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Yunus reaches out to Bangladeshi Hindus, assures action

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reached out to the distressed Hindu community as he visited a centuries-old temple, where he urged them to "exercise patience" and assured them......

How 156 Soldiers Built A Bridge of Hope In 36 Hours

'It was a war-like situation, but instead of enemy fire, we fought against the vagaries of nature,' says Major Seeta Shelke. IMAGE: The Madras Sappers constructed a 190 feet-long Bailey bridge in......

UP cop demands 5 kg potatoes as 'bribe', suspended

A sub-inspector has been suspended in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj after an audio of him demanding potatoes to allegedly settle a case went viral on social media, a senior police officer said on......

Govt cites UPA's response, says no concept of national disaster

Government sources on Saturday cited a 2013 reply in Parliament by a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government minister to emphasise that no concept of "national disaster" exists under......

Lal Salaam, Comrade Buddhadeb

He was reviled by critics in his party as a neo-liberal in disguise but till the end, he retained his belief in secularism and the humanity of Communism. IMAGE: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then the......

Bharti dials up UK telecom play with $4 bn stake in BT

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group — a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest......

Changes to banking laws have a consumer tilt

Better protection for depositors and investors was one of the chief considerations in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introducing, on Friday, the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in......

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......

RBI retains growth and inflation projections for current fiscal at 7.2% and 4.5%

Reserve Bank on Thursday retained the growth and inflation projection at 7.2 per cent and 4.5 per cent respectively for the current fiscal amid expectations of a normal monsoon. Photograph:......

Why RBI Flagged Small Loans As Risky

In FY24, loans given out by such firms had topped a whopping Rs 146,517 crore, up by 49 per cent year-on-year and spread over 10.19 million accounts (up 35 per cent). Illustration: Dominic......

Goodbye Guruji, Pradeep Bandekar

'I want to die with my finger on the click button of the camera,' veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into the ages early on Sunday morning told Syed Firdaus Ashraf last week. IMAGE:......

Time for a Bollywood Quiz Break, Folks!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Ready for your weekly fix of our fun, FUN Bollywood quiz? All you have to do is identify the movie from the options......

10 Sequels We Would Love To Watch

Twenty-eight years after Shankar's Indian, Kamal Haasan's retired freedom fighter resumes his vigilante duties in Indian 2. There's an Indian 3 in the works as well, which is slated to hit the......

Kalki 2898 AD: The Alternate Review

A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Director......

Malayalee From India Review: Timed Right

Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon. Halfway through the runtime of Dijo Jose Anthony's Malayalee From......

Tebogo's gold triggers national holiday in Botswana

IMAGE: Letsile Tebogo and Kenneth Bednarek have their eyes fixed on the big screen for the men's 200m final results. Photograph: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The president of Botswana......

PIX: Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200 metres gold

IMAGE: Botswana's Letsile Tebogo celebrates after winning the Olympics men’s 200m final at Stade de France, Paris, on Thursday. Photograph: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Letsile......

This man turned speed climbing into Olympic sensation

IMAGE: Piper Kelly of United States descends after competing. Photograph: Michael Reaves/Reuters When Jacky Godoffe floated the idea of setting a fixed route for competitive speed climbing to the......

Biles gets surprise after thumbs down to Village cuisine

IMAGE: Simone Biles reckons athletes not 'having proper French cuisine' in the Olympic Village. Photograph: Simone Biles/Instagram Paris Olympics' catering service might need a touch of Simone......

Protests, doping and internal strife: The dark side of India's Olympic journey

From bitter fights to dope shame, Indian Olympic team's tryst with controversies IMAGE: Narsingh Yadav had surprised many by winning India the Olympic quota in the 74kg free-style category. Kaka......

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