Aditya-L1 enters final orbit; yet another landmark, says Modi

In yet another success for its space programme, India's first solar mission craft Aditya L1 on Saturday reached its destination, the L1 point, about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth from where it......

War Rages Inside Karnataka BJP

Sniping at the senior BJP leadership has reached a new high in Karnataka.For the moment, there is a truce, but the party knows the damage it could do ahead of the polls, reports Aditi Phadnis.......

Will the REAL Shashi Tharoor stand up please?

Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect?Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little,......

Will it be Mamata vs Modi in 2024?

By presenting the battle in Bengal as one between Mamata on one side and Modi-Shah on the other, the saffron camp has projected the former as a larger-than-life figure, a portrayal which has the......

Cloud kitchens: The future of India's food biz

The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023.Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.Veer Arjun Singh and Dhruv Munjal report. IMAGE: A waiter with a protective......

The Budget as Budgets should be

'We need to put aside our anxieties about the Budget for now and possibly for long, and carry on as best as we can,' advises Shreekant Sambrani.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Big News......

Dr Patel, be a fox to Dr Rajan's lion and an Owl at all times

'It will be interesting to see how Dr Patel handles gadflies with the maturity of egregiously petulant three year olds.''That Dr Patel does not, in so far as we can tell, cause society matrons to......

Foxconn to set up production unit in Maharashtra for $5 bn

Company signs MoU with state for its three-year plan; ties up with Subhash Ghai firm for content creation Foxconn, the world’s largest contract-manufacturing firm for consumer electronics, on......

10 Times Hindi Movies Gave Us Fashion Goals

One of the most ornamental things about art can be one of its biggest asset too. Audrey Hepburn's iconic style in Breakfast At Tiffany's hasn't lessened the movie's impact in any way. If anything,......

The Actress Who Caught Mrinal Sen's Eye

'She didn't tell us she had been diagnosed with cancer.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sreela Majumdar/Facebook Sreela Majumdar caught the discerning eye of Mrinal Sen and he cast her as Alhadi in his......

#FIFAFever: The Real Reason Ananya Is Excited!

When stars travel, they make lovely pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram As FIFA edges towards the finals, Bollywood catches the next flight to Doha! Ananya......

Who Was Lata's Favourite Co-Singer?

IMAGE: Vyjayanthimala in the song Kaiso Re Paapi Bichua from Madhumati. Playback singers enjoyed the challenge of being pitched against the finest voice God ever created, but they were also wary......

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dabang Delhi Table Tennis Club/X Indian paddler Sreeja Akula clinched the women's singles title while Manav Thakar and Manush Shah reigned supreme in the men's doubles......

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

IMAGE: World No 41 Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian in the competition. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major......

Sports shorts: Focus on 2020 Olympics, says Rathore

...But funding for 2022 Asiad, CWG to continue IMAGE: Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore with Hima Das. Photograph: Hima Das/Twitter Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, on......

Asiad table tennis: Men's team stuns Japan, assures India of historic medal

IMAGE: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Achanta of India compete.Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images The Indian men's team did almost the unthinkable by beating fancied Japan 3-1 in the......

Sports Shorts: India outplay New Zealand in hockey series opener

IMAGE: Manpreet Singh celebrates with Mandeep Singh, centre, after beating New Zaeland. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter The Indian men's hockey team pulled off a sensational 4-2 win over New......