History In Minutes: World's First Airmail Flew Over Kumbh

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried 6,500 mails in the world's first official airmail flight over Allahabad, coinciding with the Kumbh Mela. IMAGE: Devotees take a dip in the......

What's Kangana's Mountain Story?

IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut opens a cafe in Mandi, her Lok Sabha constituency. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Ranaut/Instagram The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Videos......

I Am Grateful To Be Alive!

Sometimes I run past a house where the owner has died. The children are abroad. The doors and windows are closed. That is the case with thousands of homes across Kerala. Illustration: Dominic......

How Yamuna controversy sank AAP in Delhi

The Yamuna factor seemingly played a significant role in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, reshaping voter sentiment and helping the Bharatiya Janata Party script history by defeating Aam Aadmi......

Cyberfraud Thrives On Fear!

The number of cyberfraud cases has skyrocketed from 2,677 in 1999-2000 to 29,082 in FY24 -- more than a 10-fold increase. The RBI pegs digital payment frauds at Rs 1,457 crore in FY24, up more than......

Asset quality key monitorable going ahead for Cholamandalam Investment

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance’s (Chola) share has yielded one of the best returns in the last month. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Cholamandalam The company has sustained assets under......

Credit card delinquencies rise even as retail credit growth moderates

Balance-level delinquencies in the credit card segment saw a 17 basis points (bps) year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise in the quarter ending June 2024 (Q1FY25). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Bids Between Rs 2 Tn-Rs 3 Tn For This Week's 4 IPOs

'There is no irrational exuberance when it comes to mainboard IPOs.''Most issues are by good quality businesses.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   All the three initial public......

Like Malaika's First Selfie Of The Year?

Sonakshi relives her holiday mood... Sonam shares a late New Year post... Aahana rides a unicorn... Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram 2024 wasn't kind to Malaika Arora, as she lost......

'I Am Not Bad On The Eyes'

'People think that because there are so many OTT platforms, roles should just fall into your lap.''That's not true at all.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka posts a picture from Radhika Merchant and Anant......

Madhuri Dixit's Top 10 Dance Offs

There's magic and method in Madhuri Dixit's moves. Watching the dancing queen groove is such a satisfying experience that even a bad movie cannot come in its way. The Ek Do Teen actress can dance......

Qubool Hai Actor Surbhi Jyoti Weds

Photograph: Kind courtesy Surbhi Jyoti/Instagram Qubool Hai actor Surbhi Jyoti wed actor-producer Sumit Suri in a dreamy ceremony on Sunday, October 27.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Surbhi......

Ferrari's Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified from Chinese GP

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari was reported to stewards for excessive skid wear during the Chinese Grand Prix. Photograph: Alex Plavevski/Reuters Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis......

Hamilton scores first win for Ferrari in China F1 sprint

IMAGE: Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the sprint in the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, on Friday. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters......

Piastri takes first F1 pole in China after sprint second

McLaren's Lando Norris, the championship leader and winner of the season-opener in Australia, abandoned his final lap -- while Piastri improved his time -- and will start third with Red Bull's Max......

PIX: Piastri wins Chinese GP from pole in McLaren 1-2

Oscar Piastri's win denied Lando Norris a third victory in a row, including last year's Abu Dhabi season-ender, but left champions McLaren unbeaten in two races so far this year. IMAGE: McLaren's......

F1: Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari in China

IMAGE: Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in action during the sprint qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit. Photograph: Go Nakamura/Reuters Lewis Hamilton smashed the Shanghai circuit lap record......