Unveiled: The honour code for Taliban fighters

Is the Taliban altering its image and operational methods? At least, a 'Layeha' or rulebook issued by the Taliban in Afghanistan in May 2009 -- which is in possession of rediff.com -- indicates to......

Indian design amongst world's best

Water shortage woes plague almost all Indian cities and villages. Storing and rationing water have thus become a norm in most households across India. But space constraints make it a daunting task......

Remittance: India again tops the world

India has retained its position as the highest recipient of global remittance flow at $52 billion in 2008, the World Bank has said in a report. Remittance is defined as the sum of money paid to......

Air India to revamp top brass, divest partially

Taking aggressive steps to turn around cash-strapped Air India in two years, government on Tuesday said a major revamp of its top management would be carried out in 30 days and there would be a......

Farmers face less rain, more debt

Farmers in central Madhya Pradesh are worried that a drought-like situation caused by the late monsoons in the country will push them deep into perpetual debt. They are worried that......

The Top 5 Kisses At The Oscars 2025

It's raining kisses at the 97th Academy Awards, and we'll get right down to it! Photograph: Carlos Barria/ Reuters Timothee Chalamet keeps up his PDA with girlfriend Kylie Jenner, and they don't......

Oscars 2025: Gal Gadot Rules The Red Carpet

The 97th Academy Awards are live in Hollywood, California, and the biggest stars are looking even more glamorous on the red carpet. We bring you all the action, straight from the Dolby Theatre.......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

Manjulika, Singham Come To OTT!

Manjulika, Bajirao Singham, Squid Games, it's an action-packed end to 2024 on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your choices.   Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Kartik......

Olympics: Asian Games medallist Jyothi Yarraji to train in Spain

IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will train in Tenrife to gear up for the Olympics and the upcoming season. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Asian Games medallist sprinter Jyothi Yarraji's proposal to train in......

Dungarpur, the man who introduced Tendulkar to the world

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Raj Singh Dungarpur, who died in Mumbai on Saturday at the age of 73 after protracted illness, will be remembered in the history of Indian......

Deepika wins Youth World Archery title

Fifteen-year-old Ranchi girl Deepika Kumari overcame all odds to win the 11th youth World archery Championship in Ogden, the United States, on Wednesday. Born to an auto rickshaw......