BJP trashes reports of distributing sindoor to women

No politician should use such language, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday as it chastised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her choice of words targeting Prime Minister......

I will apologise if...: Kamal Haasan on Kannada row

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who stoked a controversy by his 'Kannada was born out of Tamil remark', on Friday yet again declined to apologise and said he believed in law and justice and his love......

'Kannada was born out of Tamil': Kamal Haasan remark sparks row

Tamil megastar and politician Kamal Haasan has courted a controversy with his "Kannada was born out of Tamil" remark at an event in Chennai. IMAGE: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan made the......

How COVID Cut India's Life Expectancy

The drop is seen as a significant demographic indicator, reflecting the toll of the pandemic on the nation's population. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   For the first time in nearly half a......

Sensex climbs 341 points amid sharp gains in global shares

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Monday, closing higher by half a per cent following a sharp rally in global shares and buying in banking stocks. Photograph: Danish......

Why IPO-bound OYO seeks to rename parent firm

OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal has invited name suggestions for its parent firm Oravel Stays, in a strategic move as the global travel tech platform prepares to launch its IPO and looks to have more......

India's forex kitty drops $4.89 bn to $685.73 bn

India's forex reserves dropped $4.89 billion to $685.73 billion for the week ended May 16, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. Photograph: Kham/Reuters The overall reserves jumped by $4.553......

SUVs The Flavour While Small Cars Remain Out of Reach

The country's biggest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, has raised concerns about the continuing slide in small car sales. Kindly note the image have only been published for representational......

Homebound Makes A Splash At Cannes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharma Productions/Instagram Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter and the crew of Homebound proudly walked the red carpet at Cannes 2025 for the premiere of their film, which......

'Europe Loved Aranyer Din Ratri'

'I am glad Aranyer Din Ratri is being shown at Cannes.''The film was better appreciated outside India even when released originally.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee in Aranyer Din......

'Randeep Hasn't Had It Easy But...'

'He surprised us by telling us he wanted to make a career in acting.''We were scared since we knew nothing of this profession but then, he landed a role in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding.''After......

'Punjab Kings going to do it the hard way now'

'It's not back to the drawing board by any means.' IMAGE: Having topped the league stage with their ultra-aggressive approach, PBKS suffered an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of RCB in the......

Sindhu valiant effort in vain, suffers early exit in Singapore

IMAGE: PV Sindhu's game has been riddled with inconsistencies this season. Photograph: ANI Photo Former world champion PV Sindhu suffered an early exit in the Singapore Open badminton tournament......

Satwik-Chirag stun world no.1 Goh-Nur, storm into Singapore semis

This is their third semi-final appearance of the season, having reached the last-four stage at both the Malaysia and India Open earlier this year.   IMAGE: Making a comeback after battling fitness......

Why Boycott Delhi Capitals is trending

IMAGE: Mustafizur Rahman has been called up to DC squad for the remainder of IPL 2025. Photograph: DC/Xs Ahead of the resumption of the Indian Premier League 2025, the Delhi Capitals have come......

Srikanth goes down tamely to Shi Feng in Malaysia Masters final

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth failed to reproduce the good showing in the semi-final win over Japan's Yushi Tanaka and went down tamely to China’s Li Shi Feng in the final of the Malaysia Masters......