Mount Everest's snow cover recedes by 150 metres

Snow cover atop Mount Everest retreated by 150 metres, indicating a lack of snow accumulation during the winter season of 2024-2025, researchers have noted. IMAGE: Mount Everest seen through an......

'Goa Beach Shacks Can't Sell Idli-Sambar'

'Idli-sambar is available to eat on the main roads but the shacks on Goa beaches, which were started to give employment to local Goans, cannot sell idli-sambar.' IMAGE: A Goa beachside.......

SC puts off pleas on Places of Worship Act to April

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to April first week the hearing on a batch of pleas relating to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India.......

SP leader moves SC for effective implementation of Places of Worship Act

Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court for an effective implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious......

Tesla Enters India, Hits Speed Bumps Elsewhere

While Elon Musk's political influence continues to grow, his business empire is witnessing headwinds. IMAGE: A visitor views the Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle at the Canadian International Auto......

India's forex reserve jumps by $4.76 billion to $640.48 billion

India's forex reserve jumped by $4.76 billion to $640.48 billion in the week ended February 21, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters In the previous reporting week,......

Investors' kitty swells by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore

Investors became richer by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore on Wednesday as benchmark BSE Sensex surged by 740 points amid value buying in utilities and power shares and a strong trend in global markets.......

How the markets will fare this week

Equity markets will take cues from the US tariff related developments, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors this week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

My Favourite Oscar Moment

The balance was so perfect in that moment, the irony so rich.Those who cheered on Elia Kazan were cheering on the one quality that made him such a singular artist: He was his own man and not......

'Comedians Usually Bounce Back'

'Unless a comedian is involved in something society deems unforgivable...' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tumisu/Pixabay.com......

Sanya-Sunidhi Serve Hotness

Vaani is lost in thought... Kajol wears a lemon... Shriya holidays in the Maldives... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram Sanya Malhotra shares a behind-the-scenes picture with......

Masters: Simmons outshines Watson as WI beat Australia

IMAGE: Lendl Simmons of West Indies Masters raises his bat to celebrate completing 50 runs during the International Masters League match against Australia Masters at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi......

'Never Ever Write Off Rohit Sharma'

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma returned to form with a sensational 119-run innings, smashing it off just 90 balls. Photograph: BCCI   Rohit Sharma silenced critics in spectacular fashion, powering India......