Helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner makes emergency landing

A helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had to make an emergency landing in a village near Munsiyari in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh due to bad weather on Wednesday, an official......

No seat deal yet, UP bypolls to test unity of INDIA bloc

Bypolls to 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will be a litmus test for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)'s unity after the group's success in the recent Lok Sabha polls......

Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

Can History Repeat Itself?

Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the Gorakhnath......

India Inc's profit-to-GDP ratio rebounds to highest in a decade

Listed companies’ net profit as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) has hit a decadal high and is expected to edge even higher over the next two financial years. Illustration:......

Coal Crisis: 'Next few months will be a wake-up call'

'They will be able to ride over this immediate crisis and carry on, but they need to take corrective steps and these will have to be long term measures which must include working closely with state......

Mid-, smallcaps outperform in first half of 2021

The outperformance in H1-CY21 comes on the back of improved earnings and strong inflows from the FPIs in Indian equities. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mid- and small-cap indices have......

Sensex breaches 51,000; biggest single-day rise since Feb 2

Sensex rally was driven by Bajaj FinServ, Reliance, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Axis Bank. NSE Nifty climbed 326.50 points to end at 15,245.60. Continuing their winning run for the third......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

How Bollywood's Daku Became A Don

'I wasn't motivated to begin with because how do you outdo the biggest encounter?''Then, we came across this story about the first-ever encounter.' IMAGE: Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Dutt in Aatish.......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Dreams and drama coexist in Yash Chopra's universe. From painting the screen in scenic splendours and chiffon soft romances to delving in the dark, grey areas of human behaviour and ardour, his......

Is All Well With Vinod Kambli?

IMAGE: A screengrab of Vinod Kambli struggling to keep balance as he leans on a nearby motorbike for support. Vinod Kambli appears to be facing a health crisis. A distressing video has emerged......

Hazare Trophy: Sarfaraz slams ton as Mumbai qualify for knockouts

Maharashtra top Group E, Mumbai pip Bengal to second qualifying spot Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Domestic/Twitter A blistering 117 off 94 balls by Sarafaraz Khan and captain Ajinkya Rahane's 88......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

A Match of Many Records

A 'second-string Indian team', as described by former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, proved too strong for Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International. Led by Shikhar Dhawan, the young......

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Haryana beat Delhi to top Group E

IMAGE: Nitish Rana scored 66 for Delhi, but in vain. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter In-form Haryana defeated Delhi by five wickets to register their third consecutive win and jump to the top......