India revels in Holi, Friday prayers held peacefully

Holi was celebrated with pomp and splendour around India on Friday, with people soaking in the festivities by smearing 'gulaal' on each other and exchanging greetings and sweets. IMAGE: Women......

Why even form alliances, just...: Sena slams AAP, Cong

The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress, both INDIA bloc members, fighting each other contributed to the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Delhi assembly polls, the Shiv Sena-UBT claimed on......

Sonia calls Prez Murmu 'poor thing', Rashtrapati Bhavan hits back

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's "poor thing and very tired" remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's hour-long address to Parliament on Friday snowballed into a huge controversy,......

IIT Madras director's cow urine remark sparks row; apology demanded

The director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, V Kamakoti, has sparked controversy after making a remark about the "medicinal value" of cow urine, or gomutra.  IMAGE: IIT-Madras......

Dabur stock fall may provide entry to long-term investors

Dabur’s performance in the July-September quarter of the current financial year (Q2FY25) was weak but in line with consensus. Consolidated revenue declined 5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)......

'Markets Not In Panic Yet, But...'

'If you see another 1000-point correction, people may start panicking.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Independent analyst and market expert Ambareesh Baliga cautions retail......

Companies Join Battle Against Sugar, Salt

Mondelez, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle India have been working on bringing down the sugar, salt, and sodium content. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

The Magical Raj Kapoor Partnership

Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.Rediff.com begins celebrations of the Great Showman's birth centenary on December 14 with this......

Bandaa Singh Chaudhary Review: Disappointing!

Bandaa Singh Chaudhary compromises on its hard realism to go after an easily digestible, mass entertainer that undoes everything that the film had set out to say, sighs Mayur Sanap. What's worse......

Rajinikanth Hospitalised, Is Stable

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth was admitted to a corporate hospital in Chennai late on Monday night, but he is stable. He is likely to undergo an elective procedure at......

'How Can You Body-Shame Someone For Your Fun?'

'If a senior person like Ranvir Shorey, who has worked in the industry for so many years, cannot take a stand for me, what should I expect from the others?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sana......

Mourinho grabs Galatasaray coach's nose after defeat

IMAGE: Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho reacts as Fenerbahce and Galatasaray players clash. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho could be in trouble again after......

'I'm never happy to lose, but...': Djokovic on Miami final

IMAGE: Jakub Mensik hugs Novak Djokovic after their men's singles championship of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Photograph: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/Reuters Novak Djokovic fell......

Pro boxing fuels Nishant Dev's Olympic dream

'I want to create a legacy. There is no World champion in professional boxing from India. But I want to play for the belt after I become the Olympic champion and I want to fight for the belt in......

Abhinav Bindra gets mention from 'friend' Bach at IOC session

  IMAGE: In August last year, during the Paris Olympics, Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order by Bach in recognition of his "distinguished contribution" to the Olympic......

Why Rohit could continue as Test captain in England

'After Australia Tests, India haven't played any Tests and hence there has been no change in Test captaincy. ' IMAGE: It is understood that a consensus has not been reached on Rohit Sharma as an......