Modi takes elephant, jeep safari in Kaziranga

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday enjoyed elephant and jeep safaris in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam, an official said. Photographs: @narendramodi/X The PM, on his......

Champai Soren: Puppet Or Puppeteer?

Pressure from the Soren clan is only one of the challenges Champai Soren faces as he readies himself to helm the predominantly tribal state. IMAGE: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren at the......

Xi's China Dream Gets India Pushback

As India's stock rises, the resolution of the border row may become even more difficult, warn Harsh V Pant and Kalpit Mankikar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Chinese Premier Li Qiang......

One year of Shinde govt: Politics overshadows governance

Bitter non-stop wrangling with the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit and intermittent exchanges between the ruling partners have stood out as the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government in......

Are Newbie Investors Prepared For Market Turbulence?

We have millions of newbie investors who are clueless about how to handle sudden and severe adverse market reactions, which arrive from time to time, observes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Realtors hope for sunny 2022 with better sales

India's real estate industry staged a rebound from 2020's downturn, with housing sales seen rising by over 50 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The performance, though short of......

Byju's buys Aakash Educational Services for $1 bn over Zoom call

The stock-and-cash deal is the biggest in the education space. IMAGE: Byju’s founder and chief executive officer Byju Raveendran. Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj As managing director of......

India is Wikipedia's fifth largest market

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has a long-term commitment to India and is focussing on bringing more users to its platform by meeting language needs of communities and introducing tools to ease......

Tiger 3 review: Some Fan Service, Some Fun!

Too bad the one time it is friendly to the environment, Tiger chooses to celebrate his Diwali with 'meetha' and not 'pathaaka', points out Sukanya Verma. You know the Tiger is on its knees when......

'I don't carry the burden of Anupam Kher'

''I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.' IMAGE: Anupam Kher in Shiv Shastri Balboa. On the heels of three back-to-back hits like The Kashmir......

80 Moments of Amitabh Bachchan Magic!

This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones, but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their......

Modern Love: Mumbai Review

Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without......

PHOTOS: India off to winning start at U-19 World Cup

IMAGES from the Under-19 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India players celebrate a Bangladesh wicket as they win by 84 runs. Photograph:......

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

IMAGE: Serena Williams and Venus William. Photograph: Patrick Mouratoglou/Facebook In a week that has seen a reshaping of golf's landscape a new player emerged on Thursday with Reddit......

Whistle Podu For The Elephant Whisperers

IMAGE: Oscar-winning film-maker Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers) and elephant caregivers Bomman and Bellie were felicitated ahead of the Chennai Super Kings-Delhi Capitals contest at......

Tiger Woods apologizes for tampon prank

IMAGE: Tiger Woods found himself in another controversy when he was caught on camera handing playing partner Justin Thomas a tampon as a joke that circulated on social media and criticized as......

REWIND: How Australia broke men's T20 World Cup duck

It took Australia seven attempts, but under Aaron Finch they finally laid their hands on a maiden Twenty20 World Cup title, with an eight-wicket triumph over New Zealand in the final, in Dubai, on......