Republic Day: Govt names defence personnel for honorary commissions

Several personnel drawn from the armoured corps, regiment of artillery and other units of the Army have been chosen to receive honorary commission to the rank of an honorary captain ahead of the......

Rs 200 Billion For Bharat Small Reactors

Whether the ambitious targets are achievable is a moot question as India's earlier target was 20,000 MW of nuclear power by 2020. IMAGE: A view of India's first indigenously developed 700-megawatt......

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi takes charge as new Navy chief

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who is a communication and electronic warfare specialist, on Tuesday assumed charge as the 26th Navy chief after incumbent R Hari Kumar retired from service. IMAGE:......

India's BSRs Won't Need New Safety Rules

'Bharat Small Reactors are essentially similar to the existing 220 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The existing regulations are applicable for BSRs.' Kindly note the image has been posted......

Khara: SBI's profits in 4 years higher than previous 64; stock not priced right by investors

Outgoing SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara on Saturday said the country's largest lender's net profits in the past four years under him have been higher than the cumulative figures for 64 years......

MFDs cash in big: Commissions jump over 20% on market liftoff

Commissions paid to mutual fund distributors (MFDs) increased by over 20 per cent for most large fund houses in 2023-24 (FY24), driven by a sharp market rally and strong inflows. Illustration:......

Only 10 banks had minor disruptions: RBI on outage

The Indian financial and payments systems remained largely unaffected by the Microsoft services outage, though about 10 banks and NBFCs faced minor disruptions which have either been resolved or......

Budget: SBI chief pitches for tax relief on interest income

State Bank of India chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has pitched for tax relief on interest income, saying it would help banks to garner savings that could be used for funding long-term infra projects.......

'Akshay Kumar Is Our Thanos'

'The uniform really makes you feel powerful.'Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar report from the Sky Force trailer launch. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya at the Sky......

Ready for India's Avengers Franchise?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayushmann Khurrana/Instagram Dinesh Vijan's production banner Maddock has announced a slate of new titles in his ambitious horror-comedy universe. The announcement comes......

Why You Must Watch Sangam!

Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in Sangam. Raj Kapoor directed only 10......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Woman's Director

Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......

Jharkhand's gold rush, Karnataka leads National Games pack

Lawn Bowls stars Lovely Choubey and Rupa Tirkey, part of the history-scripting Indian team that won women's fours event gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, took the spotlight on Wednesday as they......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

Nayar, Doeschate set to join Gambhir for Lanka Tour

IMAGE: Abhishek Nayar comes with a high reputation as a sharp cricket mind and a lifestyle/motivational coach. Photograph: BCCI Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate are set to join the......

T20 WC: What England need to do to qualify for Super 8

IMAGE: To make it to the Super Eight, England will need to defeat Namibia and hope that Scotland lose to Australia. Photograph: England Cricket/X Defending champions England will be eager to brush......

Rain threat looms as RCB-CSK face off in knockout match

IMAGE: CSK and RCB will face off in their final league match, looking to become the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs. Photograph: BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru's fairytale resurgent run......