India, Qatar to double trade in next 5 yrs; discuss Israel-Hamas issue

India and Qatar on Tuesday agreed to double bilateral trade to $28 billion over the next five years and announced elevation of their relationship to the level of strategic partnership as Prime......

'BJP Never Takes Any Election Lightly'

'They contest to ensure they win the election.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate the party's electoral win. Photograph: ANI Photo   The Bharatiya Janata Party has maintained......

Trump calls Putin 'smart', but warns him of sanctions if...

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin anytime, but at the same time warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia......

Ranveer Allahbadia's Rise, Journalism's Demise

Ranveer Allahbadia found an easy way of asking questions which made sense to him and his team.No counter-questions or finding out the 'Why?' from the celebrity he was speaking to.The 'Why?' was......

Mutual Funds Emerge As Financiers For M&A Deals

'Growth for some companies has been hard to come by and this is a smart way to get there.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Companies are increasingly turning to mutual funds to help......

Budget 2025: What is costlier, what is cheaper

Imported life saving drugs and medicines used in the treatment of cancer, rare and other severe chronic diseases, along with imported premium cars and motorcycles, are set to become cheaper with......

Strong investor interest drives value mutual fund inflows to Rs 22,757 cr in 2024

Value mutual funds have witnessed robust investor interest, garnering Rs 22,757 crore in inflows in 2024, nearly double the amount seen in 2023, fueled by impressive returns generated by the......

'Social engineering and deepfakes are only going to increase'

'The use of AI, especially genAI is only going to get worse, especially in an enterprise ecosystem.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay Ransomware and social engineering, crimes that involve......

Anuja Review: Oscar Hopeful Aims For The Heart

Palak and Anuja endear us to their bittersweet world, observes Sukanya Verma. Anuja begins with a girl telling her tween sibling a Panchatantra story about how a faithful mongoose saved a farmer's......

Preity Zinta's Top 10 Films

Bubbly is to Preity Zinta what an Angry Young Man is to Amitabh Bachchan. No matter how old they grow, the terms are inextricably attached to their personality. As much Preity would like to be......

Hisaab Barabar Review: Sloppy Execution

A superficial drama that never rises above its boring sentimentality, notes Mayur Sanap. There's an inherent appeal to the David vs Goliath theme as narrative device that depicts the journey of an......

Kajol-Nysa Are Two Chopsticks

Urvashi gets the blues... Diana is grateful... how Arjun kills time... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Instagram Kajol gives us a peek into her bond with daughter Nysa: 'Two peas in a pod or two......

Aimed for 280, got 320: Santner on NZ's big win

'The way Young and Latham rotated the strike and got the odd boundary really set us up. We were thinking 260-280, but it shows what you can do if you have a platform and wickets in hand' New......

PIX: How Kiwis dominated Pakistan in Karachi

Death bowling and Fakhar injury hurt Pakistan, says Rizwan. - Scorecard IMAGE: Pakistan's Naseem Shah is bowled out by New Zealand's Matt Henry. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters New......

ISL: Super-sub Saul answers EB's call

IMAGE: Saul Crespo is ecstatic on celebrating the 2nd goal against Mohammedan Sporting in their Indian Super League match in Kolkata on Sunday. Photograph: ISL/X East Bengal FC defeated......

Champions Trophy: 'Pakistan Have A Good Chance'

''As players, you need to stay calm, try and block that noise out, and just play with the same intensity as you would play Australia or any other team.' IMAGE: Mohammed Rizwan, centre, will lead......

ISL: Mumbai City climb to 4th with win over NorthEast

Mumbai City FC notched up a 2-0 win over NorthEast United FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Friday. IMAGE: Mumbai City FC symbolised......