11 dead as LPG tanker crash triggers inferno on Jaipur highway

An LPG tanker collided with a truck on Friday, sparking a massive fireball that turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno in which 11 people were killed and 37 vehicles engulfed......

Life term for 10 in Periya twin murder case; CPM ex-MLA gets 5-year jail

A Central Bureau of Investigation court in Kochi on Friday sentenced 10 persons to life imprisonment, while four others, including a former Communist Party of India-Marxist MLA, received five years......

Indian priest elevated as cardinal by Pope Francis

In a grand consistory held in the Vatican on Saturday, 51-year-old Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. IMAGE: The red hat, or biretta, being......

Jaipur schools, Bengaluru hospitals get bomb threat

Some schools of Jaipur received bomb threats via email on Monday morning, triggering panic among students and their parents, police said. IMAGE: Bomb detection squad outside a school in Jaipur.......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

TVS Motor revs up with strong outlook

TVS Motor Company has been one of the best-performing two-wheeler stocks in the current financial year (FY24), enriching investors with gains of 24 per cent. Photograph: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters......

Defence business to drive growth for Bharat Forge

Since its results for the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial year (Q1FY24) earlier this month, the stock of auto component major Bharat Forge is up nearly 15 per cent and hit its all-time high......

Aviation stocks may lose altitude over ATF prices, traffic seasonality

Rising crude oil prices and muted passenger traffic in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24) have raised concerns about the profitability of listed aviation players.......

'Paka is very close to the Mahabharata'

'It is about the fight between two families, why they fight, how they fight and what they feel.' Sound designer-turned-film-maker Nithin Lukose says his feature debut Paka is heavily influenced by......

Review: Aagathan is mediocre

There are some filmmakers who are burdened with huge expectations from fans. Director Kamal is one such filmmaker because his latest Malayalam movie, Aagathan; The one who came marks the reunion......

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

Michael Jackson, the king of pop, is dead. Fifty-year-old Jackson died at UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angelesafter suffering a cardiac arrest. Lieutenant Fred Corral, of the Los Angeles County......

When Mammootty became a suspect in New York

Though the special check at New York's John Fitzgerald Kennedy airport was a clear case of racial profiling, award-winning Malayalam superstar Mammootty does not take it personally. Mammootty had......

T20 World Cup: Rahmanullah Gurbaz Leads MVP Race

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 48. IMAGE: Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz pulls off a shot in the T20 World Cup......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

England's Salt shines in epic run chase vs West Indies

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ECB/X England kept their five-match Twenty20 series in the West Indies alive after winning the third game by seven wickets with a ball to spare thanks to Phil Salt's......

King rules as Windies down England in 2nd T20I

IMAGE: Brandon King smashed five sixes and eight boundaries in his sublime knock of 82 at the top of the order. Photograph: Cricket West Indies/X West Indies took a 2-0 lead over England in their......

T20 WC: Joseph, Holder star in Windies' thumping win

IMAGE: Alzarri Joseph bowled with pace and precision to cause damage to Zimbabwe. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Alzarri Joseph led West Indies' inspired fast bowling display with a four-wicket haul......