Earth records hottest year ever in 2024, surpasses 1.5C mark

The year 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the first with a global average temperature 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) confirmed......

ISRO To Sign Off 2024 With SpaDex

India is marching towards becoming the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Kamala vs Trump: Whom do Desis support?

In a warning sign for the Democrats, Indian-Americans' attachment to the party is declining in the United States while the share of Republican identifiers held steady. IMAGE: Republican......

What Congress Must Do To Win Maharashtra

Convert the Haryana result into a blessing in disguise; make the calamity into an opportunity.Maharashtra was always the big ticket game in town; MVA must win it.The Congress should shift......

Will RBI's rate cut help drive India's growth

The Reserve Bank should focus on making liquidity easier rather than cutting rates if the intent is to drive growth, Axis Bank's chief economist Neelkanth Mishra said on Tuesday. Photograph:......

'Budget Lacks Big Ideas'

'This Budget did not live up to expectations.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Will the 2025 Budget trigger growth in the economy when there is no demand in the domestic market, when......

'Post acquisition funding cost will come down'

'We essentially want to continue the way we are doing business -- no change in strategy, no change in ticket sizes, no change in customer segmentation and no change in yields.' Illustration:......

Budget: Can Nirmalaji End The Economic Slowdown?

The time is ideal for a 'Dream Budget' akin to the 1991 reforms that sparked high growth and unlocked significant gains in productivity, points out Rajeswari Sengupta. Illustration: Dominic......

'I'm loving it': Hamilton raves about his Ferrari

IMAGE: Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton ahead of testing. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Lewis Hamilton said he was 'really enjoying' driving his Ferrari after ending the second morning of......

Freestyle Chess: Winless Gukesh marches into knockouts!

IMAGE: Playing with white against Magnus Carlsen, D Gukesh had several opportunities for a draw but, as ambitious as ever, he pushed for more and eventually lost. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Praggnanandhaa STUNS Gukesh to win Tata Steel Chess

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa wins the Tata Steel Masters chess title. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/X R Praggnanandhaa outclassed world champion D Gukesh in sudden death to win Tata Steel Masters chess......

Only Olympic, CWG, Asiad sports for National Games?

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha on Thursday proposed that only disciplines featuring in the Olympics, Commonwealth and Asian Games be considered for inclusion in the future......

Erigaisi tied-5th after Day 1 in World Rapid chess

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi, with four victories under his belt, has emerged a strong contender in the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian Grandmaster Arjun......