1.5 cr take holy dip daring intense cold as Maha Kumbh begins

The fog was thick, the cold intense and the waters freezing as the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest gathering, began on Monday with 1.5 crore people taking a dip in the Sangam in their quest for......

What's driving huge turnout of youths, students at Maha Kumbh

The Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj is set to witness a "Yuva Maha Kumbh", a mega gathering of youth and students from across the country bound by a common thread: Swami Vivekananda, whose birth......

Water resources, Ganga allocations surge 55% to Rs 30,234 cr

The total Budget allocated for the department of water resources, river development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has surged to Rs 30,233.83 crore, 55 percent up from last year's allotment of Rs......

India had a policy to maintain distance, but now...: Modi in Poland

Ahead of his maiden visit to Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India was an advocate of permanent peace in the region, as he reaffirmed his view that "this is not an era of war"......

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made......

Jal Shakti Ministry allocated Rs 28,261 crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spelled out water, its management, clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the next decade. The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the......

Govt will invest widely in agri infrastructure: Sitharaman

Sitharaman said the government also proposes Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to address critical infrastructure gap in fisheries sector. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Finance Minister......

America Inc still finds India a difficult market to crack

Though the US has got together a number of vetted and potential Indian business partners, most of these companies say they haven’t had much luck in stitching up deals to tap into India as an......

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......

Gangubai Kathiawadi Review

Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai.Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma. A Ghalib ghazal fills the rotten......

Twinkle wants to get out!

Lisa is ready for tennis... Bhidu boxes to keep fit... Photograph: Kind courtesy Twinkle Khanna/Instagram 'This is my hostage smile and hiding behind it is a desperate monologue. Why the hell did......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Neeraj's javelin, Lovlina's gloves headline second day of e-auction

  IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra presenting his javelin to PM Modi. Photograph: ANI Neeraj Chopra's Tokyo Olympics javelin and Lovlina Borgohain's boxing gloves hogged the limelight on day two of the......

When sledging backfired...

Rajneesh Gupta picks instances of sledging which backfired spectacularly and the players had to pay dearly for their misadventures.   Sachin Tendulkar vs Abdul Qadir Photograph: Getty Images......