Parl panel meet over Waqf bill sees heated arguments, Oppn walkout

A meeting of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Friday witnessed fireworks with members vociferously opposing certain provisions of the draft legislation, leading to......

Lt Colonel, who lost a leg in operations, skydives from 14,000 ft

Lieutenant Colonel Avnish Bajpai, who lost a limb during an operation, skydived from 14,000 feet in Bhatinda with an artificial limb. Sharing the photos on X, the Additional Directorate General of......

People are skating, cycling, walking to Ayodhya

Walking, cycling and even skating! Covering long distances amid bone-chilling cold, people from all over the country and cutting across religions are flocking to the temple town of Ayodhya ahead of......

If India Becomes Bharat...

By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N......

'I am addicted to entrepreneurship'

'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run......

'Amrut Kaal is not an instant noodle'

'Modi has sowed the seeds of a transformational change.''For the sake of the nation and our children I hope he succeeds.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks at a post-Budget media......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

CNG rates hiked by 50 paise/kg in Delhi; remain same in Mumbai

CNG price in the national capital and adjoining cities on Tuesday was hiked by Rs 0.50 per kg, while an imminent increase in petrol and diesel price has been put on wait-and-watch mode for more......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

'Bollywood is such a waste of time'

'You make a song, it gets rejected, you have to make 10 more.' IMAGE: Rakesh Chaurasia and Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia Rakesh Chaurasia made history when he won......

'DDLJ ruined me...'

IMAGE: Guneet Monga and Sunny Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Guneet Monga/Twitter Producer Guneet Monga, who is known for films like The Lunchbox, Masaan and Gangs of Wasseypur, announced her......

'DDLJ ruined me...'

IMAGE: Guneet Monga and Sunny Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Guneet Monga/Twitter Producer Guneet Monga, who is known for films like The Lunchbox, Masaan and Gangs of Wasseypur, announced her......

'Alcaraz has best of Nadal, Djokovic, Federer but...'

IMAGE: Andre Agassi is all smiles at an event where he was named brand ambassador for a private equity firm in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Legendary Andre Agassi......

NZ Post-mortem: BCCI's 6-hour review meeting with Gambhir, Rohit, Agarkar

IMAGE: India captain Rohit Sharma with head coach Gautam Gambhir. Photograph: BCCI The BCCI has conducted an exhaustive review of India's shock 0-3 debacle against New Zealand as preparation of a......

'Jai Shri Ram' Echoes At Mumbai Marathon

IMAGE: Marathon runners on the Bandra-Worli sea link. Photographs: Sahil Salvi for Rediff.com   The Mumbai Marathon 2024 on Sunday embraced the spirit ahead of Monday's pran pratishtha......

Ethiopian runners reign supreme at Mumbai Marathon

IMAGE: Hayle Lemi Berhanu celebrates. All Photographs: Sahil Salvi The Tata Mumbai Marathon witnessed Ethiopian athletes, Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Aberash Minsewo, emerge as champions in the......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......