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Kolhapur: Violence after right-wing outfit protests during demolition drive

The anti-encroachment drive at Vishalgad Fort in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district turned violent as a mob hurled stones at police personnel and damaged properties, leading to the registration of......

Modiji Blesses Anant-Radhika

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi flanked by newly weds Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant and Mukesh and Nita Ambani at the Shubh Ashirwad ceremony at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai, July 13,......

How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

'Install Nijjar, Panjwar, Gajinder portraits in Golden Temple'

Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikh community, Giani Raghbir Singh has asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to put up portraits of three Khalistani......

'New Laws Are Shilanyas Of Hindu Rashtra'

'It will be difficult to challenge Hindutva anymore as the police will have the power to charge you as anti-national.' All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It was in December 2023 that......

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times......

'We Are Frittering Away The Demographic Dividend'

'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'......

Vodafone sells 18% stake in Indus Towers for Rs 15,300 crore

British telecom player Vodafone on Wednesday said it has sold an 18 per cent stake in Indus Towers for 1.7 billion euro (about Rs 15,300 crore). Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Meanwhile,......

'Marwari' school of business keeps 3 generations of Ruia family under one roof

Indian family-run business houses have in recent years seen ugly public spats between owners over control. Image: Shashi Ruia (left) and Ravi Ruia. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

We Missed Industrial Revolution

Is India headed there again? asks Ajit Balakrishnan Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com He was a stout, illiterate man, son of a butcher, struggling to earn enough to feed his 13......

Junaid's Debut On Hold Because...

The Gujarat high court has stayed the release of Maharaj, Aamir Khan's son Junaid's debut film, on Netflix after followers of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, claimed that it would hurt......

'Heeramandi Showed India As A Sone Ki Chidiya'

'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.' 'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.''One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4......

'Choose The Country You Want! Go Vote!'

As Mumbai went to the polls, Bollywood divas did their primary duty for the country and cast their votes. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Janhvi Kapoor heads to the polling station early in the......

'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Paris Olympics Will Be HOT!

Athletes and climate experts have expressed concerns that extreme heat could lead to severe health issues, including the risk of sportspeople collapsing or, in the worst-case scenarios, dying......

Veteran Ghosal calls time from professional squash

Will continue to play for India in multi disciplinary events IMAGE: Saurav Ghosal remains the only Indian to reach the world's top 10, achieving the career-high ranking in April 2019 and spending......

Sakshi Malik in TIME's 100 Most Influential People list

IMAGE: Sakshi Malik has been honoured by TIME Magazine for her relentless fight against alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan......

I really want to win that World Cup, not thought of retirement: Rohit

IMAGE: We were all supposed to have one bad day and that I guess that was our bad day, Rohit Sharma about the 2023 ODI World Cup final loss. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters India captain Rohit......

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