Delhi boy skips exams, ends up as labourer in Tamil Nadu

A 17-year-old boy from Delhi's Rohini, unwilling to take his final exams, left home and travelled over 2,000 kilometres in Tamil Nadu to work as a labourer at a construction site and was living in......

Why The Census Is Important

It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and- a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in......

Cow smugglers will be shot on sight, warns Karnataka minister

Amid cow theft cases in Uttara Kannada district, District in-charge Minister Mankal S Vaidya has warned that those indulging in such activities would be shot at on the road or at the circle in the......

Hope PM told Trump it's not right to...: Opposition parties

Opposition leaders on Friday said they hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of the manner in which Indians who had illegally migrated to the United States were sent back in a......

Mysuru layoffs: Infosys denies using force, intimidation tactics

IT services company Infosys on Wednesday said it did not use force or intimidation tactics when it laid off trainees at Mysuru campus over performance-related issues, and that it was explaining the......

'This Is Your Chance, India'

'You don't need massive industry or huge energy resources.''You could start with just 3 or 4 people in a coffee shop and invent the world.' IMAGE: Sebastian Thrun, German-American entrepreneur,......

'Global barriers to trade are increasing'

'The steel industry expects the government to decide on safeguard measures from dumping post-Budget' IMAGE: A labourer works inside a steel factory in Kanpur.(Kindly note the image has only been......

Brokerages split after JSW Steel Q3 results miss estimates

Steel maker JSW Steel's Q3 results, announced on January 24, 2025, after market hours, failed to meet Street expectations. Sajjan Jindal, managing director of JSW Steel. Photograph: Francis......

'I Have Done Films For Free'

'Till my wife called me up one day and said, "Hey, we need food on the table".'Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Mayur Sanap bring back interesting moments from the Thangalaan launch in Mumbai.......

Rohit Is A True Friends To Fans

When a few fans called out his name, he instructed the security team to let them approach. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma with his fans at the ICC Academy. Photograph: K R Nayar   Indian Skipper Rohit......

19-year-old Meena shatters pole vault record to win gold

IMAGE: Dev Kumar Meena bettered the previous National record of 5.31m set by Subramani Siva while winning the gold in the 2022 Games in Gujarat. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India/X Madhya......

Virat's stunning decision ahead of Ranji tie...

IMAGE: Virat Kohli dons the Delhi Ranji Trophy uniform ahead of their match against Railways on Thursday, January 30. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mufaddal Vohra/X Just like Rishabh Pant did in the......

Champions Trophy: Pick Karun Nair!

IMAGE: Karun Nair boasts an incredible average of 752 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with five centuries from seven games. Photograph: Karun Nair/Instagram Karun Nair is proving to be unstoppable with......

'A cricketer retires when he feels he's had enough'

IMAGE: Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-tacker with 537 scalps. Photograph: Amit Dave / Reuters A cricketer only calls time when he knows that he has had "enough" and something must have......