Villupuram reels under record floods, railway suspends ops

Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies......

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......

UDF MLAs defy Kerala Cong chief's call, to donate for Wayanad relief

Extending its full cooperation to the state government to rebuild landslide-ravaged Wayanad, the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala on Sunday announced that all its MLAs will......

Withdraw anti-CAA stir or face action: Assam Police's 'order'

The Assam Police have issued notices to opposition parties 'ordering' them to 'withdraw' the hartal over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and warned that 'legal action' will be......

When The Party Ends And Reality's Cold Light Shines Through...

There will be a lot to repair and rejuvenate -- if that opportunity even presents itself, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Women pose for a selfie with Rs 2,000 notes prior to exchanging it at a bank in......

10 things that will make 2021 different!

From 5G to Tesla to Covid vaccine, 10 things will shape India's future. IMAGE: A hairdresser styles a "2021" shave for a client to welcome the New Year at a barbershop in......

Kerala beckons tourists: We're open!

Kerala Tourism has drawn up God’s Own Country 2.0 and the department is going all out to repair the state’s image and infrastructure. Apart from being a damage control exercise, it is......

As tourist traffic grows, airlines plan more India-Russia flights

The new flights come against the backdrop of the Indian government's move to boost air connectivity with Central Asia and tap the interest of Russian investors in India. IMAGE: Goa, with its......

Samson's pace problem: Can India fix it before T20 WC?

IMAGE: Sanju Samson has managed just 26, 5 and 3 in the first three T20 Internationals against England. Photograph: BCCI Sanju Samson's technical weaknesses against express pace along with Rinku......

Who's The Indian Child With Mbappe?

'Historically, Qatar has done wonders as I don't think this will ever be possible with the new format of the World Cup.' IMAGE: Jozef Zachariah walks out with football superstar Kylian Mbappe at......

When cricket caught PM Modi's attention!

Nothing else takes precedence in India when a cricket match is on and this fact was proved true on Sunday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM gave his Twitter followers a glimpse of the action......

Family traced after Kerala floods, this long jumper goes for Asiad glory

'I want to win a medal for the flood affected people of Kerala. That is what I can do as my contribution.' Debutant long-jumper M Sreeshankar is now focused in a medal at the Asian Games. IMAGE:......