Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

Red alert as Mumbai battered with 10 cm rain in 5 hours, schools shut

After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......

Kavach trial: Train stops on its own before red signal

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday reviewed a trial of an Automatic Train Protection System called 'Kavach' between Sawai Madhopur and Indargarh Railway stations in West Central Railway......

'Omar Will Be Sure Shot Chief Minister'

'INDIA will easily cross 50 seats out of 90 in Jammu and Kashmir.' IMAGE: Omar Abdullah hits the campaign trail in Budgam. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Twenty four years is a long time......

India pitches for more info sharing on int'l payments

India is pushing for greater disclosures by credit card companies, fintech firms, and payment aggregators (PAs) at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), so that the sender and recipient in a......

Strong prospects, valuations to drive gains for hotel stocks

The hospitality industry has around 212,000 rooms, with an industry size of about Rs 82,000 crore. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters The industry could grow at an annual rate of 10.5 per cent for the......

What SEBI's 106 Search Ops Discovered

The operations revealed evidence of price and volume manipulation of stocks through the use of platforms like YouTube and WhatsApp. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas   Stock market regulator......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

Sara's Stunning Photoshoot

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan makes pretty pictures, and she knows it. So when she did a photoshoot, she made sure to post the pictures on her social media so......

Shakib reveals why pitches don't matter against India

India is the toughest assignment, pitches don't matter much: Shakib-Al-Hasan IMAGE: Shakib Al Hasan was clear that tracks are not a big factor when it comes to competing against quality......

Who's The Actress Yuvraj Was Dating?

'I won't name her; she's very successful and experienced.' IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh and Deepika Padukone at the launch of his clothing line YWC in Mumbai, September 2016. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Soccer: Mbappe likely to miss Madrid derby

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe has scored seven goals in the La Liga this season already. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has suffered a muscle injury, the......

Vengsarkar praises state-of-the-art Bengaluru NCA

IMAGE: The National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru will be inaugurated on 28th September. Photograph: BCCI Dilip Vengsarkar, a former India captain and current BCCI Apex Council member, on Wednesday......

Can new coach help PV Sindhu reclaim glory?

My biggest goal is to get PV Sindhu back on the podium: Anup Sridhar Photograph: Kind Courtesy PV Sindhu/Instagram PV Sindhu still has the hunger to succeed, and the primary aim is to help......