Winter Session: Opposition presses for debate on Adani

The opposition on Sunday asked the Centre to allow discussions in the Parliament on the United States prosecutors' bribery charges against the Adani Group even as Union minister Kiren Rijiju made......

Bypoll boost for NDA in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya; jolt in Bengal

The juggernaut of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, which triumphed in three of the four east and north-eastern states that went for assembly bypolls on Saturday, was......

Cash-for-voes: Tawde sends legal notice to Rahul, Kharge

BJP leader Vinod Tawde has demanded an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for making "false and baseless" allegations against......

The Strange Hoopla Over AI

The purpose for which AI should be used cannot be left to AI developers, asserts Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Artificial Intelligence is......

Nifty: 'Bears May Extend The Party'

'On the weekly chart, the Nifty 50 index has formed a bearish candle and remains below all short-term moving averages.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The relentless selling by......

Maharashtra farmers seek better pricing for produce

A group of onion traders gathered at the Pimpalgaon Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), near Nashik, to inspect one of the season’s final harvests of red onions as they look to......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Will Sabarmati Report Be Vikrant's Biggest Hit?

IMAGE: Vikrant Massey and Raashii Khanna in The Sabarmati Report. Two weeks after Diwali releases Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again, there was a flurry of releases with films across various......

Matka Review: Bland :(

Varun Tej's committed performance somehow rescues Matka from being a pointless venture with stylish flourishes and interesting ideas, observes Arjun Menon. Releasing a few weeks after Lucky......

When Bollywood Went Nude

Baring their soul before the camera is a prerequisite for every actor. But going naked in front of it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Still, there are some who agree to bare it all or almost for......

Stars Buying Property After Property!

'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram Bollywood's influence extends beyond films.......

England wicketkeeper Cox ruled out of New Zealand Tests

IMAGE: Jordan Cox during the England team's practice session. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters England wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been ruled out of the three-Test series against New Zealand after......

PIX: Bumrah rocks Australia after Kohli, Jaiswal tons

Images from Day 3 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Nathan McSweeney. Photograph: BCCI/X......

Perth Pitch: Pacer's Paradise To Batter's Bonanza

IMAGE: The Perth pitch, which had been a nightmare for batters on the first day, became a batting paradise on the second day, Photograph: BCCI/X   The first Test between India and Australia......

'Jaiswal has cricketing world at his feet'

'This boy's is special. Looking at where he's come from, the way he's been batting and handling fame, it's not easy sometimes to handle fame' IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal ended the day two at unbeaten......

PIX: Jaiswal, Rahul grind Australia, put India on top

Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his fifty during India’s second innings on Day 2 of the......