Downes

Rediff.com » News » Downes

News for Downes

News
Business
Movies
Sports

So-called farmer leaders want to.....: SC slams Punjab over Dallewal fast

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Punjab government and said its officials, and some farmer leaders, were making irresponsible statements in the media over attempts to break farmer leader......

Prashant Kishor begins fast unto death seeking BPSC exam repeal

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday began a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of an examination recently held by Bihar Public Service Commission. IMAGE: Jan Suraj......

Kerala nurse faces execution in Yemen despite blood money payment

Family members and human rights activists in Kerala are clinging to hope for a last-minute pardon for Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse whose death sentence was confirmed by Yemeni President Rashad......

Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......

Liberalization: How Dr Singh Convinced Narasimha Rao

'I had to persuade him. I think he was a sceptic to begin with, but later on he was convinced that what we were doing was the right thing to do, that there was no other way out.' A revealing......

Office leasing hit record 885 lakh sq ft in 2024 in India's top 8 cities

India's office market was very active in 2024 with gross leasing of workspace witnessing a 19 per cent increase to a record 885.2 lakh square feet across eight major cities, according to Cushman &......

Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 2% on buying in financial, IT stocks

Benchmark Sensex rallied 1,436 points to close at a two-week high on Thursday on buying in financial, auto and IT shares. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The 30-share BSE benchmark......

India's manufacturing growth hits 12-month low in Dec

India's manufacturing sector growth fell to a 12-month low in December, as new business orders and production expanded at softer rates, a monthly survey said on Thursday. Photograph: Amit......

2025: Top 10 Stocks To Watch Out

These 10 stocks represent the best mix of value and growth, offering relatively low price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, a high return on equity, and sufficiently high potential from current......

The India Story: 90% Work In Progress

From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation. IMAGE: Union Minister of Roads, Transport and Highways......

Shibani-Farhan Usher In 2025 With A Kiss

How did Bollywood's power couples celebrate NYE? We take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shibani Akhtar/Instagram Farhan Akhtar shows us the best way to bring in New Year and wife Shibani......

The Girl Who Made A Huge Splash In 2024

'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.''We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'......

2024's 10 Must Watch K-Dramas

In 2024, Korean dramas were all about out-of-the-box creativity or romantic couples to root for the ages. Sukanya Verma lists 10 shows that have her (Korean finger) heart. Lovely RunnerWhere......

Malayalam Movies In Deep Financial Crisis

The Malayalam film industry suffered a loss of Rs 650 crore to Rs 700 crore in 2024. IMAGE: Kunchako Boban, Mammootty and Mohanlal all had releases in 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kunchako......

The Biggest Flops of 2024

Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters. Yes, intermittent successes kept the......

Australia's Mind Games Cause Gill's Fall

IMAGE: Shubman Gill had a war of words with Australians Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith before he perished off the final ball of the morning session of Day 1. Photograph: Screengrab via......

100th title in sight! Djokovic powers into Brisbane quarters

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during an exhibition match. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Novak Djokovic's bid for a 100th ATP Tour title gained momentum on Thursday as the......

'Rohit Should Smash It, Have A Blast'

'I want him to get out there, smash it, try and win this Test match.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma has scored just 31 runs at an average of 6.2 in his five knocks in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy......

'You Need To Play What The Team Needs'

'You can still play your natural game in a team sport but if the team needs you you need to play in a certain way.' IMAGE: It's the team first ideology that matters, says Head Coach Gautam......

Will Bumrah Captain India In Sydney?

Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney? IMAGE: India faces some tough selection calls ahead of the must-win fifth and final......

Rediff News