'Saw missiles in the sky': Indian students evacuated from Iran

"We saw missiles in the sky and heard bombs in our neighbourhood... We were petrified," said MBBS student Mir Khalif, his voice still trembling with fear, as he stepped out of the Delhi airport......

750 pilgrims selected for Kailash Manasarovar Yatra

A total of 750 pilgrims were chosen through a computerised draw of lots on Wednesday for the upcoming Kailash Manasarovar Yatra in Tibet which is taking place after a gap of nearly five years.......

President Murmu to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City

President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City this week, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. IMAGE: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's......

25 Indians on death row in UAE, govt tells RS

The number of Indian nationals who have been awarded a death sentence in the UAE, but the judgement is yet to be implemented, stands at 25, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. IMAGE:......

Ready For Kartik, Prabhas, Dhanush?

Many interesting movies with A-listers line up for release in theatres in June.   MunjyaRelease date: June 7 Producer Dinesh Vijan expands his horror universe with Munjya. Directed by Aditya......

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review: India Shines Again

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot. Had Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond been a film running in a theatre, some of the Pak-bashing dialogue would......

Is Kriti Sanon making a movie with David Dhawan?

Which stars caught Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar's eye on Wednesday? Kriti Sanon visits David Dhawan's office.   Rakul Singh steps out for lunch.   Sara Ali......

Bhajji, Geeta, babies head home

The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar glimpsed on Wednesday. Geeta Basra leaves hospital with her baby son, who was born on July 10, husband Harbhajan Singh and daughter......

Early blows for India at Chennai Open Challenger

Ramanathan, Singh and Sasikumar shown the door in first round. Third seed Duje Ajdukovic and the trio of Indian players, including Ramkumar Ramanathan and Mukund Sasikumar, were knocked out in the......

Tennis Roundup: Vardhan bags 2nd title, Paes loses

IMAGE: (File pic) Leander Paes with Vishnu Vardhan during the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie, in February 2017, Pune. Photograph: PTI Vishnu Vardhan won his second Challenger level title of......

Vardhan-Sanam get wildcards for Chennai Open

Indian tennis players, including Vishnu Vardhan and Sanam Singh, have been granted wild card entries into the doubles draw of the Chennai Open, the organisers announced in Chennai. While Vishnu......

Vishnu Vardhan says he's up for Olympics challenge

Expected to be called-up if the All India Tennis Association decides to send two men's doubles teams to the Olympics in its bid to resolve the selection crisis, Vishun Vardhan said he is ready for......

Singh, Madkekar in ITF quarters

Ashutosh Singh and Aditya Madkekar advanced to the quarterfinals of the USD 10,000 ITF men's tennis event after beating their compatriots at the DLTA complex in New Delhi on Wednesday. Singh beat......