Sambhal MP fined Rs 1.91 crore for 'power theft', supply cut

Electricity Department has imposed a fine of Rs 1.91 crore on Lok Sabha MP from Sambhal Zia Ur Rehman and also disconnected the electricity supply to his residence for alleged power theft at his......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die amid din, Speaker warns of action

Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday amid protests by opposition and treasury benches over the alleged insult to Dr B R Ambedkar and directions by Speaker Om Birla to members against holding......

Revival of mandir-masjid disputes unacceptable: RSS chief

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday expressed concern over resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes and asserted that certain individuals, after the construction of......

News about Starbucks leaving India is baseless: TCPL

Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) on Thursday denied reports on the exit of cafe chain Starbucks from the Indian market, terming them as "baseless". Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Tata in......

Market regulator Sebi extends MF expense structure to new asset class

SIF, which was first proposed by Sebi in July 2024 aims to fill the gap between MFs and portfolio management services. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Specialised investment fund (SIF), a......

NPCI Lists Digital Scam Warning Signs

UPI-related frauds have accounted for a cumulative loss of Rs 2,145 crore across 2.7 million reported incidents. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   With incidents of online frauds,......

'Quality Stocks Survive, Thrive In Downturns'

'To be able to sail through such volatilities, it is prudent to focus on quality.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Front-line indices have tumbled over 10 per cent from their recent peaks......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

'Stop Bringing Up The Same Incident!

'If Lord Ram can forgive Manthara, if he can forgive Kaikeyi, if he can even forgive Ravan after the great battle was done, surely you can let go of this extremely small thing in comparison... not......

The Last Days Of Raj Kapoor

Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- the nation's highest honour for cinematic achievement -- by then President Ramaswamy......

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

There is quite a variety of subjects turning up on OTT, as film-makers are freed from the box office pressure. But there is still no getting away from casting movie stars in made-for-streaming......

Jyoshna Sabar smashes youth Asian record on way to gold

IMAGE: Jyoshna Sabar won the top prize in the 40kg youth girls category by lifting 135kg (60kg snatch + 75kg clean and jerk) at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships. Photograph: Department......

LeBron breaks Abdul-Jabbar's 35-year-old record

IMAGE: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles the ball up the court against the Sacramento Kings in the second quarter of their NBA match at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento,......

Maharaj suffers injury setback ahead of crucial series

IMAGE: Maharaj in action for South Africa. Photograph: Ash Allen / Reuters First choice spinner Keshav Maharaj has been ruled out of the remaining two One-Day Internationals against Pakistan and is......

Taskin leads Bangladesh to T20I series victory over Windies

IMAGE: Bangladesh players celebrate a West Indian wicket alongside Taskin Ahmed. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket / X Taskin Ahmed delivered a stellar performance, taking 3 wickets for just 16......

Rohit taking no chances with Shami's fitness

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami made his comeback from injury during the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and has also been named in Bengal's squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting Saturday.......