Pakistan to Buy 40 Chinese Stealth Fighters

Pakistan plans to procure 40 jets of advanced Chinese stealth fighter J-35, which, if materialised, will mark the first export of China's latest jet, according to a media report on Monday. IMAGE:......

No lapse on our part in Parl scuffle, will choose to....: CISF

The Central Industrial Security Force on Monday said there was "no lapse" on its part when asked about the scuffle that took place among MPs in Parliament complex during the recently concluded......

'No-detention policy' for classes 5, 8 scrapped in central schools

The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Image......

3 Khalistani terrorists gunned down in encounter in UP

Three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early Monday, with Punjab's director general of......

Hectic buying in blue-chip stocks lifts Sensex by 500 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply on Monday after five days of steep decline amid value buying at lower levels and a rally in global markets. Illustration: Uttam......

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......

Why I Worry About Savings, Investment

Whether nominal or real, India's investment rate needs to increase by 3 to 4 percentage points of GDP to support 8 per cent real growth, recommends Nikhil Gupta. Illustration: Dominic......

Will India's FMCG sector see consumption revival in 2025?

The FMCG industry hopes for a revival in consumption growth in 2025 with some 'green shoots' already visible, after having a challenging year amid escalating input costs and a double-digit rise in......

Shyam Benegal, Movie Legend, Dies At 90

'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......

Aishwarya-Aaradhya At Mumbai Airport

Photograph: ANI Photo After watching her daughter perform at the annual school function, while the world watched her equation with her husband, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was spotted at Mumbai......

'Raj Kapoor Lost His Cool Most Of The Time'

'Anybody who works in this industry is slightly eccentric.''Once, he took pav, put butter and put a jalebi in between.''I asked what he was doing.''"Why, is it written somewhere that I can't eat it......

'I Don't Want To Be Seen As A Typical Actor'

'I want to be that kind of actor when, if my name is attached to a project, people and film-makers should know there is something special about it.' The super-talented Divyenndu (Mirzapur) Sharma......

Respect the bowler: Pujara urges Jaiswal to calm down

Cheteshwar Pujara identifies reason behind Yashasvi Jaiswal's struggle, offers solution ahead of Boxing Day Test IMAGE: As Yashasvi Jaiswal struggles against the Australian bowlers, Cheteshwar......

Is self-doubt creeping into India's skipper?

He is short of confidence with self-doubts: Sanjay Manjrekar reflects on Rohit Sharma's recent Test form IMAGE: Indian skipper's defence was repeatedly breached on home pitches during the......

Mumbai's Kotian to fill Ashwin's shoes in Australia

  IMAGE: Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian celebrates his century in the Irani Cup final against Rest Of India in October. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Mumbai off-spinner Tanush Kotian was on......

New York here I come! Erigaisi receives US visa

Arjun Erigaisi gets US Visa for World Rapid and Blitz Championships IMAGE: The world No 4 Indian had appealed to the US Embassy on Friday to expedite the process of granting him the necessary......

Abbott and Webster content to be 'around the big boys'

IMAGE: Beau Webster, 31, is a proper domestic doyen with 93 games under his belt. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Beau Webster/Instagram Sean Abbott and Beau Webster are linked by a common thread.......