'Yaarana to continue': India, Maldives ink key pacts

India on Monday asserted that its friendly ties with the Maldives will continue as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Mohamed Muizzu unveiled a blueprint for comprehensive economic and......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

The four-member Quad is a force for good and is more strategically aligned than ever before, a joint declaration issued after the meeting of the grouping's leaders, including Prime Minister......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. Image: Houthi military......

Flights cancelled, airfares jump 52-171% as rainfall batters Chennai

Airfares on major domestic routes from Chennai surged as flight operations at the airport were disrupted due to strong winds and torrential rain that lashed the city in the wake of Cyclone Michaung......

Air India upgrading crew rostering, customer notification system: Wilson

Air India has been a subject of its passengers' ire this week as more than half of its flights have been delayed, primarily because of an old crew rostering system. Photograph: Vivek......

Gas prices hiked 40%; CNG, PNG to cost more

Prices of natural gas, which is used to generate electricity, make fertiliser and is converted into CNG to run automobiles, were on Friday hiked by a steep 40 per cent to record levels, in step......

Rashmika Attends A Wedding

Where were the stars travelling this week? Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram Rashmika Mandanna attends her assistant Sai Babu's wedding with Preethi in Hyderabad and writes,......

10 Anil Kapoor Must Watch Films On OTT

Anil Kapoor, now aging gracefully into older gentleman roles, has had quite a chequered career. Luckily for popular actors, audiences have short memories and forget their screen missteps, or he......

'I knew my film would not have a hero or villain'

'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.''He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.' IMAGE: A scene from Against The Tide. In what seems......

Athletes of Indian origin at Paris Olympics

India are sending 117 athletes for the Paris Olympics, starting on Friday, July 27. But the Indian presence will not be limited to the Indian contingent alone, in Paris. Here's a look at some......

Virat Kohli's Top 10 T20I Knocks

Virat Kohli ended his T20 International career with a bang.Under a lot of pressure after struggling for runs in the earlier games of the 2024 T20 World Cup, Kohli came good when it really mattered......

Harmanpreet on challenges of upcoming home Tests

  IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur rues lack of practice in red-ball cricket. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives  Gearing up for their first Test at home in almost a decade, Indian women's......

Deodhar Trophy: Rinku's 50 in vain; Panchal leads West to win

Rinku's half-century goes in vain as East records easy six-wicket win vs Central Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/Twitter Bengal bowlers Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed kept a tight leash on Central......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......