Probe finds Andaman smugglers contacted India, used Starlink for navigation

A probe into the biggest drug haul of 6,000 kg methamphetamine in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has shown that the Myanmarese smugglers were using the Starlink satellite internet services for......

Coast Guard seizes 6,000 kg methamphetamine

In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized a vessel with six Myanmarese crew carrying 6,000 kg of contraband Methamphetamine near Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an......

2 held in Port Blair for leaking defence secrets to Dubai woman

Two contractual employees of the highly protected naval ship repair yard in Port Blair were arrested for allegedly passing sensitive information about the Andaman and Nicobar Command to a......

June-Aug 2024 was India's 2nd-hottest quarter since 1970: Report

India experienced its second-hottest quarter from June to August this year since 1970, with over one-third of the country's population enduring at least seven days of dangerous heat, according to a......

Akasa has enough pilots; will ensure there are no cancellations: CEO

Seeking to assuage pilot shortage concerns, Akasa Air's chief executive Vinay Dube on Friday said the carrier has sufficient pilots and flyers should not expect any flight cancellations.......

Airlines warned against steep fares for flights to J&K, NE and Port Blair

Jet has pulled out flights from Northeast states and also cancelled its Srinagar flight, leading to reduction in capacity. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Directorate General of Civil......

Why Port Blair may soon lose 'major port' tag

On June 1, 2010, under Indian Ports Act, 1908, govt declared Port Blair as 13th major port in India Port Blair may soon "officially" lose the tag of a major port, granted to it seven years ago, as......

Port Blair-Pune SpiceJet flights soon

Domestic budget airline, SpiceJet, will introduce air services from Chennai to Port Blair and to Pune from the October 5, a top airline official said on Tuesday. It would also start operating to......

Kaala Paani Review: Slow-Paced 'Thriller'

The earnestness of the actors keep Kaala Paani from drowning, observes Deepa Gahlot. Kaala Paani makes all the right au courant noises, particularly significant after the COVID pandemic. Set in......

Ananya's Working Weekend

Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met these stars over the weekend. Please click on the images for a better look at the stars.   IMAGE: Ananya Panday, seen here at a......

Kangana Pays Homage To Savarkar

A day after she received the award for Best Actress at the National Awards in New Delhi, Kangana Ranaut flew to Port Blair to pay homage to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at the cellular jail in the......

Vicky Kaushal was born to play Udham Singh

Regardless of its commercial success, as an Indian, one needs to watch the story of this unsung hero, notes Syed Firdaus Ashraf. The Sardar Udham trailer has come at a time when the national......

SEE: PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad, at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Sunday, June 19, 2022. Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand,......