President Murmu confers 10 Kirti Chakras, 26 Shaurya Chakras

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday conferred 10 Kirti Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary......

Vishwaguru And Arundhati Roy

The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues......

Lok Sabha to get LoP after 10 yrs, Opposition to push for dy speaker

With the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties' numbers increasing in the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house is set to get a leader of the opposition (LoP) after 10 years,......

Did Lakshmir Bhandar Help Mamata Win?

The welfare schemes of the government, particularly Lakshmir Bhandar, have had a major impact on the electoral outcome. IMAGE: Trinanool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee shows a victory sign after......

Why 4,500 Indian IT Leaders Moved On

With the rush of growth after the pandemic slowing down, many leaders are moving to firms that may be smaller but are growing much faster and have the headroom to grow. IMAGE: A couple of months......

RIL-Disney 'game-changing' deal gets a thumbs-up from analysts

Analysts have given a thumbs up to the Reliance Industries (RIL) and Walt Disney Co (Disney) proposed a joint venture (JV). Photograph: Fred Prouser/Reuters The stock of the Mukesh......

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,......

India's Big Guns Firing On Capex Front

'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......

Selena Makes Heads Turn At Emmys

The 75th Emmys saw a lot of fashion, but even more talent. Held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the show was originally scheduled for September 2023, but was pushed back due to the Hollywood......

'Duggu can do anything he sets his mind to'

'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......

Koffee Talk: Aditya On Ananya, Arjun On Marriage Plans

The latest episode of Koffee With Karan 8 has Bollywood bachelors Aditya Roy Kapur and Arjun Kapoor on the couch. Karan Johar introduces them as 'two unmarried boys who just want to have fun' and......

'Nitin Dada sounded absolutely fine'

'His time had not come, he went away before his time was up.' IMAGE: Nitin Chandrakant Desai, the well-known art director, committed death by suicide at his studio in Karjat. Photograph: Kind......

IPL Qualifier 1: Can KKR's spinners stop SRH's batting line-up?

IMAGE: KKR and SRH will face off in the Qualifier 1 of the ongoing IPL season. Photograph: BCCI High-flying Kolkata Knight Riders and an unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad, teams that have built......

PIX: Wales one win from Euro 2024; Greece in playoffs

Wales one win away from Euro 2024 after beating Finland 4-1 IMAGE: Wales' David Brooks celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Substitute Dan James celebrated his 50th......

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......

England SWOT: Buttler's men have Stokes' fire; Spin remains a concern

IMAGE: With Ben Stokes returning to the line-up, the Jos Buttler-led defending champions enter the World Cup as one of the favourites. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters With Ben Stokes......

Stokes understanding of players lured by T20 leagues

'If a person makes a decision because they think it's the best for themselves, the future and security of their families, then it's very hard to disagree with that.'   IMAGE: Ben Stokes has......