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Aircraft from Vedic-era, not Wright Brothers: UP guv

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has claimed that Vedic-era sage Bharadwaj, not the Wright Brothers, conceptualised the idea of an aircraft. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.......

Jaishankar, Wang Yi meet for first time since LAC deal

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reviewed progress in the disengagement of troops in Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh in a meeting on the sidelines of......

What's India's 'Adaptive Defence' Strategy?

It's a strategic approach in which the country's military and defence mechanisms evolve continuously in tandem with emerging threats.The new strategy anticipates events and prepares to counter......

Dominica announces its highest civilian award for Modi

The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month, the Dominica government said. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel

British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her 'ambitious and beautiful' Orbital, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

FPI flows stumble on trail, edge closer to precipice

After a brutal selloff since October, foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows for the year-to-date (YTD) in 2024 have turned negative. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In early September, YTD......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Trading activity of foreign investors and global trends will be the major driving factors for the equity markets in a holiday-shortened week ahead, according to analysts. Illustration: Uttam......

Moody's says Indian economy likely to grow 7.2% in 2024

Indian economy is in a sweet spot, with a mix of solid growth and moderating inflation, Moody's Ratings said, forecasting a 7.2 per cent GDP growth in the 2024 calendar year and 6.6 per cent in the......

RBI rate cut in Feb may not be a done deal, say economists

Even as the high inflation figure for October has ruled out any possibility of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) in December, a rate cut......

'Aamir And I Are Still Very Close'

'After being married for almost 18 years, and since there was never any rancour between us, we are still very close, as parents of Azad, as colleagues in the film work that we do, and as friends.'......

'There Are Some Conversations With Hollywood, Some Exciting Projects'

'Hopefully, in 10 years, I will cross over.''I'll be doing Hindi stuff, but hopefully, global projects too.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in Citadel: Honey Bunny. Citadel: Honey Bunny Writer......

'Call Me Kamal Or KH'

'I prefer to remain grounded, constantly aware of my imperfections and my duty to improve.''Hence, after considerable reflection, I feel compelled to respectfully decline all such titles or......

'Varun Was Hanging, Upside Down For An Hour'

'Varun was so exhilarated with the intense physical action sequences.''Samantha is very agile.''I don't know how they did it. It's really hard.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan on the sets of......

Citadel: Honey Bunny Review: Samantha Steals The Show!

Watch her in hand-to-hand combat, wielding guns, firing weapons and breaking bones like a beast in some of the sleekly done one-take sequences.She also owns some emotionally-charged moments within......

Tyson vs Paul: 'It's personal now -- he must die!'

The match, that will be streamed on Netflix in India on Saturday, November 16, 6.30am IST, has drawn extraordinary global interest but also criticism, with British promoter Eddie Hearn dismissing......

Unpaid T20 WC winnings trigger global cricket storm

IMAGE: Indian fans flock to the Nassau County cricket ground in New York during the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup tie against Pakistan. Photograph: Andrew Kelly / Reuters The governing......

ICC's double standards? 'Why aren't India and Pakistan banned?'

'There's a big possibility that Pakistan can stop playing cricket against India. Had I been in power, then, yes, I may have taken this strong step' 'I would not blame anyone for this. If you don't......

Coming Soon! World Pickleball League

'The league will begin as a city-based franchise setup, starting with six cities.' IMAGE: All India Pickleball Association President Arvind Prabhoo, centre, with actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu and......

'Messi has been the boost that MLS has needed'

'Messi helped demonstrate to the world that MLS remains serious about improving its global credibility and competitiveness.' IMAGE: Lionel Messi has more than proven his worth for the league and......

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