Navy gets replacement for Sea Guardian drone after crash in Sep

Months after an MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone crashed into the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Navy has received a replacement for the high-altitude long-endurance surveillance platform from its US-based......

6 Leaders Modi Welcomed At Airport

Prime Minister Narendra D Modi surprised observers by going to the airport to receive Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, on his arrival in New Delhi on Monday, February 17, 2025. Taking......

History In 3 Minutes: Battle of Vasai

Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Portuguese. IMAGE: The Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739. Photograph: Kind......

Sri Lankan navy opens fire on Indian fishermen, 5 hurt

Five Indian fishermen sustained serious injuries, including two of them seriously, in an incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy in the proximity of Delft Island early Tuesday, triggering a......

Navi Mumbai airport likely to be inaugurated on April 17

The upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to be functional from early next fiscal year with the expected inauguration of the facility on April 17, a senior Adani Group official said on......

Number of UPI apps grows in 2024, yet top two command maximum market share

In 2024, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approved 20 third-party Unified Payments Interface (UPI) applications, a record since UPI’s launch in 2016. This surge reflects......

What You Need To Know About Cyber Fraud

The number of digital financial frauds rose more than four times in FY24 year-on-year to comprise 80 per cent of all financial frauds. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Outgoing RBI......

Sunny skies await Indian aviation?

The trails of mega-mergers, tailwinds of expanding fleets, flights and airports will dot the fast-growing Indian aviation firmament in 2025, though the dark clouds of supply chain woes will persist......

Chris Martin, Dakota Johnson At Kumbh

IMAGE: Chris Martin dazzles his audience at the D Y Paril stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikramaditya Motwane/Instagram Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin and his......

After 10 Years, Kartik Becomes An Engineer

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram Kartik Aaryan has added yet another feather in his cap. He is now an 'engineer'. Kartik explains on Instagram: 'From sitting in the backbench to......

'Akshay Kumar Is Our Thanos'

'The uniform really makes you feel powerful.'Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar report from the Sky Force trailer launch. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya at the Sky......

Sangwan beats Manu Bhaker in women's 25m pistol

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker finished second in the women's 25m pistol event at the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials on Wednesday. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker......

Aero India: Army, IAF chiefs take sortie in Tejas

Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday set the tone for the grand Aero India-2025 by flying in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Bengaluru......

National Games: Niraj stuns Olympic medallists to win gold

IMAGE: Niraj Kumar shot a remarkable score of 464.1 to win gold in the men's 50-metre rifle 3 positions event at the National Games in Dehradun on Thursday. Photograph: RF Youth Sports/X Indian......

Inside Manu Bhaker's Beautiful Home

All photographs: Kind courtesy Asian Paints   Rooted in humble beginnings in Goria village, Haryana, Manu Bhaker's inspirational story is a testament to determination and gratitude. Growing......

Iyer ton fires Mumbai to big win in Vijay Hazare Trophy

IMAGE: Skipper Shreyas Iyer hit 137 not out as Mumbai crushed Puducherry. Photograph: BCCI/X Karun Nair bettered the world record for scoring most List A runs without being dismissed as Vidarbha......