Maha Kumbh 2025 -- a 45-day event billed as the biggest gathering of humans in one place -- is all set to begin Monday with the first major bathing ritual or 'Shahi Snan' on the auspicious occasion......
Bharatiya Janata Party ally Janata Dal-United has sought an extension in the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the bills proposing simultaneous elections, while another......
IMAGE: General Ashok Raj Sigdel with President Droupadi Murmu, December 12, 2024. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan It's a long standing military tradition that the chiefs of the Indian and Nepalese......
The fog was thick, the cold intense and the waters freezing as the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest gathering, began on Monday with 1.5 crore people taking a dip in the Sangam in their quest for......
India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, economic progress and the strides it has taken in sectors, such as science and technology, were on full display at the 76th Republic-Day......
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the 11th time in a row but sharply lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent for the current fiscal, as......
'The central bank has highlighted that the slowdown in growth has been limited to a few sectors and overall growth is expected to pick up in the second half of the year.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of......
The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......
Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......
. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......
Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks. ......
Khalnayak's Choli Ke Peeche, Duplicate's Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam, Mrityudaata's Na Na Na Na Re, Hare Rama Hare Krishna' Phoolon Ka Taaron Ka, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham's Dekha Tainu Pehli, it's an......
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......
Bollywood loves to play with fire. In Amazon Prime Video's upcoming original movie, Agni, directed by Rahul Dholakia, a firefighter investigates the rising frequency of mysterious fires in the......
Singham Again is action heavy, so its appeal is limited to fans of the genre, observes Deepa Gahlot. In keeping with the current mood of the people, Rohit Shetty's modern-day retelling of the......
IMAGE: Vijay Shankar scored his 2nd first class ton this season. Photograph: Kind courtesy TNCA/X All-rounder Vijay Shankar blasted an unbeaten 150 as Tamil Nadu closed in on an outright win......
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Siddhesh Lad's 145 propelled Mumbai to 671 for 7 declared in the first innings in their Ranji Trophy Group......
IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja bagged 7/38 in the second innings to take his match tally to 12 as Saurashtra thrashed Delhi by 10 wickets in Rajkot on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ravindra Jadeja......
Seamers Mukesh Choudhary and Rajneesh Gurbani struck lethal blows as Maharashtra thumped Baroda by a whopping 439-run margin in a Group A league match, a result that kept defending champions Mumbai......
Manu Bhaker's missing from Khel Ratna nominees; ministry says no final list yet IMAGE: Manu Bhaker became independent India's first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the......