UGC-NET paper leaked on darknet: Education minister

Amid a raging row and constant demands by the opposition to re-conduct medical entrance exam NEET-UG, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said isolated incidents of malpractices......

At $84 bn, India ranks fourth in 2023 military spend: SIPRI report

India was the fourth largest military spender globally in 2023 with an expenditure of $83.6 billion, behind the US, China and Russia, according to a report by an independent international......

Israel's chief of military intel quits over Oct 7 Hamas attack

Israel's military intelligence chief Major-General Aharon Haliva resigned on Monday, citing failure to prevent Hamas's deadly surprise attack last October. IMAGE: Israeli soldiers operate inside......

15 Israeli soldiers killed during ground op in Gaza

At least 15 Israeli soldiers have been killed during the ground invasion in Gaza since Tuesday as its forces press deeper into the enclave, attacking dozens of targets affiliated with its Hamas......

Israel conflict unlikely to impact trade of pharma firms

Indian pharmaceutical firms foresee minimal disruptions in trade with Israel despite escalating regional tensions. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters Rising crude prices and export shipping insurance......

Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 74th place

India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks, while the United Kingdom has retained its top position, as per data released......

Is Zia Mody planning to retire?

'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "So, who have you signed on recently?" I ask of Zia Mody,......

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

My exposure to cinema was by watching mainstream Hindi films, with occasional big budget Hollywood products thrown in. It was not until I was in my late teens that I was introduced to world cinema,......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Archer Bhajan Kaur wins gold; qualifies for Paris Olympics

Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhajan Kaur/Instagram Bhajan Kaur clinched India an Olympic individual quota in style, winning a gold medal at the 'Archery In Paris Final Olympic Qualifier' in Antalya,......

Prannoy in Round of 16 at Australian Open

IMAGE: India's HS Prannoy had it easy against Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in the Round of 32 match at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Sydney on Wednesday. Photograph: Arnd......

Injured Anwar Ali misses cut in Asian Cup probables

IMAGE: Indian defender Anwar Ali. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/X India will be missing its key central defender Anwar Ali because of his ankle injury in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar starting......

World Wrestling C'ships: Pruthviraj loses, Abhimanyu in bronze play-off

IMAGE: Abhimanyu entered the 70kg medal round. Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters Abhimanyu entered the bronze-medal playoff but other Indian free-style wrestlers had a disappointing day at......

Argentina cap Asian tour with win

IMAGE: Argentina picked up a 2-0 win over Indonesia. Photograph: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters A long-range thunderbolt from Leandro Paredes and a second-half headed goal from Cristian Romero earned......