Trump picks Fox News host as defence secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of popular Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth, 44, as his defence secretary. IMAGE: ox and Friends co-host......

35 killed, 43 hurt as 62-year-old man rams car into crowd in China

Thirty-five people were killed and 43 others injured when a 62-year-old man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre on Monday in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, which is......

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the West reserves for the nation when it comes to security cooperation of the kind that they might not have......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

JP Morgan's inclusion of India to emerging market debt index may boost G-secs

India's inclusion in JP Morgan's bond index can channel billions of dollars into India. How will the government securities market handle it? Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters On September 20, 2013,......

Sensex tumbles 796 points; Nifty closes below 20K

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent on Wednesday due to heavy selling in banking and oil stocks in tandem with weak global trends ahead of the US Federal Reserve's......

'We are not going back to licence raj'

'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......

How India Conquered The Chess Olympiad

'The Indian Open team was extremely well prepared and motivated to win the gold medal.''With two players in the world top 10 club, and four players with over 2,700 ELO points (GMs Arjun Erigaisi, D......

'India to bid for 2030 Youth Games but focus on 2036 Olympics'

IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya claimed India will bid for the 2030 Youth Olympics but the focus remain on hosting the 2036 Olympics. Photograph: SAI Media Sports Minister Mansukh......

Olympics: Women fencers win Ukraine's first gold in Paris

IMAGE: Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, Alina Komashchuk, Olena Kravatska and Yuliia Bakastova pose with their gold medals after beating South Korea in the women's fencing sabre team event at Paris......

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

IMAGE : Aditi Ashok missed the podium by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports/via Reuters It's often said that finishing fourth in the Olympics is peak......

All You Need To Know About Paris 2024 Olympics

Here is all the info one needs about the Paris 2024 Olympics: the dates, the venues, the opening ceremony, new sports and security issues.   Photograph: Reuters When are the Olympic and......