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Tsunami Survivors Celebrate 20th Birthday

'December 26, 2004 was the day when we were all reborn.' IMAGE: V Raghupathy with wife Krithika, son Anirudh and daughter Mathangi. All photographs: Kind courtesy V Raghupathy Come December 26, V......

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Women shoot a damaged picture of Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria, December 8, 2024 after he fled......

Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

BJP to decide Maharashtra CM; my full support: Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra's outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party will decide on the new CM and assured his full support while ruling out differences among Mahayuti......

SC rejects plea to remove 'Socialist', 'Secular' from Preamble

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms "socialist", "secular" and "integrity" to the Preamble,......

How Many Billionaires Does India Have?

The number of Indian billionaires has grown by 123 per cent in the 10-year period, reaching 185 in 2024.Their wealth has grown by 263 per cent to $905.6 billion. IMAGE: Mukesh D Ambani, left, and......

How Indian IT sector will fare in FY25

Hiring is likely to pick up materially only by the end of H1 FY26. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Indian IT services industry is expected to clock revenue growth in the mid-single......

The ambitious plans of Flipkart-backed super.money

The company will roll out credit products such as credit on UPI, unsecured credit cards, and personal loans within the first half of 2025. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Flipkart-backed......

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......

India's mcap-to-GDP ratio third-highest despite correction

The ratio of market capitalisation to gross domestic product (GDP) in India remains elevated despite the recent correction in the equities markets. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It was......

Mufasa: The Lion King Review: Kids (And Grown Ups) Will Love It!

I would tell all my friends to go and watch Mufasa: The Lion King, recommends Krishiv Dedhia, 7. Krishiv: Dad, wasn't Mufasa: The Lion King so cool? Like, I didn't think it would be THAT good, but......

Girls Will Be Girls Review: Must Watch

This film should appear on every year-end 'Best of' list, recommends Mayur Sanap. In a landscape dominated by extravagant film franchises and flashy entertainers, experiencing a film like Girls......

Just How Did The Class Of 2024 Fare?

It was a testing ground for the new actors who stepped into the limelight this year. Some emerging faces, some who had never acted before, this new crop of actors made the industry sit up and take......

Kareena, Aamir Add Glamour To Red Sea Festival

The fourth Red Sea International Film Festival saw Bollywood folk add a lot of glamour in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram Kareena Kapoor Khan looks......

Pushpa 2 Gets Rousing Welcome

Allu Arjun's huge release, Pushpa: The Rule, has attracted fans to theatres in hordes. The 6 am show in Thane saw a mixed crowd of enthusiasts. The security staff were asked to report two hours......

Ashwin Passes The Baton To...

With Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement from international cricket, the spotlight now shifts to his potential successor. Among the options to take over India's spin-bowling duties in the......

'In India, I was dragged and sucked into fixing world'

'I felt like I was part of a gang. It almost made me feel better, because I am thinking: 'I am part of a match-fixing gang, I am with a group that's going to have my back and nobody knows our......

'Ishan, you'll always be MI's pocket dynamo'

We knew it was difficult to get Ishan back from auction due to his skill set: Hardik Pandya IMAGE: Ishan Kishan was snapped up by last season's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 11.25 crore as......

PICS: Sinner sets up ATP Finals decider with Fritz

Taylor Fritz is the first American since 2006 to reach the title match at the ATP Finals, winning a slugfest against world No. 2 Alexander Zverev. IMAGE: Jannik Sinner outclassed Norway's Casper......

Arshdeep shares personal insights on death-overs bowling

IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh has already taken 89 wickets in just 58 T20I matches for India. Photograph: BCCI Young Arshdeep Singh is getting better continuously, and the left-arm seamer has attributed......

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