ISKCON temple set afire, idol damaged near Dhaka

A group of people set fire to an ISKCON temple in Dhaka district in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday. IMAGE: Bangladeshi Hindus stage a protest in solidarity with the ISKCON temple in......

India The Diplomatic Ambassador In Global Crises

Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

BJP stalwart L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that Bharatiya Janata party stalwart and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest......

The real story of Bihar's economic growth

The really disturbing numbers relate to inequality. Bihar's per capita income is a third of India's, and a fourth of Gujarat's, notes T N Ninan. Image: A flood-affected man with his bicycle moves......

Friction over India's beef trade heats up after attacks

India is the world's top beef exporter after Brazil, cornering a fifth of the market. Image: Rescued cattle are seen at a "goushala", or cow shelter, run by Bharatiya Gou Rakshan Parishad, an arm......

Comexes comply with new FMC rules, rejig board composition

The regulator asked all exchanges to have half the board comprise independent directors. Anchor investors were to have board seats to the extent of equity held and the chairman must be an......

Coal scam: CBI asked to supply deficient documents to accused

A special court on Tuesday directed Central Bureau of Investigation to supply deficient copies of documents filed by it to the accused, including Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal,......

Look, Who Attended Palak-Mithoon's Wedding Reception

Singer Palak Muchhal and Composer Mithoon had a weekend wedding. While the wedding was an intimate affair featuring only family and close friends, the couple hosted a grand reception for industry......

'The era of the heroes is over'

'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.''What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

More Stars than in Heaven on OTT!

While it's an agonisingly long wait for the theatre business to come back to normalcy, what with the pandemic showing an even uglier face, things are looking brighter at least on the OTT medium.......

Duleep Trophy: Agarwal's 50 reminiscent of good old days

IMAGE: Skipper Mayank Agarwal struck a fine half century before being dismissed in the final over of the day. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Half-centuries by skipper Mayank Agarwal and Pratam......

Will Chahar make a comeback for 4th T20I in Raipur?

IMAGE: Deepak Chahar is back in the T20 mix. Photograph: Joe Allison/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  India's young bowling unit, which has been under the pump, will look to better its......

Ranji: Jagadeesan's 2nd season-ton helps Tamil Nadu

Photograph: Narayan Jagadeesan/Instagram Rohilla's fourth first-class ton gives Services solid start Opener Shubham Rohilla struck his fourth first-class hundred to take Services to 279 for 4......

When Venky 'secretly prayed for Rahul'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Venkatesh Prasad/Twitter Venkatesh Prasad, the former India medium pacer, looks forward to K L Rahul's triumphant return to top form during the Asia Cup and the coming......

IPL 2024: Full list of released, retained and traded players

IMAGE: Featuring in the retained player’s list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI The curtains dropped on the IPL trade window on......