'Modi government is trying to be petty'

'Your confidence is shaken when the government does what it does these days, but then it is the same confidence that gives you the courage to stand up to the government's high-handedness.''There......

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Given Narendra Modi's trust in him, Praful Khoda Patel is unlikely to back down in Lakshadweep.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel arrives in the Union......

Mamata brings back many top-level police officers removed by EC

Within hours of assuming office, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday initiated a major reshuffle in the police hierarchy, transferring 29 top-level police officers,......

Will hold tricolour when J-K flag is restored: Mehbooba

Hardening her stand on the restoration of special status for Jammu and Kashmir, the erstwhile state's last chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said she was not interested in contesting......

'Bonded labour': Air India pilot unions extend support to Vistara

Describing their situation akin to “bonded labour”, two Air India pilot unions extended their support to Vistara pilots on Thursday, who have raised grievances regarding the duty roster......

Flight schedule to normalise in 2-3 days: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan

High pilot utilisation, combined with a portion of pilots taking sick leave at the end of March has resulted in the cancellations during the last couple of days, chief executive officer (CEO) of......

Team of 80 people harmonising ops of 4 Tata airlines: Air India CEO

Over the past eight months, a team of 80 people has been diligently working to harmonise operating procedures across four airlines run by the Tata group, as part of two mergers, revealed Campbell......

'ICICI Pru's focus is on value of new business growth'

'If through growth and serving the customer we become number one, we will be very happy and very proud.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Anup Bagchi, who took charge as managing director and......

Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages. 2023 was a year of rare hits for the Malayalam film industry. In a country where masala entertainers like Jawan and violent......

Kadak Singh Review: Requiem For The Moaner

To steer clear of sanctimonious newspaper stories all your life, and then be saddled with movies like Kadak Singh -- now there's a rotten bit of luck worth moaning about, sighs Sreehari Nair.......

Thankam Review: Engaging Thriller

Thankam delivers an engaging drama that fans of crime-solving tales will enjoy, recommends Mayur Sanap. Thankam, co-produced by Malayalam cinema's blue-eyed boy Fahadh Faasil, shimmers. Thankam,......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Southern Railway/Twitter Orphaned at five, raised by her daily wager grandmother and forced to run barefoot early on as shoes was a luxury she couldn't afford, sprinter......

BCCI expels India Cements staff following SC ruling

Complying with the Supreme Court's order, the BCCI has given marching orders to all the employees of India Cements or its associate companies that were also part of the Cricket Board. Confirming......

Court orders probe into fixing claims against Srini, Meiyappan

A First Information Report was registered at Jyotinagar police station, in Jaipur, on Friday, to investigate allegations of match-fixing by Board of Control for Cricket in India president and......