Flying from Mumbai airport to get costlier following user fee hike plan

Flying from Mumbai International Airport is set to become costlier from next financial year with the private airport operator MIAL proposing a steep hike of Rs 463 in user development fee for......

130 Dalit families allowed temple entry in Bengal after 3 centuries

Breaking the shackles of caste-based discrimination, practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set foot inside......

Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital trust alleges Rs 1,500 cr fraud by ex-trustees

The charitable trust that runs Mumbai's well-known Lilavati Hospital on Tuesday alleged that funds to the tune of over Rs 1,500 crore were misappropriated by its former trustees and other related......

'Tech support' Musk says he is fixing US 'govt computer systems'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was a "tech support" in United States President Donald Trump's administration. IMAGE: Elon......

Godrej Consumer may be the fastest growing FMCG player in FY26

Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) had a disappointing third quarter (Q3FY25) with flat volumes (after 7 per cent growth H1FY25). Price hikes will be required to maintain margins to offset the cost......

'We Have Doubled Our Exposures To India'

'Expect India to keep doing well irrespective of geopolitics.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, which started investing in India over 30 years ago,......

Two Insurers Announce Investment In Bima Sugam

New India Assurance and Niva Bupa have invested in the Bima Sugam India Federation. IMAGE: Debasish Panda, chairman, Irdai. Photograph: ANI Photo The suspense as to the amount raised and the list......

'Markets Are Testing Investors' Patience'

'This is also a time when you realise that short-term trading and dabbling in derivatives may result in financial losses.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been a slow grind to lower......

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years. I felt the industry was based on who you knew.''I didn't belong to a network.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram Nearly 25 years ago,......

Why Aamir Got Married At 21

'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.''I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

ISSF WC: Can Manu Bhaker make history in Buenos Aires?

The first batch of 22 Indian shooters accompanied by 13 support staff left for Buenos Aires on Wednesday to participate in the year's first ISSF World Cup, which will begin from April 3 in the......

Decoding Mumbai Indians' talent scouting for IPL

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians' Ashwani Kumar became the first Indian bowler to pick a four-wicket haul on his IPL debut in the match against KKR. Photograph: BCCI The IPL has evolved over the years and so......

IPL: RCB not stressed about packed schedule

RCB will have to play five games inside 13 days against MI (away), Delhi Capitals (home), Rajasthan Royals (away) and Punjab Kings (home).   IMAGE: RCB Coach Andy Flower and captain Rajat......

Ashwani Kumar's 'quicker than you think'

Mumbai Indians' unheralded fast bowler Ashwani Kumar, who became the first Indian to take four wickets on IPL debut, is a "lot quicker than people recognise at first", says his teammate Ryan......

What is behind Jaiswal's shock domestic switch to Goa

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal played only one Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai last season. Photograph: BCCI India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to make a shock switch to Goa from Mumbai due to......