US promises $150 million for Egypt

United States has announced $150 million in aid to Egypt in support of its transition process towards democracy following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The Obama administration is also......

India's Lanka dilemma

The spike in violence in Sri Lanka "will inevitably become an element of domestic politics in Tamil Nadu." This declaration by a senior Indian official last week sums up New Delhi's predicament......

Lanka rally against tsunami deal

Ten thousand protesters gathered Tuesday in Sri Lanka's capital to oppose sharing tsunami aid with rebels, prompting police to bolster security around the president's house. President Chandrika......

HUL Q2 profit down 2.33%; separates ice cream business

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Wednesday reported a 2.33 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,595 crore for the second quarter ended in September 30, 2024 impacted by......

Adani slips to No 30, group stocks lose Rs 12 lk cr in 1 month

Gautam Adani was the world's third and Asia's richest man a month back but a damning report by a US firm triggered a massive sell-off in shares of his apples-to-airport group, plunging his own......

Adani firm repays Rs 1,500 cr in comback strategy

Adani group firm Adani Ports & SEZ paid Rs 1,500 crore loan and promised to repay more as the embattled conglomerate mapped a comeback strategy after a sellout triggered by a damning report by......

Twitter sues Elon Musk for backing out of $44 bn buyout

Twitter has sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he decided to back out of the USD 44 billion takeover deal. IMAGE: Elon Musk. As per The Verge, the lawsuit was filed in Delaware's court of chancery on......

'It was my duty to make Bigg Boss interesting'

Despite his rude and aggressive behaviour on Bigg Boss 3, Kamal Rashid Khan found out that he has quite a fan following when he came for a rediff chat on Tuesday. The actor and producer of the......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Ritwik, Joshna reign

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi dethroned defending champion Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu to regain the men's crown, while Joshna Chinappa of Tamil Nadu retained the women's title, in the 53rd......

Ritwik, Saurav to clash in final

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi and defending champion Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu posted fluent semi-finals victories to set up a title clash in the 53rd Senior National and 30th Bombay......

Spreading the game or killing it?

10-4-29-5 that was Merv Dillon versus Bangladesh on Wednesday.6-1-11-5 that was Shahid Afridi versus Kenya.If Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting needed ammunition to hammer home his argument of the......