Kashmir's Beautiful Almond Blossoms

IMAGE: The badam trees are a-blooming... Kindly note that this image has only been posted for representational purposes.. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pexel Captures/Pexel Want to spot rare aquatic......

Why BJP Still Hasn't Named Nadda's Successor

The prolonged delay over electing J P Nadda's successor possibly stems from the RSS leadership wanting a person who is at least equidistant from the Sangh as well as the Modi/BJP edifice, observes......

Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' shortlisted for Booker Prize

Karnataka-based writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq's short story collection Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada to English by Deepa Bhasthi, was on Tuesday shortlisted for the International......

SC slams NGO for opposing Jayakwadi Dam solar project

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up an NGO for opposing a renewable energy project at the Jayakwadi Dam in Maharashtra, which is declared a bird sanctuary and an eco-sensitive zone, asking how......

Motor Insurance Growth Slows Amid Weak Vehicle Sales

'The slowdown in motor insurance premium growth is due to slower growth in vehicle sales. Also, there has been minimal hike in third-party rates in the past three years which is affecting the......

Falling poverty claims in SBI report spark concerns about methodology

'Before jumping to a conclusion that India has been able to end poverty, we should interrogate the labour markets.' IMAGE: A scavenger, surrounded by a flock of Greater Adjutant birds, collects......

Check Out Mahindra's BE 6e, XEV 9e

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the new electric SUVs from Mahindra! Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani describe the futuristic BE 6e and XEV 9e. Mahindra has once again raised the......

Early-bird net profit growth slowest in 7 qtrs

The early-bird results for the April-June quarter of 2024 (Q1FY25) hint at a slowdown in corporate revenues and profits in FY25. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Corporate profits might......

Oscars 2025: Anora Bags Five, Including Best Picture

The 97th Annual Academy Awards are live at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Here's a quick look at the winners. IMAGE: Director Sean Baker with Mikey Madison and his team after......

Spend Your Weekend With Urvashi Rautela!

From old favourites to brand new attractions, Sukanya Verma lists all the excitement OTT has laid out in its action-packed menu this week.   Daaku MaharaajWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light lost out the BAFTA to France's Emilia Perez, but the evening saw many more expected wins and losses at the BAFTAs at London's Royal Festival Hall on February......

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Prez Get Nominated

The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. India has reason to celebrate as Anuja, backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, gets......

Player complains of dirt, pollution and bird droppings

Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt has slammed the playing conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, which is hosting the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, and also criticised the pollution......

Aero India: Army, IAF chiefs take sortie in Tejas

Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday set the tone for the grand Aero India-2025 by flying in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Bengaluru......

PIX: PM Modi declares 38th National Games open!

IMAGE: PM Modi receives the ceremonial torch from Olympian Lakshya Sen during the 38th National Games opening ceremony in Dehradun on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Uttarakhand DIPR/X A......

Does the National Games hold relevance?

Except for shooting, a major Olympic sport, most of the top stars in other disciplines will give the National Games a miss. IMAGE: 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooter and Paris Olympics bronze medallist......

'If India's big boys step up Australia has a problem'

'If the big boys wake up, and step up to the plate -- which I just get the gut feeling they will -- then Australia has a problem on their hands.' Ravi Shastri on India avoiding the follow-on in the......