First informant of Kargil War passes away in Ladakh

Indian Army on Sunday extended condolences to the family of Tashi Namgyal, the Ladakhi shepherd who is credited with alerting Indian troops about Pakistani infiltration during the 1999 Kargil......

Ustad Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Ustad Zakir Hussain was laid to rest on Thursday at a San Francisco cemetery as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

Who Says Our Netas Are Not Educated?

In Maharashtra's 288-member Assembly, the share of legislators with college degrees increased over the past decade. IMAGE: Congress Umred MLA Sanjay Meshram is an IIT-Bombay alumnus and an......

'Meetings Are Set Up At 2 Am'

Social media is full of surprises and we got another surprise when a Zepto employee use it to vent his anger at the company in a post on social media platform Reddit. IMAGE: Kaivalya Vohra,......

Should you invest in gold? Read here to find out

Goldman Sachs expects gold to reach $3,150 per ounce in the international market by Dece­mber 2025, up around 19.1 per cent from its current level of $2,645, according to a recent report in......

Do you need to apply for PAN 2.0? Read here

Existing Permanent Account Number (PAN) card holders are not required to apply for a new one under the upgraded PAN 2.0 system that is primarily aimed at introducing a 'common identifier' for all......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

7 Stunning Sequences From Raj Kapoor Films

Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy.Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies.   Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

The Swades State Of Mind

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

Bully the bowlers! Shastri urges Rohit

Rohit should change his tactics, be more attacking batting at No. 6: Ravi Shastri IMAGE: Rohit Sharma as he has managed 10, 3 and 6 runs in the last three innings. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/X......

Arrest warrant issued against Robin Uthappa

IMAGE: Robin Uthappa is wanted in related to a case of defrauding employees. Photograph: Rediff.com Archives An arrest warrant has been issued against former India batter Robin Uthappa in......

BCCI's earnings hit record highs as per latest reports

IMAGE: In FY24-25, the BCCI is expected to earn Rs 10,054 crore with the total budgeted expenditure set at Rs 2,348 crore. Photograph: Arko Datta / Reuters BCCI's healthy bank balance got......

Kumble Disowns 'Disgraceful Captaincy' Comment

IMAGE: Former India player and Head Coach Anil Kumble, who now works with a broadcast channel, was falsely attributed to comments he never made. Photograph: Reuters Anil Kumble has addressed the......

Meet Gukesh's Soulmate

Photographs: D Gukesh/Instagram World Chess Champion D Gukesh can't seem to get enough of his latest prize.The 18-year-old Grandmaster from Chennai made history last week by defeating China's Ding......