Is The Taliban Breaking Away From Pakistan?

The Taliban's main challenge comes on the financial and economic front and there Pakistan doesn't have the capacity to be of any meaningful help, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: A......

'Sonia Gandhi is a fantastic person'

'And because she was very close to Indira Gandhi, she was close to me.''Sonia is a wonderful person.' IMAGE: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi, left, with Trinamool Congress President and......

The lost and now 'found' Saraswati river

This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.Manavi Kapur reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "You are only just finding out. Our ancestors have known......

US bids farewell to 'gracious' Richard Verma

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accorded Richard Verma a rousing farewell at the State Department's ornate Thomas Jefferson Room. He exited after more than two years of serving as......

Despite Nestl's woes, food companies continue to bet on India

Nestlé’s tussle with India’s food regulator does not seem to have dented the confidence of multi-national firms in India’s lucrative packaged food market. American food......

Mumbai rentals amongst world's highest

With a 69 per cent increase in occupation costs in the last 12 months, Mumbai's Nariman Point has seen the greatest rent appreciation in CB Richard Ellis survey of prime office space in 173......

Office property deals pick up, rents remain flat

Life insurers SBI Life and Birla Sun Life, and brokerages such as Motilal Oswal and India Infoline have together either bought or taken on lease around 500,000 sq ft of office space in Mumbai in......

Property rent rates missing BPO boom

Mushrooming call centres in commercial districts across the country are yet to impact rentals. Real estate developers lament that in spite of the boom in the IT-enabled services sector, commercial......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

'War is a real estate business'

'I am against any kind of violence.' IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier holds a Kalashnikov AK-12 captured from Russian troops in the Kyiv region, March 31, 2022. Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passed into the ages on Thursday.We pay homage to a true legend by celebrating her best creations. Some of the biggest movies in Hindi cinema -- Gandhi, Lekin, Guide,......

Shocking! F1 drivers face $1m fines

'It feels like these numbers are being plucked out the air.' IMAGE: Formula One has seen some of the biggest fines in any sport. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Formula One drivers expressed shock......

Mitchell, Blundell bag NZ cricket honours

  New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell on Thursday won the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the New Zealand Cricket Awards for his standout performances in the year, especially in......

England's Topley limps entirely out of the T20 WC

IMAGE: England's Reece Topley ruled out of T20 World Cup. Photograph: ANI Photo England seamer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to an ankle injury, dealing a major blow to......

England's T20 World Cup Records

  England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win their second Twenty20 World Cup title and burnish their claim as the pre-eminent superpower in white......

Injury puts Bairstow out of T20 World Cup; Roy dropped

IMAGE: Jonny Bairstow was initially included in England's squad but ruled out of the rest of the summer after suffering a lower limb injury in a freak accident while playing golf in Leeds on......