Yogi holds cabinet meet at Maha Kumbh, takes holy dip at Sangam

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet met in the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Wednesday following which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced several key decisions on development projects and policy changes......

Kharge's son withdraws 5-acre Bengaluru site request after row

The chairperson of Siddhartha Vihar Trust, Rahul M Kharge, has withdrawn his request for the allotment of five acres of civic amenity site in Bengaluru to set up a 'Multi-Skill Development Centre,......

Kota coaching hub sees 50% drop in student suicides in 2024

The Kota district administration has claimed that there has been a 50 percent decline in the number of suicides by students this year as compared to 2023 in this coaching hub of Rajasthan known for......

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......

Markets end in green; Sensex climbs 319 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the third session on the trot, helped by a rally in global markets after lower-than-expected consumer inflation in the US ignited hopes of more......

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......

2nd time in 20 yrs, manufacturing jobs outpace sector growth

In a relatively rare occurrence, the growth in manufacturing jobs exceeded the pace of sector growth in 2022-23 (FY23). Employees assemble an electric transformer inside a manufacturing unit of......

Budget 2025: What realtors want from Nirmala Sitharaman

As the Union Budget 2025-2026 (FY26) inches closer, the Indian real estate industry is seeking stamp duty cuts, revised home loan limits and updated affordable housing norms through Pradhan Mantri......

Will Poonawalla Let Karan Johar Thrive?

A non-strategic investor like Adar Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom.Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: Karan Johar......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

Ratan Tata: A lifelong champion of Indian sports

IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......