For Pakistan, Siachen Is A Debacle

For India, it is a symbol of will and a successful feat of arms. IMAGE: The Indian Army keeps the Tricolour aloft on the Siachen Glacier. Photograph: Screen grab kind courtesy video by ADGPI/X......

SC/ST Act can't be limited to a person's state of origin: HC

The Bombay high court on Friday observed that the scope of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cannot be limited to the state where a person is declared as being......

100th 'Mann Ki Baat' episode to be broadcast live at UN

In a 'historic moment', the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' will be broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters in New York. 'Get ready......

Salman Rushdie was stabbed by NJ resident, police probing motive

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses, was "still undergoing surgery", several hours after being stabbed......

MFDs cash in big: Commissions jump over 20% on market liftoff

Commissions paid to mutual fund distributors (MFDs) increased by over 20 per cent for most large fund houses in 2023-24 (FY24), driven by a sharp market rally and strong inflows. Illustration:......

Distributors flock to MFs as returns, flows improve

An improved showing of mutual funds (MFs) is helping the industry attract distribution talent at a brisk pace. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The industry has onboarded a net of 11,600......

SIP wave hits record level, more to come

India’s mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under......

Top MFs paid 10-18% higher commissions to distributors

The top three mutual funds (MFs) paid out 10-18 per cent higher commissions to distributors during the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) compared to FY22 as a sustained rise in flows from the......

Bollywood prays for Hurricane Sandy victims

Here's what your favourtie Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. As Hurricane Sandy wrecks havoc in the US, Bollywood celebrities tweeted their prayers for those affected.Bipasha Basu: 'Sometimes......

Grammy tribute: Michael Jackson's kids say thanks

Michael Jackson's children -- Prince Michael, 12 and Paris, 11 paid tribute to their father at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.The two kids also offered heartfelt thanks after a......

Achachamundu wins an award

Arun Vaidyanathan's Tamil film Achachamundu won the Homegrown - Best Feature Award at the recent 7th Annual Garden state film festival. Diane Raver, the festival director announced that the......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Eden Gardens now has the Jhulan Goswami stand!

'This is not just my moment, it belongs to every girl who dreams of making it big in cricket.' IMAGE: Former India bowler Jhulan Goswami during the inauguration of a stand named after her at the......

Gambhir, Sehwag fail in comeback game

Bikash Mohapatra reports from Northamptonshire The much-anticipated return turned out to be a damp squib. Coming intoIndia's tour game against Northamptonshire, there was considerable hype about......

All eyes on Sehwag, Zaheer in Northants game

Stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and elected to bat against Northamptonshire in their practice game at the county's ground on Friday. Opener Gambhir is leading the side even though......

Stats highlights: India vs Afghanistan, World T20

Statistical Highlights from the third match of theICC World Twenty20 between India and Afghanistan in St Lucia on Saturday. Murali Vijay made his Twenty20 international debut. He became the 27th......

Fastest Test double hundreds

Virender Sehwag raced to a double hundred off just 168 balls on Day 2 of the third Test against Sri Lanka. It is the second fastest double century in Test cricket. The double hundred club:......