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India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices and will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without......

In Kuwait, Modi meets Mahabharata, Ramayana's Arabic translator

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met two Kuwaiti nationals who translated and published India's two iconic epics, Mahabharata and Ramayana in Arabic. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Dharavi redevelopment: HC upholds award of tender to Adani Group

The Bombay high court on Friday cleared the decks for redevelopment of Dharavi slums as it upheld the tender awarded to the Adani Group for the project by the Maharashtra government, ruling there......

Ustad Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Ustad Zakir Hussain was laid to rest on Thursday at a San Francisco cemetery as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

How Many Billionaires Does India Have?

The number of Indian billionaires has grown by 123 per cent in the 10-year period, reaching 185 in 2024.Their wealth has grown by 263 per cent to $905.6 billion. IMAGE: Mukesh D Ambani, left, and......

Hotel Rates Hit Record High In '24

Driven by a boom in domestic tourism, a record number of weddings in November and December, and a surge in extended weekend vacations. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Tatas Explore Deploying Nuclear Microreactors In US

Tata Chemicals North America sees nuclear power as an important energy source in its pursuit of a more secure and sustainable supply chain and in providing a low carbon footprint product. IMAGE:......

Market outlook 2025: Brokerages on opportunities, risks, investible themes

Emerging market equities are likely to post small gains in 2025 amid global policy uncertainties and a stronger dollar. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com From the outcome of the general......

Adidas, Nike supplier Hong Fu enters India to foot manufacturing push

The Panapakkam facility is projected to generate employment for 25,000 individuals, with 85 per cent of the workforce set to be women. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Taiwanese footwear......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

7 Stunning Sequences From Raj Kapoor Films

Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy.Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

My Top 10 Films Of 2024

When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......

Love, Disaster, Drama On OTT This Week

Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your choices. Girls Will Be GirlsWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English After......

Why Travis Is A 'Headache' For India

'We all knew he was dangerous, but that first shot he played off Jasprit Bumrah, that cover drive, off the front foot.''It told me that this is a player in prime, prime form.' IMAGE: Travis Head......

PIX: Man City shocked by Villa, Arsenal thrash Palace

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Erling Haaland cuts a frustrated figure after Manchester City lose to Aston Villa in the Premier League match at Villa Park......

PIX: Usyk outpoints Fury to retain World heavyweight crowns

IMAGE: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in action during the World Heavyweight Boxing title bout at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters......

Shreyas can't wait to work again with Ponting, this time at Punjab

'With Ricky coming in, we have shared a great camaraderie from the past. We would be putting our thinking caps on and brainstorming on many aspects.' IMAGE: Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer had......

India to host ISSF Junior World Cup 2025

IMAGE: This will be the ninth top level shooting championship to be held in India over the past decade. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives India has been awarded the hosting rights for......

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