Ex-IFS officers urge PM to drop Aravalli safari project

A group of retired forest officers has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the immediate scrapping of the 10,000-acre safari project in Haryana's Aravallis. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Republic Day 2025: Modi sports red and yellow striped safa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose a red and yellow striped 'safa' for his Republic-Day look on Sunday, pairing it with a brown bandhgala jacket and pocket square. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.' IMAGE: People shield from the blistering......

The Kite Runners

Falling on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Lohri and Makar Sankranti are celebrated with great joy, often marked by the tradition of kite flying. Lohri, celebrated primarily in Punjab and northern......

These States Stay on Fiscal Track Despite Populist Schemes

Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha budgets maintain revenue surpluses despite welfare schemes, while Rajasthan and West Bengal face high debt, fiscal deficits and low capital outlay. IMAGE: Uttar......

Return of winter chill may benefit wheat crop

Wheat production during the current season is expected to be better than last year provided the weather remains favourable over the next few weeks, said senior industry executives. Photograph:......

GST mop-up rises 12% to Rs 1.96 lakh cr in January

Gross GST revenue rose 12.3 per cent to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in January on higher domestic economic activity, government data showed on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This......

BP beats Shell; to operate ONGC's Mumbai High fields

BP Plc has won a bid to operate ONGC's giant Mumbai High oil and gas field by offering up to 60 per cent increase in output over baseline, the state-owned firm said on Wednesday. Photograph: Lee......

'1st Film I Watched After Becoming PM'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikrant Massey/Instagram Vikrant Massey described attending the screening of The Sabarmati Report with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the 'highest point' of his career,......

'Miller's departure won't affect Gujarat Titans'

IMAGE: David Miller played a key role in Gujarat Titans' IPL title triumph in their debut season in 2022. Photograph: Gujarat Titans/X Gujarat Titans' batting coach Parthiv Patel on Monday spoke......

Points Table: IPL 2025

Photograph: BCCI Points Table: Indian Premier League 2025 TeamMWLN/RNRRPoints Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 2 0 0 +2.266 4 Delhi Capitals  2 2 0 0 +1.320 4 Lucknow Super Giants ......

Jadeja, Only Player In IPL To...

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja is the only player in IPL history to score 3,000-plus run and take 100 wickets. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings had a terrible outing in the IPL on Friday, March 28,......

Can Gujarat Titans Go The Distance?

IMAGE: Gujarat Titans's Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gujarat Titans/X   Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans didn't have the best of times last season. The......

IPL 2025: 'Nitish Rana played an incredible knock'

IMAGE: Nitish Rana starred with a match-winning knock of 81 from 36 balls to power Rajasthan Royals to victory against Chennai Super Kings. Photographs: BCCI New Zealand batting great Kane......