Rare gesture: Modi receives Amir of Qatar at Delhi airport

In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL Thani, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital. IMAGE:......

Islam Arab religion, here everyone was Hindu: MP bureaucrat

An Indian Administrative Service officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Niyaz Khan has hit the headlines following his post on X stating Islam is the religion of Arab and everyone in India was Hindu.......

I won't call it Maha Kumbh, it is 'mrityu kumbh': Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that the Maha Kumbh has turned into a "Mrityu Kumbh" due to incidents of stampede, claiming that the actual toll at the mega religious......

History In 3 Minutes: Battle of Vasai

Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Portuguese. IMAGE: The Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739. Photograph: Kind......

Trump Takes Centrestage At Energy Week 2025

'Trump is good news for us. Energy poverty is real, and fossil fuels are the answer.' IMAGE: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri with Venezuela Minister of Petroleum......

Relief to Adani? Trump pauses enforcement of foreign bribery law

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing a nearly half-century-old law that was used to launch a bribery investigation against the......

Adani's son marries; tycoon donates Rs 10,000 cr

The Rs 10,000 crore that he had pledged will go in the creation of a network of affordable world-class hospitals and medical colleges, affordable top-tier K-12 schools and advanced global skill......

Survey not in favour of over 60-hr work week

Amid a debate over 70-90-hour work week, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Friday cited studies to state that spending over 60 hours a week on work could have adverse health effects.......

2024's Best South Web Series

With varying levels of effectiveness in execution and conception, our storytellers have been able to adapt to the new format of content creation -- Web series -- and it's an exciting time ahead for......

Cricket in Olympics? Nita Ambani's pitch that made it happen

IMAGE:  Nita Ambani highlighted India's passion for sports, noting the massive Olympic channel viewership from India during the Tokyo Games, and how she emphasised cricket's global appeal,......

Saudi open to LGBTQ fans but no booze a 2034 WC

IMAGE: In September, Hammad Albalawi, the head of Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid unit, also assured that LGBTQ fans would be welcome and their privacy respected. Photograph: Bernadette......

Odisha cabinet nod to Rs 4124 cr project for sports facilities!

  IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives The Odisha government has approved a new project for construction of stadiums in all 314 blocks of......

PIX: PM Modi declares 38th National Games open!

IMAGE: PM Modi receives the ceremonial torch from Olympian Lakshya Sen during the 38th National Games opening ceremony in Dehradun on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Uttarakhand DIPR/X A......

Does the National Games hold relevance?

Except for shooting, a major Olympic sport, most of the top stars in other disciplines will give the National Games a miss. IMAGE: 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooter and Paris Olympics bronze medallist......