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Soren invites Modi to his swearing-in ceremony

Acting Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, in his first visit to the national capital after leading his ruling alliance to an unprecedented second......

Rahul Gandhi's citizenship: HC seeks Centre's reply

The Allahabad high court has directed the Centre to place before it on December 19 the decision taken on a representation moved against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that claimed he concealed his......

Sambhal violence: Focus shifts to Turk-Pathan rivalry

The communal violence in Sambhal that claimed four lives and left over 20 people injured has now sparked a debate over a purported rivalry between the Turk and Pathan communities, with political......

Bangladeshi Hindu leader held for sedition denied bail

A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges, and sent him to prison, triggering protests by community members......

Tukaram Omble's Sacrifice Must Never Be Forgotten

Sixteen years have passed since that horrific night in November that claimed 166 lives and wounded over 300 people. On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, a grateful city paid homage to the martyrs who......

Do you need to apply for PAN 2.0? Read here

Existing Permanent Account Number (PAN) card holders are not required to apply for a new one under the upgraded PAN 2.0 system that is primarily aimed at introducing a 'common identifier' for all......

Credit card spends rise 14.5% in October on festive season purchases

Credit card spending reached Rs 2 trillion in October, a 14.5 per cent rise from September, largely driven by festival season purchases. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com However, the volume of......

Bumper kharif production to lower food inflation in coming months: FinMin

Prospects of a bumper kharif harvest are expected to lower food inflation in the coming months, making the country’s inflation outlook benign, the Union Ministry of Finance (FinMin) said in......

France's Total not to make any fresh investment in Adani

French energy giant TotalEnergies SE on Monday said it will make no new financial contribution as part of its investments in Adani group companies till the Indian firm's founder is cleared of......

Shashi Ruia, co-founder of Essar group, passes away

Essar Group co-founder Shashi Ruia has died after a prolonged illness. He was 80. IMAGE: Shashi Ruia (left) and Ravi Ruia. Photograph: PTI Photo/Rediff Archives Ruia, who co-founded......

Akhil Akkineni Gets Engaged

Photograph: Kind courtesy Akhil Akkineni/Instagram Celebrations are the order of the day at the Akkineni home. Ahead of Naga Chaitanya's wedding with Sobhita Dhulipala on December 4, his......

'I Got A Lot Of Comments Like 'Second-Hand', 'Used''

'Things haven't been a fairy tale but that does not mean that I sit in a corner cry about it and never ever have the courage to live again.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha Ruth......

'Film Industry Isn't So Responsible For Nepotism'

'It's also the media and the audience.''The audiences want to watch what the media is putting about certain star kids.''The industry feels since the audience is interested, let's make a movie with......

All We Imagine As Light Is Exquisite

All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.......

The First Song Ranbir Played For Raha Was...

'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.' IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt with their daughter Raha. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Jolly-Gopichand earn place at BWF World Tour Finals

IMAGE: Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly will be the only Indians at the BWF Tour Finals. Photograph: BAI Media/X Commonwealth Games bronze medal winning pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri......

Undisciplined Prithvi Shaw's career is a promise unkept

'With him in particular, I've had a lot of chats with him, a lot of conversations to try and make him a better cricketer.' IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw has fallen off the wagon after a promising......

2nd Test: Expect a rejig in batting order with Rohit's return

IMAGE: Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, who is also searching for runs, has been opening in Test matches for the past five years. Photograph: Rohit Sharma/X Returning skipper Rohit Sharma will walk......

CT: Will Pak fans get to watch their fav Indian cricketers?

IMAGE: With BCCI adamant to have the Champions Trophy in hybrid mode, Pakistan fans may once again miss out on watching their favourite Indian cricketers live in action. Photograph: David......

Is Vaibhav Suryavanshi 13 Or...

IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi was signed by the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore (Rs 11 million) at the IPL auction in Jeddah on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaibhav Suryavanshi/Instagram......

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