When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

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......

Trump picks China hawk, India's friend as NSA, Secy of State

United States President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State and Congressman Mike Waltz as his National Security Advisor. Rubio, 53, is considered to......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

India's mcap-to-GDP ratio third-highest despite correction

The ratio of market capitalisation to gross domestic product (GDP) in India remains elevated despite the recent correction in the equities markets. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It was......

Experts see FY26 nominal GDP growth at 10-11%

The upcoming Union Budget to be presented on February 1 is likely to assume a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth between 10 and 10.5 per cent for FY26, a Business Standard poll of 10......

FDI inflows in India cross $1 trillion

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India have crossed the $1 trillion milestone in the April 2000-September 2024 period, firmly establishing the country's reputation as a safe and key......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Historic! India to host first ever Kho Kho World Cup!

IMAGE: The Kho Kho World Cup will feature both men's and women's teams, with 25 countries from six continents set to compete. Photograph: Kho Kho World Cup/X India is set to host the first-ever......

Australian Open 2025: Must-Know Dates and Details

IMAGE: People pass a trophy poster ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, at Melbourne Park. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters The Australian Open is a hard court Grand Slam tournament......

Former Australia Test opener Joe Burns to lead Italy

IMAGE: Joe Burns celebrates his maiden Test century during the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane, November 7, 2015. Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/Reuters Former Australia......

'India, Poland connected by kabaddi': PM Modi

'India, Poland connected by kabaddi': PM Modi IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Michal Spiczko, president of the Kabaddi Federation of Poland, and Anna Kalbarczyk, Board Member, Kabaddi......

India name 24-member squad for Europe leg of Hockey Pro League

Photograph: Hockey India Harmanpreet Singh will lead a 24-member Indian squad in the Europe leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League starting on May 22. India will play a total of eight matches, twice......