Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

Kirti Chakra conferred to colonel killed in J-K op, 3 others

Colonel Manpreet Singh and Deputy Superintendent of police Himayun Muzzammil Bhat, who laid down their lives displaying extreme bravery in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag......

'No Kashmiri Pandit Returned After Article 370 Repeal'

'There was a statement by a minister that 30,000 Kashmiri Pandits have come back to the Kashmir Valley after the abrogation of Article 370, it is all b.......t and a white lie.''Nobody has come......

Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

How KIA and MG made a mark on auto market

Kia's Seltos SUV has already crossed the 40,000 mark while the slightly pricier MG Hector has sold nearly 13,000 units.Shubhomoy Sikdar reports. IMAGE: Kia Motors India MD & CEO Kookhyun Shim with......

Budget 2018: Tax norms for listed stocks may be tweaked

There have been demands from a section of stakeholders that the long-term capital gains tax on equities be reimposed. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The finance ministry is considering......

Markets crash: Is P-note crackdown the reason?

The P-note route already had strict compliance requirements The Supreme Court-appointed special investigative team's recommendation of stricter norms for participatory notes, to check the flow of......

India has once again become the darling of foreign investors

That "the darkest hour of all is the hour before the dawn" is an old Irish saying, meant to inspire hope under adverse circumstances. The proverb fits the trajectory of Indian markets and foreigner......

Black Warrant's Zahan-Rahul Face Off

'I hope to serve stories and characters to the best of my ability.' IMAGE: Zahan Kapoor and Anurag Thakur on the sets of Black Warrant. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikramaditya Motwane/Instagram......

Black Warrant Review: Excellent!

Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh have created an excellent but grim series, applauds Deepa Gahlot. A fresh faced law graduate takes the job of a jailer in Delhi's hellhole, Tihar Jail,......

Pushpa 2 On OTT In January

A very good mix of movies and Web series arrives on OTT in January.   Gladiator IIWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeRelease date: January 1 Gladiator II is the sequel to the much watched Gladiator......

The Hardest Role Abhay Deol Has Ever Played

The New Year brings with it a new slate of movie announcements. The stars update us: Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhay Deol/Instagram Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande get together in a mini Web......

Bhuvi's five-wicket haul stuns Bengal in Ranji Trophy

Bhuvi fifer on comeback blows away Bengal Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar blew away Bengal top-order in an incredible five-wicket haul in a dream Ranji Trophy......

Amre has conflict of interest; Vengsarkar, Shukla cleared

Praveen Amre's contention that there was no conflict as he joined the Delhi Daredevils coaching staff before the 2015 edition of the IPL and only subsequently became a managing committee member......

Hazare Trophy: Champs Karnataka win by 207 runs but knocked out

Delhi, Vidarbha, Gujarat, TN, Punjab in knock-outs; Mumbai out A summary of the day's matches in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Defending champions Karnataka crashed out of the Vizay Hazare......

Ranji Trophy: Punjab salvage a draw against Mumbai

Riding on a 103-run second wicket partnership between Ravi Inder Singh (58) and Uday T Kaul (62), Punjab salvaged a draw against Mumbai in their Ranji Trophy Super League group A match in......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Debashis Mitra (HPCL) Message:All Indians will remember you. Happy Birthday. Name:vishal Message:Mr. Wright, thanx 4 setting Indian Cricket right. Happy Birthday. Name:Hari Message:Many Happy......