China Remains Jaishankar's Main Problem

'China is India's primary strategic challenge, which will not go away.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with neighbouring......

NDA fared badly in final phase of LS polls in Bihar

It was the drubbing in the final phase of polls that ensured the National Democratic Alliance's worst performance, in a parliamentary election, since it first came to power in Bihar. IMAGE: BJP......

Bishnoi, Goldie Brar gangs planned to use minors to kill Salman Khan: Police

Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar gangs allegedly considered employing minors to carry out the killing of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, according to the police. IMAGE: Lawrence Bishnoi (third from......

Foreign Policy As A Poll Tool Can Be Harmful

It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......

ITC would increasingly try to go outside India: Sanjiv Puri

Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate’s play outside India by taking “strategic positions” in markets close to home in the......

Darjeeling tea hits 8-yr low in auctions

Geopolitical headwinds leading to lower demand from export markets, coupled with lower domestic buying, have dragged the auction average of Darjeeling tea to its lowest level since 2015.......

What The RBI Can Do About The Rupee

'To simply let the rupee depreciate to any level according to market forces will not be in the country's interests.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Rather than letting the rupee......

7 out of 9 neighbouring nations charge less for petrol than India

The average office-goer in most neighbouring countries spends less on fuel than in India, shows a Business Standard analysis. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Amid news of a fuel shortage in......

'Gadar is a powerful word that came out of Partition'

'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.''He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.' IMAGE:......

When Bollywood Heroes Turned Heroines!

It's almost like a rite of passage for every Bollywood hero to dress up as a woman at least once in his career. Ayushmann Khurrana is ready to repeat the deed second time around in Dream Girl 2, a......

Met These Wildlife Crime Fighters?

'I am a non-resident Indian. I didn't come to India to shine a light on its negative aspects.''I came to India to showcase what I think are remarkable aspects of India and Indians on a global......

The Gone Game 2 Review

The Gone Game Season 2 is a lesson in how not to mess up the memory of a good show with pointless extensions, asserts Deepa Gahlot. Made at the height of the pandemic, there was an element of......

Asia Cup perfect testing ground ahead of World Cup

IMAGE: India captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistan captain Babar Azam will lead their teams at the Asia Cup where the India-Pakistan games will once again be the toast of the tournament. Photograph:......

Roger Binny, Rajeev Shukla accept PCB's invitation

IMAGE: BCCI bigwigs will be in Lahore and will catch a couple of Asia Cup games. Photograph: BCCI BCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla have accepted the invitation of the......

Rivalry Ignites: India to face Pak in Asia Cup opener

India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet again in Colombo on Sep 10 IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam are all smiles as they pose for photographs. Photograph: Martin......

Asia Cup: India can play their matches at a neutral venue: PCB's proposal

IMAGE: PCB chief Nazam Sethi said the board has sent ACC a proposal so that India could play their matches at a neutral venue. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images The PCB has proposed that India......

Cricket: Warner motivated to win series in India

IMAGE: David Warner wants to finish his career at the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA next year. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Australian batting stalwart David Warner has......