Hindu-Canadians asked to go back to India: Trudeau's party leader

Amid a diplomatic row between India and Canada, an Indo-Canadian lawmaker from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party has expressed dismay at the “glorification of terrorism” and hate......

Singapore's Shanmugaratnam joins club of PIO leaders dominating world politics

With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore's presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. IMAGE: Singapore's......

BJP changes strategy in MP, puts focus on lost seats

In its first list for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has focused on seats it lost in 2018 and some of them even in 2013, and has reposed faith in......

Plea in HC against allowing same sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act

A plea came up before the Delhi high court on Friday seeking that same sex marriage not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act as in Hinduism tying of the nuptial knot is allowed only between a......

What to expect from RIL results on Monday

RIL's December quarter performance is likely to be muted, says Amritha Pillay. The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd is expected to report a sequentially flat performance for its December......

Future imperfect for Indian startups

The high drama of startups speed-dating with angel investors is hard to match, but will India get a new economy at the end of it?, asks Rahul Jacob.  Image: India is witnessing a boom of......

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

The facts remain cloaked in mystery, but the legend goes that Talpade had created a flying machine powered by mercury and solar energy, and based on ideas outlined in Vedic texts. Image: Wright......

'Equity to have a bull run for 3-5 years'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Budget in the Parliament on Thursday. Does this Budget augur well for the Indian markets? What effect will the Budget have on the Sensex and the Nifty? Is......

Cirkus Review: Angoor Khatte Hain!

Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma. Rohit Shetty poaches on Vishal Bhardwaj territory to make his version of the Bard's The Comedy of Errors. There are several cinematic adaptations......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

'I got more praise than the hero'

Movie veteran Chandrashekhar, best known for films like Cha Cha Cha, Surang and Street Singer and playing the role of Arya Sumant on the television serial Ramayan, passed into the ages on June 16,......

Ankita pays tribute to Sushant at Zee Rishtey Awards

Telly folk attended the Zee Rishtey Awards 2020 on December 5, looking glam on the red carpet. Kudali Bhagya won the maximum awards, including the top prize, the Favourite Show award.  ......

World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Sports Shorts: Gold for Mandeep at Mongolian boxing tourney

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Mandeep Jangra celebrates on the podium. Photograph: Boxing India/Twitter Mandeep Jangra (69kg) was the lone Indian boxer......

Indians lift mixed doubles-title at Maldives badminton

Indian duo K Nandagopal and K Maneesha clinched the Li-Ning Maldives International Badminton Challenge mixed-doubles title after registering a straight-game victory over Dae Sung Kim and Bo Kyung......

Spotted: Viswanathan Anand in Zurich

Reader Ujjaval Shelat sent us this photograph from Zurich. 'I met Viswanathan Anand at a chess event in Zurich. He accepted to pose for a picture,' writes Ujjaval. Thank you, Ujjaval, for......