Jaishankar, Pak PM Sharif shake hands at SCO dinner; no hint of thaw in ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday exchanged pleasantries with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, hours after landing in the Pakistani capital in the first such visit from India......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'Ratan Made You Feel Special'

'He had a lovely, lovely, sense of humour, very subdued and very, very subtle, but it was very, very, prominent.' All photographs: Kind courtesy Ratan Tata/Instagram.com   Halekai or Home By......

Will Pinarayi Vijayan Survive Ally Anvar's Attack?

At a time when none in Kerala's Left politics questioned the chief minister's authority, MLA P V Anvar hurled a series of accusations against Pinarayi Vijayan's government, notes Shyam G Menon.......

Trade on road to recovery but Indian firms tread cautiously

Truck movements across the India-Bangladesh border are on the rise, with increasing rentals signalling a trade recovery between the two South Asian nations. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Yet,......

Sensex falls 230 points as investors turned cautious

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, dragged by selling in banking, utility and financial stocks as investors turned cautious ahead of key macro data. Photograph:......

Sensex, Nifty rise on buying in banking stocks

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled higher on Thursday, powered by a rally in banking and power stocks amid a largely firm trend in global markets. Photograph: Shailesh......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Unseeded Indians win first ATP title!

IMAGE: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and his partner Vijay Sundar Prashanth. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Abhimanyu Singh/Instagram India's Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and his partner Vijay Sundar Prashanth......

ACT PIX: India set up China final after Harmanpreet brace

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh scores off a penalty corner in the Asian Champions Trophy semi-final against South Korea on Monday. Photograph: Hockey India Skipper Harmanpreet Singh's sublime form......

ACT Hockey PIX: Harmanpreet's double helps India down Pakistan

IMAGE: India's players celebrate a goal against Pakistan in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy in Hulunbuir, China, on Saturday. Photographs: Hockey India Skipper Harmanpreet Singh led from the front......

Extreme training: Horn's recipe for Indian hockey win

IMAGE: As India prepare for their quarter-final match, it seems that Mike Horn's boot-camp has had its desired effect. Photograph: Hockey India/X From walking on Glacier 3000, the highest......

Nagal, Bopanna-Sriram sent packing in first round

IMAGE: India's Sumit Nagal in action during his first round men's singles match against Corentin Moutet of France at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters India's......