Amid border row, China expert takes over as new foreign secretary

Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri, widely regarded as an expert on China and national security, assumed charge as India's new foreign secretary on Monday.  IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S......

Biden not stepping down from poll race: White House

United States President Joe Biden, currently facing one of the worst crises of his decade-long political career after a subpar debate performance against his GOP rival Donald Trump last week, is......

Will Macron retain power? France votes in first round of snap polls

French voters are now casting their ballots in the initial round of the country's unexpected parliamentary elections, a pivotal event that could reshape President Emmanuel Macron's political......

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the......

HCL Tech Q1 net profit surges 20.4% to Rs 4,257 cr

IT services company HCLTech on Friday posted a 20.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,257 crore for the June-ended quarter and gave a revenue growth guidance of 3-5 per cent for FY25......

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value.India must act early to avoid being dragged down, suggests R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic......

TCS net profit rises 9% to Rs 12,040 crore in Q1

India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday posted an 8.7 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 12,040 crore in the first quarter ended......

IT Companies May See Recovery In June Quarter

The June quarter is usually considered as a seasonally strong period for the IT sector. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   An uptick in large cost take-out deals that have been signed......

15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing

Come summer and everybody hops on the vacation bandwagon in hopes of travel and sightseeing. But in Bollywood's everlasting fantasy, the feeling goes all year round. Whether it's the demand of a......

Peek Into Janhvi's European Hol

Neena Gupta celebrates her birthday...Urvashi Rautela jets off to NYC... Mona Singh is delighted with her award... Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram Janhvi Kapoor, who was part of......

Nayanthara-Vignesh's Romantic Holiday

Chiranjeevi has a special guest... Tabu turns into a bride... Amy holidays in Budapest... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nayanthara/Instagram Nayanthara and her film-maker husband Vignesh Shivan give......

Like Pooja Hegde's Summer Look?

Nargis is fasting... Nora on holiday... Soha gets the blues... Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram Pooja Hegde paints the perfect summer picture.   Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Yamal spells out his birthday wish ahead of Euro title clash

Lamine Yamal has been breaking records since making his professional debut for Barcelona less than 15 months ago, the last one becoming the youngest goal-scorer in Euros history with a stunning......

Euro: Demiral banned for two games; Bellingham fined

IMAGE: Demiral, 26, mimicked the shape of a wolf's head with his fingers after his second goal in Turkey's 2-1 win over Austria in the last 16. The racist gesture, linked to Turkey's far-right......

Hurricane havoc: T20 WC champs wait in Barbados for airport reopening

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Shivam Dube during the beach volleyball game in Barbados. Photograph: BCCI/X The victorious Indian cricket team remains stranded in Barbados after a Category 4......

India secures Archery team spots for Paris Olympics

IMAGE: The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Photograph: Dhiraj Bommadevara / X India's archers secured team quota......

Paris Olympics Will Be HOT!

Athletes and climate experts have expressed concerns that extreme heat could lead to severe health issues, including the risk of sportspeople collapsing or, in the worst-case scenarios, dying......