Won't allow Lankan soil to be used against India: Prez Disanayaka

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka on Monday categorically conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the island nation will not allow its territory to be used against India's security......

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

Beware The American Deep State

Do not underestimate the ingenuity of the Deep State in America to have its way. Keeping the guard down will be a catastrophic mistake on the part of the Delhi establishment.We could get hit when......

Doesn't mean all is resolved: Jaishankar on LAC agreement with China

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the breakthrough agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) does not mean that issues between the two......

Cyberfraud Thrives On Fear!

The number of cyberfraud cases has skyrocketed from 2,677 in 1999-2000 to 29,082 in FY24 -- more than a 10-fold increase. The RBI pegs digital payment frauds at Rs 1,457 crore in FY24, up more than......

Budget: Why exporters are seeking Rs 750 cr from Sitharaman

Exporters on Thursday sought a fund of Rs 750 crore for three years to tap USD 25 billion export potential in the US, aiming to seize potential opportunities that may arise as the US......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Rating agencies Moody's, Fitch cut outlook on Adani firms

Ratings agency Moody's said on Tuesday that it has cut the outlook on the ratings of seven Adani entities to 'negative' from 'stable', citing the US indictment of chairman Gautam Adani and others......

'Never Put Anyone To Sleep During Sex'

'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".' IMAGE: A scene from Khwaabon Ka Jhamela. Modern love and sex are......

'What If We Go Back A Few Hundred Years?'

'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.''The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?' IMAGE: Suriya in Kanguva. He always wondered when Indian cinema......

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies.Dinesh Raheja......

Angry Young Men Review: Seeking Salim-Javed

Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.......

Buttler scripts T20I record vs India...

Scorecard   IMAGE: England skipper Jos Buttler has logged his name in the record books during the 2nd T20I against India on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI England skipper Jos Buttler on......

What will be the right playing combos for India in CT?

  IMAGE: Having Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel in the playing XI could prove to India's benefit, reckons Suresh Raina. Photograph: BCCI/X Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina reckons that......

Delhiwaale ho, dum dikhao: Kohli's advice to youngsters

IMAGE: Virat Kohli arrived at Arun Jaitley Stadium at 9 am, joined the team huddle, warmed up, and played football for 15 minutes. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Virat Kohli Fan Club/X At exactly 9am......

Karnataka beat Vidarbha for fifth Vijay Hazare crown

IMAGE: Karnataka's players celebrate victory over Vidarbha in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Vadodara, on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Dhruv Shorey's third consecutive hundred......

'Retirement In Your Hands, But Playing For India Not'

'If the chairman of selectors believes in the future health of Indian cricket, he has the power to decide whether your career should end now, whether you get a few more matches, or one more......