'English Year': Muslim body issues fatwa against New Year celebrations

Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, the National President of All India Muslim Jamaat on Sunday issued a fatwa against New Year celebrations, discouraging Muslims from celebrating it, instead urged......

Art 370 fueled separatism in J-K, Modi govt ended terrorism: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Article 370 sowed seeds of separatism in the minds of the youth of Kashmir and the Narendra Modi government not only ended terrorism in the valley but......

Dr Singh, Devoted Husband And Father

Nitin Desai, who has known Dr Singh from 1971, extends his 'deepest condolences to his wife Gurcharan Kaur and to his three talented daughters Upinder, the historian; Daman, the writer; and Amrit,......

MT Had A Profound Influence On My Life

Shobha Warrier pays homage to M T Vasudevan Nair, the legendary writer and filmmaker who passed into the ages on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

'RBI has a tough balancing act to do'

'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......

'Our India centre is a hub for global innovation'

'Our business continues to roll out its strategy, the role of this GDTC continues to grow.' IMAGE: Text. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kimberly-Clark/Instagram Sreekanth Jayabalan, vice-president......

Boards of Nifty 100 companies expand with more independent, women directors

61 companies reported having between nine and 13 directors in FY24, a slight drop from 65 in FY23 but an increase from 57 in FY21. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The boardrooms of......

The India Story: 90% Work In Progress

From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation. IMAGE: Union Minister of Roads, Transport and Highways......

The Girl Who Made A Huge Splash In 2024

'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.''We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

'India Has Lost The Most Humane Storyteller Of Our Time'

'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kamal Haasan/X As news spread of Shyam Benegal's passing on December 23, heartfelt tributes......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

Women's Ashes: Injuries, fitness issues in spotlight

Back from a long injury lay-off, on the eve of the Women’s Ashes, Healy confirmed that she would be ready to take on the wicketkeeping duties. IMAGE: England captain Heather Knight and......

'This is our year': SA confident of WTC triumph over Aus

IMAGE: The Proteas will face Australia in the final of the World Test Championship in June at the Lord's. Photograph: Cricket South Africa/X South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj believes his team......

'Kohli knows what to do': Du Plessis backs India star

IMAGE: Virat Kohli had a torrid time in Australia during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli will be “super motivated” to put a struggling phase behind him......

Gavaskar calls for injecting new blood in Team India

  IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy made his Test debut at the Perth Test and finished with 298 runs in five Tests in Australia. Photograph: BCCI/X Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Test future is now......

Djokovic leans on coach Murray to help climb rankings

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic had announced Andy Murray as his new coach last month. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images from the Rediff.com Archives Novak Djokovic said his recently retired rival......