at a new normal along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh and the entire land boundary.''The Indian government should insist on the......

'Even If We Have To Die, We Won't Let This Port Come Up'

'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.' Reportage and Videos: Rediff.com's Hemant Waje, Satish Bodas,......

Tracking air: As Delhi AQI worsens, experts call for long-term solutions

Air quality index (AQI) soared past 350 level in parts of Delhi on Thursday and experts cautioned that as weather turns colder it may breach the 400-mark ceiling and enter the ‘severe’......

Strays of south Mumbai lose their best friend Ratan Tata

Bombay House is different from any other  conglomerate's headquarters. While every visitor is frisked at the entrance of the colonial-era building, one should not be surprised to see a street......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

'PLI Has Been A Big Boost To Manufacturing'

'We can hope to see a lot of creation of jobs in the days to come,' IMAGE: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal during the inauguration of Invest India's new office in Singapore,......

Brinda Review: Engaging Crime Series

Brinda examines some alarming aspects of religious fanaticism through the narrative engine of a well-oiled serial killer mystery, observes Arjun Menon. Brinda, the first Web series to feature......

JLo Or Kareena? Who Will You Watch On OTT?

Flight attendants, football coaches, renegade robots, underwater superheroes, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   AtlasWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma. Cinema's indelible quality can make memories made on screen memories of......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'   IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

India's first-ever hybrid pitch unveiled in Dharamsala

  IMAGE: The HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Photograph: HPCA/X India's first-ever 'hybrid pitch' was unveiled at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in a grand ceremony in......

Paris Olympics: France prepares against drone strikes, security threats

IMAGE: Paris promises a sporting spectacle open to the masses but faces multiple security risks, from strikes conducted with drones and cyberattacks to climate activists and anti-government......