'We Were Fighting With Our Backs To The Wall'

'There is a sense of achievement but it has come at a great cost.' IMAGE: Indian soldiers show the victory sign in Drass after India captured Tiger Hill on July 4, 1999. Photograph: Kamal......

40-metre-long crack appears on Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway

Maharashtra public works department minister Dada Bhuse on Thursday said cracks that had developed on the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway near Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar have been repaired.......

Buried in snow for months, bodies of 3 soldiers recovered

The bodies of three of the four army personnel, who died after their mountaineering expedition team was struck by an avalanche last October at a height of over 18,300 feet in Ladakh, have been......

'He Was Alive, But A Captive Of The Chinese'

'On October 12-13, he started shivering from fear in his tent.''That was the time he wrote a letter to my mother to conduct Ganeshji's Atharvashirsha.''The moment he finished writing that letter,......

Govt extends approval for use of drones for spraying pesticides for 1 year

The government has extended the interim approval given to plant protection companies for use of drones for spraying specified pesticides. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The approval has......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

Nearly one in two luxury cars sold in March quarter was Mercedes Benz

Nearly one in two luxury cars sold in India in the first three months of 2024 was a Mercedes Benz, which achieved its best ever quarter (January-March), selling 5,412 units, up 15 per cent......

No need to worry: Bandhan Bank's outgoing chief writes to employees

Bandhan Bank's managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (pictured), who has decided to step down, on Wednesday said the bank will need at least three months to......

Even Manoj Bajpayee Can't Help Bhaiyya Ji

A film with a one-line plot needed a lot more pizzazz, whistle-worthy dialogue and a large-than-life, invincible protagonist. Karki makes a Rajinikanth kind of actioner (Bhaiyya Ji fights with a......

Take The '80s Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Like it is said in our compilation of 1980s landmark Hindi movies, it was a decade of extreme contrasts. 'If on one......

Ranveer-Kriti's Day Out In Varanasi

Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon and Manish Malhotra visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers over the weekend. Dressed in traditional attire, they visited the Dashashwamedh ghat......

Alcaraz-Djokovic in Wimbledon blockbuster repeat final

Sunday's match will be the first Wimbledon repeat final since Djokovic met Roger Federer in the 2014 and 2015 title matches. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic uses his racket to play an imaginary......

'Make Us Proud, Once Again'

'Very proud of you Gambhir. No doubt you will make India proud' Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/X Former India opener Gautam Gambhir's appointment as the next head coach was hailed by the Indian......

New Head Coach Gambhir 'honoured to serve tricolour'

'I have always taken pride while donning the Indian jersey during my playing days and it is going to be no different when I take up this new role.'   IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir's first assignment......

Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks women's high jump World record

IMAGE: Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh celebrates after breaking the world record in the women's high jump at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. Photographs: Manon Cruz/Reuters Ukraine's Yaroslava......

'Boys in Blue Chased Away the Blues!'

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X   Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan couldn't contain his excitement after witnessing Team India's victory parade in Mumbai. 'The joy and emotions of the boys......