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Ramana Maharshi: 5 Teachings

On the 144th birth anniversary of the the great sage, let's remember some of his important lessons. He was born Venkataraman Iyer in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, and through his life embodied peace and...

SC to examine age bar for surrogate mothers, seeks govt reply

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine issues over the age bar for surrogate mothers and others under the laws on February 11. IMAGE: A view of the Supreme Court of India.Photograph: ANI......

SC to hear review pleas on same-sex marriage verdict on Jan 9

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will on January 9 consider the pleas seeking review of its October 2023 verdict declining legal sanction to same-sex marriage. IMAGE: Students holding......

Winter chill intensifies in North India, Kashmir temp drops below freezing

The winter chill intensified in most parts of north India on Wednesday as night temperatures in the Kashmir Valley dipped in most parts to settle below zero degrees, while it inched closer to the......

Tibet earthquake: Rescuers race against time to find survivors

Rescuers raced against time to search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in frigid weather amid hundreds of aftershocks, a day after a massive quake hit a Tibetan county while......

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......

BP beats Shell; to operate ONGC's Mumbai High fields

BP Plc has won a bid to operate ONGC's giant Mumbai High oil and gas field by offering up to 60 per cent increase in output over baseline, the state-owned firm said on Wednesday. Photograph: Lee......

Key infra sectors' growth slows to 4.3% in Nov

The output of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 4.3 per cent in November 2024 against 7.9 per cent growth registered a year ago, according to official data released on Tuesday.......

Govt cuts gas allocation for LPG, diverts to city gas retailers

The government has slashed allocation of natural gas used for LPG production, and diverted the low-priced fuel to city gas retailers like Indraprastha Gas Ltd and Adani-Total Gas Ltd to meet a part......

Fire, engineering insurance premiums likely to move up by 60% in 2025

In 2025, Indian firms may face higher premiums for fire and engineering insurance covers as reinsurers are likely to revise rates due to rising claims from catastrophic events and higher loss......

'Deva Is Paisa Vasool'

'For many years, people were telling me to do a massy film.'Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar, Mayur Sanap report from the Deva trailer launch. IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor in Deva.......

Like Malaika's First Selfie Of The Year?

Sonakshi relives her holiday mood... Sonam shares a late New Year post... Aahana rides a unicorn... Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram 2024 wasn't kind to Malaika Arora, as she lost......

Katrina-Vicky's London Break

Bollywood stars are on their year end break already! Photograph: Kind courtesy Mithila Palkar/Instagram Mithila Palkar chills in Norway. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram......

'This Roller Coaster Has Taught Me To...'

'...just be neutral about everything.''I will just take life as it comes.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Panigrahi/Instagram When Preeti Panigrahi was selected for Girls Will Be Girls in 2022,......

2024's Best South Web Series

With varying levels of effectiveness in execution and conception, our storytellers have been able to adapt to the new format of content creation -- Web series -- and it's an exciting time ahead for......

Will Bumrah be fit for Champions Trophy?

India will open their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai. IMAGE: According to sources privy to the development, the grade of Jasprit Bumrah's back spasm has......

Janssen's hat-trick powers TN Dragons to thrilling win

IMAGE: The result has taken the Dragons to the second spot on the standings with nine points in four matches. Photograph: HIL/X Jip Janssen slammed a hat-trick to steer Tamil Nadu Dragons to......

Reset your mind: De Villiers' advice to struggling Kohli

‘Virat loves the fight, but when you're not in the form of your life, it's best to get rid of those things’ IMAGE: Virat Kohli could manage only 190 runs in his nine innings in the......

Pink Test special: Konstas honours family's cancer battle

'Pink Test' is a ‘special event’ for Sam Konstas whose cousin and grandfather died of cancer IMAGE: Sam Konstas revealed how his cousin died of leukemia and his grandpa of bowel......

Did India Mismanage Bumrah's Workload?

IMAGE: With a staggering 32 wickets across five Tests at an average of just 13.06, including three five-wicket hauls, Jasprit Bumrah earned the Player of the Series award. Photograph: ICC/X......

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