Ex-Army Chief shares 'great lessons' from 1971 war

One of the "great lessons" of the India-Pakistan War in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen V......

New Star On The Rise In BJP

When a former police constable was appointed Gujarat unit chief, everyone was surprised.Now workers are laying bets on when he will be elevated to the Union Cabinet, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE:......

Gujarat diamond trader's 9-year-old daughter embraces Jain monkhood

A nine-year-old daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant embraced Jain monkhood in Gujarat on Wednesday, renouncing material comforts. IMAGE: Devanshi, a nine-year-old daughter of a wealthy diamond......

Why Jairam Ramesh wants more politicians like New Zealand PM

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Thursday hailed New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has announced that she is stepping down as her country's leader, and said that "Indian politics needs......

Paytm to reapply for RBI's payments aggregator licence

Paytm will focus on its core business of payments and cross-selling financial services as it works to achieve “profitability soon”, said Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief......

Back to basics: Paytm's focus is payments and distribution

Paytm, the country’s leading fintech player which had to shut its payment bank business following regulatory action, is revisiting its business strategy including partnership with lenders.......

Paytm, Adani Group deny stake sale talks

Paytm operator One97 Communications Ltd on Wednesday said it is not in talks to sell a stake to the Adani Group. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Adani group has also termed such reports as "false......

Paytm net loss widens to Rs 550 crore in Q4

Fintech firm One97 Communications, which owns the Paytm brand, on Wednesday said its loss in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2023-24 has widened to Rs 550 crore following the ban imposed......

Aditi Looks Wow!

Bollywood ladies dazzled a little extra at the Mangal Utsav ceremony for Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani on July 14 at Mumbai's Jio Convention Centre. Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures......

Peek Into Janhvi's European Hol

Neena Gupta celebrates her birthday...Urvashi Rautela jets off to NYC... Mona Singh is delighted with her award... Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram Janhvi Kapoor, who was part of......

When KK had India going DIL MAANGE MORE

'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.' Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Rajat Dholakia, singer-composer Dileep Dholakia's son, is a prolific Indian composer, who has given the......

Why is Karan Johar KISSING Kajol?

It was a night to remember. Karan Johar hosted a huge birthday party for his school friend and Dharma Productions CEO Apoorva Mehta who turned 50 on March 17. Please click on the images to find out......

India U-19's spin twins unleash havoc, sweep Aus 2-0

IMAGE: Anmoljeet Singh and leg-spinner Mohamed Enaan picked 16 out of 20 Australian wickets. Photograph: Mohammed Enaan/Instagram Debutant off-spinner Anmoljeet Singh and leg-spinner Mohamed Enaan......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

No debut jitters! Mayank channels inner speed machine

Photograph: Kind courtesy LSG/X Speed thrills and excites India's latest fast-bowling sensation Mayank Yadav, a passion cultivated since childhood where the sleek lines of jet planes,......

'Winning a Ranji Trophy is not easy now'

'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.' IMAGE: Mumbai players celebrate their 42nd Ranji......

No praise enough for Ashwin: Rohit

IMAGE: R Ashwin is set to play his 100th Test match in Dharamsala. Photograph: BCCI/X No praise is enough for Ravichandran Ashwin, said captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday, lauding the off-spinner......