Police thwart targeted killings plot in Punjab; 5 held, pistols seized

Five associates belonging to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Amritpal Bath gangs, who had allegedly planned targeted killings, were arrested by the Punjab Police, officials said on Sunday. Image used......

America Stoops to Conquer

The Biden administration's failure in stopping two major wars and several minor ones was seen as a major disaster by many Americans and the world at large, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.......

67% Think Harris Won Debate With Trump

Glimpses from the presidential debate hosted by the ABC television network in Philadelphia between Democratic presidential nominee and USA Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential......

Dalit activist dies during debate over anti-caste bill in California

A prominent Indian-American Dalit activist fighting against the recent caste discrimination bill in California Assembly died of a heart attack as he passionately spoke against it at a city council......

When Will Banks End Customer Harassment?

The branch managers have come out of their glass cabins and the sellers' market has transformed into a buyers' market, but there is no end to the harassment of customers, asserts Tamal......

Sachin Tendulkar invests $2 mn in JetSynthesys

With this investment, Tendulkar joins the bandwagon of existing shareholders of JetSynthesys, who include Adar Poonawalla, Kris Gopalakrishnan, etc. Sachin Tendulkar has recently made an equity......

Cryptocurrencies: 'Invest for long-term'

'Allocate some parts of one's surplus income towards cryptocurrencies, considering the immense growth potential of this emerging asset class.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Investors in......

InfoVision '07 to focus on social networking

InfoVision 2007 -- the knowledge summit scheduled for December 17-18at Mumbai's Hotel ITC Maratha -- will give a scope toinformation technology professionals, business leaders and executives to......

Clint Eastwood mocks Caitlyn Jenner

Hollywood actor-filmmaker Clint Eastwood poked fun at Caitlyn Jenner at the Spike TV Guys' Choice awards.  Eastwood, 85, poked fun at the former Olympian -- who was known as Bruce Jenner......

PIX: Snoop Dogg carries Olympic Torch!

IMAGE: US rapper Snoop Dogg with the Olympic Torch at the Olympic Torch Relay in Saint-Denis, France in Paris on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Snoop Dogg/X US rapper Snoop Dogg stole the show......

14 gold medals up for grabs on Day 1 of Paris Games

IMAGE: Australia's Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus will be looking to retain her 400 metres freestyle title against American Katie Ledecky, the 2016 Rio Games champion. Photograph: Issei......

T20 WC: Ireland seek redemption against Canada

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ireland Cricket/X.com Ireland, reeling from a heavy defeat against India, will face a hungry Canada in a crucial T20 World Cup Group A encounter on Friday. Both teams are......

T20 WC: NZ face Afghanistan's spin challenge

Photograph: Kind courtesy Black Caps/X.com New Zealand will have no room for complacency when they begin the T20 World Cup campaign against a gutsy Afghanistan side full of IPL stars in a Group C......

PIX: France Wows With Spectacular Olympics Opening

IMAGE: A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron flies at Jardin des Tuileries during the opening ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters The city of Paris transformed into a colossal......