The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Photograph: Kind courtesy The Great Elephant Migration A huge herd of elephants -- 100 of them -- are arriving in Manhattan on Friday, which is also auspiciously the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nope,......

'Bharat Dojo Yatra': Rahul Gandhi teaches martial arts

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday shared a video on martial arts sessions held at campsites of his east to west Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra earlier this year and said a 'Bharat Dojo Yatra' is......

38 specially-trained rescue teams to be deployed for 52-day Amarnath Yatra

Thirty-eight Mountain Rescue Teams of the Jammu and Kashmir police, State Disaster Response Force, National Disaster Response Force, Border Security Force and the Central Reserve Police Force will......

Wipro's leadership crisis gets more severe with Thierry Delaporte's exit

The writing has been on the wall for some time. Exodus of senior leadership and growth behind its peers are reasons that have prompted Thierry Delaporte, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Wipro......

Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte resigns; Srinivas Pallia named new chief

Indian IT major Wipro on Saturday announced the resignation of Thierry Delaporte as CEO and named Srinivas Pallia as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately. The......

'Small finance banks need to build all product ranges'

'You cannot have only one product or one market or one customer segment.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows small finance banks (SFBs) to apply to......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'The Appetite For Horror Has Increased'

'How to hold people's attention is challenging.' IMAGE: Mukti Mohan in Life Hill Gayi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mukti Mohan/Instagram Growing up in a household brimming with talent and......

Call Me Bae Review: Ananya Is Quite A Riot!

Call Me Bae is a spirited new addition in guilty pleasures for the fashion-loving, rom-com starved soul, applauds Sukanya Verma. If the DNAs of Elle Woods, Cher Horowitz, Blair Waldorf and Rachel......

How Different Raakhee, Kriti Look At Same Age!

Kangana Ranaut portrays Indira Gandhi's political journey in events leading up to the Emergency in an upcoming biopic of the same name. A 30-something relying on make-up and prosthetics to look......

Can new coach help PV Sindhu reclaim glory?

My biggest goal is to get PV Sindhu back on the podium: Anup Sridhar Photograph: Kind Courtesy PV Sindhu/Instagram PV Sindhu still has the hunger to succeed, and the primary aim is to help......

I've started bowling but I won't take chances: Shami

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami last played in the 2023 ODI World Cup final after which he was sidelined by the ankle injury for which he underwent surgery earlier this year. Photograph: BCCI Pacer Mohammed......

I learned to walk again like a newborn baby: Paralympic hero Sema

Like a new-born baby, I learnt how to walk after losing my left leg: Paralympics medallist Hokato Hotozhe Sema IMAGE: India’s Hokato Hotozhe Sema celebrates after clearing 14.65 metres in......

Paralympics: How Navdeep Turned Taunts Into Triumph

IMAGE: Navdeep Singh, 23, won an unparalleled gold in the men's javelin throw F41 classification event at the Paris Paralympic Games on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Navdeep Singh, who suffered from......

Sema's Paralympic bronze, a testimony of his steely grit

IMAGE: India’s Hokato Hotozhe Sema celebrates after winning bronze in the men's Shot Put F57 category at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Narendra Modi/X......