Hasina's Request On 'Short Notice': MEA

'Our border guarding forces have also been instructed to be exceptionally alert in view of this complex situation.' India is "deeply concerned" over the situation in Bangladesh, especially about......

Kofi Annan resigns as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria

United Nations and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has resigned from his post as international envoy for Syria after trying in vain for six months to broker peace and bring the country's warring......

We must delink religion from terror: Swaraj tells Arab League

Strongly pitching for delinking terrorism from religion, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said India and the Arab world must join hands to eliminate the menace as she warned that......

United States calls for end to Assad regime

The United States has called for an end to the Assad regime in Syria, insisting that it will continue supporting the Syrian Opposition. The US Vice President Joe Biden held meetings with the Syrian......

'Budget has no great initiative'

T N Srinivasan, Samuel C Park, Jr. Professor of Economics, Yale University, giving his opinion on the Indian Union Budget 2009 at Asia Society in New York....

Sports, New OTT Game In Town

Why will JioCinema live-stream the FIFA World Cup 2022 games for free? By March 2022, the total OTT market was at Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 billion) in revenues (pay plus advertising) and 122......

e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

The RBI refuses to classify cryptocurrency as an asset since it doesn't have future cash flow and its value is always fluctuating because of speculation.There is also no consumer protection,......

Despite Covid surge, TV advertising volumes rise 64% YoY

FMCG companies were the main advertisers in May, contributing to 72 per cent of total ad volumes. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Advertising on television continued to show momentum in......

'WPL has given us strong base to find players': Muzumdar

IMAGE: Amol Muzumdar lauded the role of the WPL in the development of Women's cricket in India. Photograph: BCCI Terming the Women's Premier League (WPL) a "great supply chain" for the national......

Williamson steps down as NZ captain

Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams and opted out of a national contract for the 2024/25 season following the Black Caps'......

T20 WC: Aussies aim for historic treble

IMAGE: Mitch Marsh will hope to deliver Australia's second T20 World Cup title. Photograph: ANI Photo Australia bring an ageing squad and a few players short of fitness to the T20 World Cup......

Holders Qatar to host delayed Asian Cup as Gulf influence grows

IMAGE: The AFC Asian Cup will get underway on January 12. Photograph: Imad Creidi/Reuters Qatar returns to the spotlight on Friday little more than a year after the first World Cup held in the......

Cricket's 2023 Rewind: Olympics to IPL's billion-dollar deals

IMAGE: LA Olympics could help cricket gain universal appeal. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Cricket got a glimpse into its future during a momentous 2023 but its present continues to be......