The 102-Year-Old Cricketer

IMAGE: The 'magical' cricket man. Photograph: ANI The world's heaviest mango. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also See: Why is Jasmeet Kour special? And Wular Lake gets......

Cyclone Remal makes landfall: Over 1 lakh evacuated; rail, air, road traffic hit

As severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' initiated its landfall process between the coasts of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal on Sunday evening, authorities took swift action, evacuating over 1 lakh......

At 135 kmph, cyclone 'Remal' to make landfall in Bengal tonight

Cyclone 'Remal' has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to make landfall between West Bengal's Sagar Island and Bangladesh's Khepupara on Sunday night, the India......

Litchi Heats Up Election Season In Muzaffarpur

'The local support from our MP is nil. He never comes to see our farms.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit A Shah during an election meeting in Muzaffarpur, May 5, 2024. Photograph:......

Untimely rain in March damages rabi crops

Untimely rains during March have caused damage to rabi crops and may result in lower yields, a report said on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Between March 1 and 21, cumulative......

US wants India to remove tariffs on American apples it imports

The lawmakers from the US State of Washington have urged the Biden administration to help remove or reduce the tariffs on American apples imported to India as the country's fruit industry has......

All hail Modi's 1st BJP Budget

The Modi government is notoriously honest about one fact: It does not listen to economists, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Welcome sign rolled out for Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi in......

Will govt's move to limit use of herbicide glyphosate hit India's food security?

Kerala, Punjab, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are among the major agriculturally important states that have banned the use of glyphosate citing its adverse impact on human health. In a sudden move,......

When Dilip Kumar almost got arrested

Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life. This article was first published on Rediff.com December 10, 2012. In the early '80s, my mother and I were holidaying in Goa......

Umpire Erasmus to stand in 100th ODI in Paarl

'We are all servants of the game, but sometimes when milestone are reached, we are recognised, which is really nice.'   IMAGE: Marais Erasmus has been officiating at the highest level since......

Cricket pre-season in Australia to start end of May?

IMAGE: CA's head of sports science and sports medicine Alex Kountouris said with social distancing becoming mandatory in the post-COVID world, teams will have to find out new ways of on-field......

Australia restricts usage of saliva to shine cricket ball

Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has drawn the guidelines with the help of medical experts, sporting bodies, and federal and state governments. IMAGE: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc.......

Australia, NZ cancel domestic first class competition

IMAGE: CA had already cancelled the last round of Australia's domestic first class season, leaving NSW top of the standings. Photograph: Cricket Australia/Twitter Australia's Sheffield Shield......

Kashmiri 'World' champs keep families waiting

IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates after defeating England by 36 runs in the final of the Physical Disability World Cricket Series 2019. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter The Hussain family from Sopore and......