Will China wage war over Taiwan in 2025? Xi's remark raises alarm

President Xi Jinping has said that no one can ever stop Taiwan's reunification with China as he signed off 2024 amid growing anxieties in the country over the continued slowdown of the economy and......

Trump backs 'great' H-1B visa programme amid opposition

In a major shift from his earlier stance, United States-President elect Donald Trump has expressed his support for the H-1B visa programme and acknowledged frequently using it for his own......

H-1B visa: Musk, Ramaswamy face Trump supporter's wrath

A major divide has emerged within Donald Trump's MAGA team in the United States, as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy who advocated for the expansion of the visa program for 'highly skilled workers'......

Modi receives Kuwait's highest honour

Kuwait on Sunday conferred its highest honour -- 'The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer' -- on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in strengthening the good relations between the two countries.......

'RBI has a tough balancing act to do'

'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......

Stock markets to end 2024 with positive returns despite roller coaster ride

Dalal Street had a roller coaster ride in 2024 from shattering record after record to facing heavy correction off-late but equity markets still rewarded investors with positive returns, driven by a......

India's GDP growth seen at 6.5% in FY25, FY26: EY report

India's economy is likely to grow by 6.5 per cent in the current and the next financial year, an EY report said, attributing lower than anticipated expansion in the September quarter to fall in......

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way IMAGE: The Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. Photograph:......

Zero Se Restart Review: Riveting

Zero Se Restart is a must watch for cinema students, and also, perhaps for the layperson who has never been on a film set, and is curious about what goes into the making of a movie, recommends......

'Girls Will Be Girls Is About Your First Crush'

'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.' IMAGE: Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal. Photograph: Panna Bandekar   After making the rounds of international film......

Pushpa 2 Sells A Million Tickets!

IMAGE: Sreeleela and Allu Arjun in Pushpa: The Rule. Pushpa 2 is on 'fire'. Two days before its release, Pushpa: The Rule has sold a million movie tickets! In a tweet, BookMyShow confirms, 'Pushpa......

'Pushpa Is Home'

'The whole India will come together to celebrate one film and that film is our film.' Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com "I remember the first scene we shot in Pushpa. It was the Srivalli......

Bromance on court- Djokovic and Kyrgios

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Australia's Nick Kyrgios revved up the crowd. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios enthralled fans on their debut as a doubles team......

'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......

Ashwin: Evolutionary, cerebral and never a one-trick pony

If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......

'Rohit must open to throw first punch'

Rohit Sharma must return to opening if he has to throw the first punch: Ravi Shastri IMAGE: The move to slot Rohit Sharma at number six did not yield the desired results for......

India outclass Pakistan to lift junior Asia Cup

Araijeet's four goals hand India fifth title in men's junior Asia Cup IMAGE: Araijeet Hundal's four-goal haul powers India to a convincing win. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/X Araijeet......