Ex-IFS officers urge PM to drop Aravalli safari project

A group of retired forest officers has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the immediate scrapping of the 10,000-acre safari project in Haryana's Aravallis. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

The Military's New Recruits: Robotic Dogs

A pet project of the Indian Army, four-legged robotic prototypes have been making waves at the Republic Day and Army Day parades in the past year. IMAGE: Army personnel operate robotic quadrupeds......

TikTok has interfered in polls, including India: US senators

US senators have alleged that TikTok, owned by the Chinese Communist Party, has interfered in elections of various countries, including India, and called for extending the deadline for a ban on the......

Maha Kumbh: Officials focus on zero error Basant Panchami Amrit Snan

Ahead of Monday's final Amrit Snan at the Maha Kumbh on Basant Panchami, top officials stress the compliance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive of "zero error." IMAGE: Devotees travel......

RBI lens on 8 fintech companies in P2P lending space

Currently there are 26 licensed players in the P2P lending sector but only 10–11 are actively operating. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has intensified......

MPC minutes: Repo rate was cut as inflation aligned with target, says Guv

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the repo rate cut in the February meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC) was due to inflation aligning with the target and......

'BC network has to be commercially viable'

'With higher rentals, cost of Aadhaar devices and the know-your-customer paraphernalia, the commercial viability of the BC network is certainly to be looked at.' Kindly note the image has been......

Mutual Funds Emerge As Financiers For M&A Deals

'Growth for some companies has been hard to come by and this is a smart way to get there.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Companies are increasingly turning to mutual funds to help......

'I'm Not Shah Rukh Khan Yet'

'Today, if someone spits on us, we are ready to kill them, but these men, without raising a hand, led the country to freedom and that's easier said than done.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sidhant......

'Struggle Toh Kiya Hi Hai'

'I have no family (in the industry), no network, no mentor.''Still, I'm consistently working since 20 years and now I have a National Award.''It may take time, but if you're consistently at it,......

Malayalam Cinema In No Mood To Slow Down

'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.' IMAGE: Jyotika and Mammootty in Kaathal: The Core. At 72, Mammootty is in no mood to slow down. The Malayalam......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

India storm into Women's U19 T20 WC final

To face South Africa for title IMAGE: Parunika Sisodia took 3 for 21 to help India restrict England to 113 for 8 in their Women's Under-19 Worlld Cup semi-final in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.......

HIL: Delhi SG Pipers lose to Soorma

Photograph: HIL/X Delhi SG Pipers suffered another agonising defeat, losing 1-2 to JSW Soorma Hockey Club in a men's Hockey India League match in Rourkela on Wednesday. Soorma struck one goal each......

Mandhana's century in vain as India lose 0-3

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana anchored the innings beautifully during her 105 off 109 balls. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Opener Smriti Mandhana's elegant century went in vain as India lost to Australia by......

Is Mitch Marsh's place in the team under threat?

Andrew McDonald backs under-fire Mitch Marsh, remains optimistic about Mitchell Starc's availability for Sydney Test IMAGE: Mitch Marsh's contributions with the bat have been similarly......

Can India Conjure Gabba Magic Again?

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates Sam Konstas' wicket on Day 4 of the fourth Test in Melbourne on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Photograph: BCCI/X The more relevant statistic is that in 2020-2021,......