The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

Why Mo-Sha Want To Placate Ajit-Shinde

The coming weeks are sure to have a lot of drama unfolding in Maharashtra, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi being felicitated by Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar......

Why West Opposes Strong Leader Like Modi

'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is no exception.''The West prefers weak leaders who are amenable to Western pressure and Mr Modi's independent......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

Hybrid Vehicles May Race Ahead

Hybrids have helped Maruti acquire leadership in SUVs, a segment that was never its forte. Toyota has also risen with the hybrid tide to clock its highest-ever annual sales in 2023. IMAGE: The......

'Railways plans to carry 10 billon passengers every year by 2030'

'We carry 6.5 billion passengers every year. We have crossed seven billion this year, and are targeting 10 billion by 2030.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd after flagging......

PSU Disinvestment: Modi Missing The Bus

'Inter-ministerial coordination, information on the proposed PSUs, and due diligence are taking longer than expected to conclude the process.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   In......

Fighter Review: Wannabe Top Gun

Fighter's distressing lack of thrills and sizzle reduces the exercise to an excuse for tedious amounts of Pakistan bashing, observes Sukanya Verma. Gloss is Siddharth Anand's forte. Within the......

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic whips Rune; Fritz stuns Zverev

Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates an easy victory over Denmark's Holger Rune in the......

EPL PIX: Manchester City thump Wolves; Arsenal down Bouremouth

IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates with Phil Foden after scoring against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad Stadium in......

'Mumbai Indians a very confused team; Hardik looks flattened'

'Hardik has really struggled; he's looked like a man under pressure. That has created a little turmoil in the air.' IMAGE: South Africa's legendary captain Graeme Smith says Mumbai Indians is a......

'Little inside joke': Travis Head on his celebration after scoring ton

IMAGE: Travis Head celebrates his blistering century against RCB. Photograph: BCCI Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Travis Head revealed that his celebration after completing the century against Royal......

PIX: Foden double fires Man City to comeback win against Man Utd

IMAGE: Manchester City's Phil Foden scores their second goal. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Phil Foden kept Manchester City's Premier League title challenge on track with a superb second-half......