Modi's concerns on nuclear arms impacted Russia amid Ukraine war: CIA chief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's views on the use of nuclear weapons had an impact on the Russians and could well have averted a global disaster in the context of the Ukraine war, Director of the......

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

The perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack, who shot dead 166 people, had confessed to details that should have been enough to hang him, but Pakistan enjoyed his anti-India rhetoric and let him......

Pfizer, Moderna testing vaccines against UK Covid strain

Pfizer and Moderna are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the new mutated version of the virus that's recently been found in the United Kingdom and other countries, CNN......

Is COVID-19 lethal for your heart?

'The larger number of patients, who are being affected by COVID-19, are essentially people who have a history of heart disease to begin with, and then experience a more severe form of the infection......

How RBI plans to ensure bank shareholders are 'fit and proper'

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday tweaked norms related to acquisition and holding of shares in banks to ensure that their ultimate ownership and control remain well diversified and the major......

BofA expects 8.2% GDP growth next fiscal

Warning that the new year will be riskier than the previous two in terms of growth, inflation and the perils of monetary policy normalisation on consumption demand in particular, along with other......

Depositors of 21 stressed co-op banks to get Rs 5 lakh by Nov

The banks are required to submit a claim list by October 15. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) will pay the depositors of 21......

Payments banks can now hold max balance of Rs 2 lakh/customer

The RBI has doubled the limit of maximum balance that an individual customer can hold with payments banks to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1 lakh earlier with immediate effect to expand the ability of such......

Emmy 2015: Veep, Games of Thrones, Viola Davis create history

The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on September 20.It was a special night for American prime time television,......

'We're celebrating Modi becoming prime minister'

'Americans understand India as an emerging superpower, they do not understand that we'd already arrived.' Indian-American actor Akshay Kapoor, on what to expect at New York's Madison Square Garden......

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST MOTION PICTURE......

12 Years A Slave, American Hustle lead Golden Globe 2013 nominations

The 71st Annual Golden Globe nominations have been announced. Here's a quick glance at 2013 hopefuls. The Golden Globe ceremony are set to take place on January 12, 2014 and will be seen in more......

GCL: Firouzja beats Nakamura as Triveni Kings record big win

IMAGE: Viswanthan Anand and Anish Giri in action. Photograph: Kind courtesy GCL/X Alireza Firouzja defeated world No 2 Hikaru Nakamura as Triveni Continental Kings defeated American Gambits in......

R Madhavan's Son Vedaant Wins 5 Golds

IMAGE: Vedaant Madhavan with the five gold medals he won at the Malaysian Invitational Age Group Swimming Championships 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Photographs: Ranganathan Madhavan/Twitter Fast-rising......

PIX: Desisa wins midnight marathon; Hassan bags double

Sifan Hassan first athlete, male or female, to win the two events at a single Olympic Games or World championships. Images from Saturday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.......