UP man enters Pak to marry FB friend, lands in jail

A young Indian man crossed over illegally into Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend he wanted to marry, but instead found himself behind bars. And the woman told the local the police she did not want......

Sajjan Jindal attends wedding of Nawaz Sharif's grandson in Lahore

Indian business tycoon Sajjan Jindal along with his family attended the wedding festivities of the grandson of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, a PML-N leader said on......

Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......

India lists theatre commands, simpler defence procurement for 2025

India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the focus will be to roll out integrated theatre commands to boost tri-services synergy and ensure simpler and......

India's job market ends 2024 on a high; white-collar hiring up 9%

White-collar hiring activity in December witnessed a 9 per cent increase compared to the same period of the previous year, driven by high-skill and strategic roles, a report said on Thursday.......

Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 2% on buying in financial, IT stocks

Benchmark Sensex rallied 1,436 points to close at a two-week high on Thursday on buying in financial, auto and IT shares. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The 30-share BSE benchmark......

RBI, Always Watchful, Always Vigilant

The RBI has changed the way it approached supervision in the past. Having seen a couple of collapses in the NBFC sector and the near-collapse of a few banks, it is focusing on regular drills to......

Markets rebound on buying in blue-chips

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty started the New Year on a high note with the key indices closing higher in a see-saw trade on Wednesday on buying in blue-chip stocks. Photograph: Shailesh......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies.   Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

The Swades State Of Mind

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......

'I wasn't looking to save the follow-on at The Gabba'

'We come to bat lower down the order, so contributions of 20-25-30 runs are very valuable. My mindset is just to contribute.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep put on an unbroken 39-run 10th......

Lalit Modi's plea against BCCI backfires

HC imposes cost of Rs 1 lakh on Lalit Modi for plea seeking BCCI to pay ED penalty IMAGE: The plea claimed the BCCI is supposed to indemnify Lalit Modi as per bylaws. Photograph: Kind......

WFI chaos, Olympic losses: Indian Wrestling stalls in 2024

Bajrang Punia banned, Phogat turns politician, WFI suspension, litigations, and lost medals: How Indian wrestling stagnated in 2024 IMAGE: Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle......