India, Qatar to double trade in next 5 yrs; discuss Israel-Hamas issue

India and Qatar on Tuesday agreed to double bilateral trade to $28 billion over the next five years and announced elevation of their relationship to the level of strategic partnership as Prime......

'BJP Never Takes Any Election Lightly'

'They contest to ensure they win the election.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate the party's electoral win. Photograph: ANI Photo   The Bharatiya Janata Party has maintained......

Trump calls Putin 'smart', but warns him of sanctions if...

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin anytime, but at the same time warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia......

Ranveer Allahbadia's Rise, Journalism's Demise

Ranveer Allahbadia found an easy way of asking questions which made sense to him and his team.No counter-questions or finding out the 'Why?' from the celebrity he was speaking to.The 'Why?' was......

Budget 2025: What Is Costlier?

How has Budget 2025 affected your domestic budget? What will be dearer? Find...

Mutual Funds Emerge As Financiers For M&A Deals

'Growth for some companies has been hard to come by and this is a smart way to get there.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Companies are increasingly turning to mutual funds to help......

Budget 2025: What is costlier, what is cheaper

Imported life saving drugs and medicines used in the treatment of cancer, rare and other severe chronic diseases, along with imported premium cars and motorcycles, are set to become cheaper with......

Strong investor interest drives value mutual fund inflows to Rs 22,757 cr in 2024

Value mutual funds have witnessed robust investor interest, garnering Rs 22,757 crore in inflows in 2024, nearly double the amount seen in 2023, fueled by impressive returns generated by the......

Crime Beat Review: Gripping Binge-Watch

Crime Beat is engrossing enough to binge-watch, endorses Deepa Gahlot. As any true blue journalist would agree, the crime beat of a newspaper is thrilling because the chase and uncovering of......

'AI Is Going To Ruin Lives'

'The value of a human being is being lost. That's my biggest worry.' IMAGE: A scene from Maya, Give Me a Title. French filmmaker Michel Gondry was late in using a smartphone. By his own admission,......

Anuja Review: Oscar Hopeful Aims For The Heart

Palak and Anuja endear us to their bittersweet world, observes Sukanya Verma. Anuja begins with a girl telling her tween sibling a Panchatantra story about how a faithful mongoose saved a farmer's......

Preity Zinta's Top 10 Films

Bubbly is to Preity Zinta what an Angry Young Man is to Amitabh Bachchan. No matter how old they grow, the terms are inextricably attached to their personality. As much Preity would like to be......

Ponting predicts CT semis winner... and it's not NZ

South Africa have a 'bit more class and power' in their lineup, which makes them favourites in the Champions Trophy semifinal against New Zealand, feels Ricky Ponting, though the Australian great......

Salah's daughter to make TV debut

IMAGE: Liverpool striker Mo Salah. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah's daughter Makkah will make her television debut during the month of Ramadan as a guest......

RCB looking to return to winning ways against Gujarat Giants

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate a wicket against UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League match in Bengaluru on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Smarting from their dramatic Super......

Aimed for 280, got 320: Santner on NZ's big win

'The way Young and Latham rotated the strike and got the odd boundary really set us up. We were thinking 260-280, but it shows what you can do if you have a platform and wickets in hand' New......

PIX: How Kiwis dominated Pakistan in Karachi

Death bowling and Fakhar injury hurt Pakistan, says Rizwan. - Scorecard IMAGE: Pakistan's Naseem Shah is bowled out by New Zealand's Matt Henry. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters New......