Life jackets made mandatory after Mumbai ferry mishap

Authorities have made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India, a day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast. IMAGE: The......

How IAF plans to strengthen 'depleted' squadron

The number of Indian Air Force fighter squadrons has reduced in recent years due to phasing out of ageing variants of the MiG-21, the MiG-23 and the MiG-27 aircraft, and the "shortage" is being......

A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain.There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm.I have no selfies or autographs to remember him......

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Karachi after passenger falls ill

A Jeddah-bound IndiGo plane was diverted to the Karachi airport on Saturday due to a medical emergency on board and later flew back to Delhi. Photograph: IndiGo on Facebook Sources in the Civil......

Tata airlines seat capacity soars, but IndiGo way ahead

In the international skies too, the Tatas have made an impressive increase in their seat capacity, which is up by 21 per cent from 18.15 million in CY23 to 21.96 million in CY24. Photograph: Toby......

Gold prices up 30% in 2024; set for best calendar year show in 10 yrs: WGC

The sharp rally in gold prices globally was led mostly by central bank purchases and investor buying. Photograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters Gold price outlook 2025: Gold prices that have climbed......

Air India places order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft

Private carrier Air India on Monday announced placing an order to purchase 100 more Airbus aircraft, comprising 10 wide-body A350 and 90 narrow-body A320 family aircraft including A321neo.  ......

Akasa seeks exemption for CAT-III trained pilots from fog mandate

Akasa Air has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to exempt it from deploying CAT-III trained pilots on flights to and from two major fog-affected airports, Kolkata and......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Woman's Director

Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......

Lots Of OTT Goodies To Watch, Guys!

Literary adaptations, whistleblower pursuits, kidnapped Santas and South India's biggest stars, Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week. Emilia PerezWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: French,......

Bollywood's Best Pictures Of 2024

Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks.  ......

2024's 10 Best Web Series

The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned. The general bent was towards thrillers, and many of them were slick and entertaining. Shows that ran into their next seasons, like......

Ashwin plays down father's controversial comments...

IMAGE: Ashwin described his decision to retire as an "instinctive" call that was on his mind for a while. Photograph: BCCI Just-retired R Ashwin's father Ravichandran kicked up a controversy on......

Ashwin was humiliated; forced to retire, says father

'The sudden change – retirement – gave us a shock. We were expecting it because humiliation was going on.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin's father dropped a bombshell when he said......

WATCH: Ashwin's Emotional Farewell Speech

IMAGE: R Ashwin acknowledged the emotional turmoil he was experiencing. Photograph: CSK/X Ravichandran Ashwin, one of India's greatest ever off-spinners, brought down the curtain on his......

India women seek fresh start after Australia debacle

'The Australia tour result was not something which we were expecting but lot of learnings for us.' IMAGE: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said India's young bowling attack has learned valuable lessons......

Fiorentina's Bove discharged from hospital after surgery

IMAGE: Edoardo Bove, 22, underwent surgery to implant a heart starter device following his collapse during a Serie A match. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove has......