Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Tuesday after 24 days, with many areas witnessing a significant spike in pollution despite the strictest measures, including a ban on......

BEST bus was at 46 kmph when it ploughed into crowd in Mumbai

The electric bus of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport hit the speed of 46 kmph when it ploughed into a crowd and mowed down seven people on a crowded road in Kurla area earlier this......

Delhiites breathe easy for 2nd day as AQI improves; curbs relaxed

Delhiites breathed cleaner air for the second consecutive day on Thursday as the Air Quality Index was recorded in the "moderate" category with a reading of 165.  IMAGE: A drone visual......

50% of Delhi govt staffers to work from home amid rising air pollution

Half of the staff in Delhi government offices will work from home while private organisations have been urged to follow suit amid alarmingly high air pollution in the national capital. IMAGE:......

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The GST Council, in......

Will Trump's Tariffs Threat Bite India?

The impact of Trump's announcement of increasing import tariffs will have negligible benefit for India not because of companies trying to shift from China to other countries or their supply chains......

Good news for RIL, ONGC as govt scraps windfall tax

The government on Monday scrapped 30-month old windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and on export of jet fuel (ATF), diesel and petrol following a decline in international oil......

Prosperity Is Not India's Birth Right

If growth reverts to the pre-Covid level, a lot of people may have to temper their rosy optimism, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   What seemed like a......

Paradise Review: Riveting!

Prasanna Vithanage's Paradise leaves the audience to read between the lines and draw their own conclusions about the frailty of human nature, and how easily violence seizes the most unexpected......

Who Should Play Vin Diesel's Sister?

IMAGE: DJ Caruso, Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in India. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vin Diesel/Instagram Vin Diesel refreshed our memories of xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, where he worked......

'There were a lot of rumours about M S Dhoni...'

'Will this be his final season? No one knows.' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead Chennai Super Kings for a record 15th season during IPL 2024, starting later this month. Photograph: BCCI In......

First Indian firm to produce fuel for F1 racing...

IMAGE: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will start manufacturing fuel used in F1 racing in three months' time. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/Reuters Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) -- the nation's top......