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Initial probe says Russian missile caused Kazakhstan crash

Following the preliminary investigations into the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 in which 38 passengers were killed near Aktau in Kazakhstan, it was revealed that a Russian missile was......

MT Had A Profound Influence On My Life

Shobha Warrier pays homage to M T Vasudevan Nair, the legendary writer and filmmaker who passed into the ages on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

China to build world's largest dam near India border

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border,......

Why did 70 Indian Hindus go to Pakistan

Over 70 Indian Hindu pilgrims returned home on Wednesday after performing religious rituals at the sacred Katas Raj temples in Pakistan's Punjab province. Image used only for representation.......

Don't cross the red line: Taliban warn Pakistan

Following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Barmal district of Paktika province, which left 46 dead and six injured, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan on Wednesday summoned the......

IndiGo eyes early induction of wide-body planes in fleet

IndiGo on Wednesday said it was exploring an earlier introduction of wide-body planes in its fleet to meet the growing demand for international travel. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Industry......

EPFO adds 13.41 lakh net members in Oct

Retirement fund body EPFO has registered 13.41 lakh net new members addition in October 2024, according to showed latest payroll data. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This signifies......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Stock market participants would track global trends and foreign investors' trading activity in a holiday-shortened week ahead, amid lack of any major domestic trigger in sight, analysts said.......

Markets join global selloff; Sensex sinks below 80k

Equity benchmark Sensex on Thursday plunged about 965 points to crash below the 80,000 level due to heavy selling in global equities after the US Federal Reserve signalled fewer rate cuts next......

India's Most Valuable Self-Made Cos

Radhakishan Damani's Dmart Leads the Pack Dmart, owned by Avenue Supermarts, has emerged as the most valuable Indian company founded by a self-made entrepreneur post-2000. With a valuation of Rs......

Kriti, Bhumi, Sharvari Celebrated X'mas

Bollywood's divas share pictures from their Christmas celebrations. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon gets her Santa cap. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alaya......

Pushpa 2 Marching To 800 Crore Club!

IMAGE: Allu Arjun in Pushpa 2. The Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rule is the first film in the Rs 700 Crore Club (Rs 7 billion). Last year, Pathaan had kickstarted the campaign for films that......

Pushpa 2 To Enter 700 Cr Club This Week

IMAGE: Allu Arjun in Pushpa 2. There were multiple new releases, across languages, last weekend. But Pushpa: The Rule (Hindi) continued to rule the roost. The film gathered huge moolah and set a......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

Pacer Khurram back in Pakistan squad for SA Tests

IMAGE: Fast bowler Khurram Shahzad will feature alongside fellow-fast bowler Mohammad Abbas, who returns to the Test squad for the first time since 2021. Photograph: RealKhurramPak/X Fast bowler......

Hima Das's career in jeopardy? Faces 16-month ban

IMAGE: The 16-month suspension period ran from July 22, 2023 to November 21, 2024 and the athlete is now free to take part in tournaments but what has created a flutter. Photograph: Kind Courtesy......

X-mas at MCG! Aussies enjoy ahead of Boxing Day

IMAGE: Pat Cummins highlighted the strong bond within the Australian cricket team. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Pat Cummins/Instagram The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) transformed into a......

Boxing Day Battle: Will Rohit open or drop down?

IMAGE: There is speculation doing rounds that Rohit Sharma could replace the team's most assured opener, KL Rahul, at the top of the order. Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Divine intervention......

Travis Head fit to face India in MCG thriller

IMAGE: Travis Head is fit for the Boxing Day Test. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head......

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