'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs': What Kashmiris Want

At Srinagar's famed Lal Chowk, Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf meets a computer engineer who drives an auto for a living and discovers that Kashmiris are more interested in finding jobs than......

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Photograph: Kind courtesy The Great Elephant Migration A huge herd of elephants -- 100 of them -- are arriving in Manhattan on Friday, which is also auspiciously the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nope,......

How CAA Helped Joe Pereira

'Without CAA, there would have been a lot of hurdles.' Joseph Francis A Pereira, a citizen of Pakistan who currently resides in Cansaulim, south Goa, is the first in the state to be given an Indian......

India, US sign key defence agreement

The two countries also signed a 'Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers', which will facilitate the posting of one military officer from each country with the military......

A yr of Israel-Hamas war: Trade with W Asia holds steady

A year after a Hamas attack against Israel on October 7 and the ensuing Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, India’s trade with most West Asian countries has largely escaped any major......

Analysts bullish on Nykaa's outlook for beauty and personal care business

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) hosted its annual investor day recently. The responses were positive from analysts. IMAGE: Falguni Nayar, founder of Nykaa. Photograph: Eventfaqs/Twitter Although......

Ban on onion export lifted; MEP of $550/tonne imposed

The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Photograph: ANI Photo Last......

Stanchart to continue focus on wealth management in India

Standard Chartered’s India strategy will focus on wealth management while credit card will remain core to its business though will avoid competition with the country’s private banks,......

Australia stuck on a tightrope to World Cup

  IMAGE: Australia's Kusini Yengi scores their second goal against Bahrain during their World Cup qualifiers at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, on Tuesday. Photograph: Hamad I......

World Cup '26: Japan, Iran top Asian qualifying charts

IMAGE: Japan's Koki Ogawa scores the first goal for Japan against China. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Japan's march to the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday as Hajime Moriyasu's side handed......

Diamond League PIX: The Best of The Best-2

Images from Day 2 of the Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels, on Saturday. IMAGE: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon celebrates winning the women's 1500 metres, her fifth Diamond......

Brazil's FIFA World Cup qualification hanging by a thread

Brazil shocked and other big upsets at World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday IMAGE: Brazil's Marquinhos and Estevao look dejected after their defeat to Paraguay in the South American World Cup......

Olympic boxing crisis deepens: India's fate uncertain

Boxing's future hangs in balance after Asian body votes in favour of IBA IMAGE: Picture used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BFI/X Boxing's already uncertain......