Heavy rains lash TN as cyclone 'Fengal' nears; train, flight ops hit

Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the......

Minorities account for bulk of India's emigrant population

‘Christians, for example, make up 2 per cent of India’s population but an estimated 16 per cent of those who were born in India now reside elsewhere,’ said Pew. IMAGE: Kindly......

Changing Horizons Of The Middle East

With developments like the Russia-China alliance and the rise of China in the Middle East, India's role has diminished though the India-Israel-US-UAE grouping may assume some importance in the......

Hackers attack ICMR website around 6,000 times in a day

Hackers allegedly tried to breach the website of the apex health research body Indian Council of Medical Research but their attempts were foiled, government officials said on Tuesday. The......

Depreciating rupee offers opportunities for NRIs, GCCs

Industry experts say the rupee's record low last week presents an investment opportunity for non-resident Indians (NRIs) and global capability centres (GCCs). Illustration: Dominic......

Why Ashok Leyland has forayed into mini-truck segment

'This market for diesel starts at around Rs 6.3 lakh and goes up to Rs 7 lakh, and with Saathi we have our usual price set at Rs 6.5 lakh, so we are slightly on the lower side with a superior......

AI/data science roles to dominate job market in 2025

Indian IT hiring landscape is at a pivotal juncture as it transitions from a year of decline towards a more hopeful future. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The focus on specialised......

How Indian IT sector will fare in FY25

Hiring is likely to pick up materially only by the end of H1 FY26. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Indian IT services industry is expected to clock revenue growth in the mid-single......

Sacrifices reap rewards for parents of Olympic shuttlers

'It was tough financially for the first few years but my friends and family supported me and once he did well at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, there was no looking back.' IMAGE: Women's doubles......

CSK procures 450 oxygen concentrators for Tamil Nadu

IMAGE: CSK has been spreading awareness through Mask Podu (Wear Mask) campaign and regular distribution of relevant information through their social media platforms. Photograph: Chennai Super......

Gritty Shubhankar qualifies for US Open

IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma has already played the Masters this year on a special invite and has now qualified for the US Open. Photograph:Tom Pennington/Getty Images Shubhankar Sharma's magnificent......

ICC to resist GCC claim

The International Cricket Council is standing firm against the US$47 million claim by its commercial partner, Global Cricket Corporation, after its investigations identified that many of the......

BCCI may pursue GCC probe

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya sayshe has not given up on the ideaof investigating the poor marketing of the World Cup by Nimbus, theGlobal Cricket Corporation's......