Port Blair gets a name change: Sri Vijaya Puram it is

Port Blair, the capital city of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has been renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday. IMAGE: President Droupadi......

'Even If We Have To Die, We Won't Let This Port Come Up'

'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.' Reportage and Videos: Rediff.com's Hemant Waje, Satish Bodas,......

Bangladeshi Hindus: Why Appeal To Biden?

It's intriguing that the prime minister now wants his American partner to help protect the Hindu minority in Bangladesh. That's conceding to the Americans a pre-eminence India has always contested,......

Why did Joe Biden wear a 'TRUMP 2024' hat?

United States President Joe Biden, while commemorating the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks at a fire station, donned a red hat that read 'TRUMP 2024', a gesture the White House has termed a......

Adani gives Teachers' Day lecture at college that rejected him

Gautam Adani had in the late 1970s applied to join a Mumbai college for education, but the college rejected his application. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters He did not pursue education but turned......

Ambani unveils growth roadmap for Reliance

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday unveiled the next phase of growth at Reliance Industries Ltd, with retail and telecom worth over $100 billion each, doubling revenues and pre-tax profit in 3-4......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

India's largest media empire is all set to be born!

The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved the merger of media assets of Reliance Industries and The Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000......

A Film From Manipur That You Must See

'This story has been always there since my childhood because of missing people.''I remember a family member who disappeared and I kept wondering what happened to him.' IMAGE: Gugun Kipgen in......

Please Send Payal's Film To The Oscars!

How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Divya Prabha kisses Director Payal Kapadia at the......

'The Audience Can't Be Tricked'

'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.''If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.' IMAGE: Madhavan as Vanraj Kashyap, Ajay......

'In All Oscars We Have Won, India Has Played A Role'

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a......

Davis Cup: Canada storm into Final 8; Dutch survive

IMAGE: Canada's players celebrate after winning against Great Britain during the Davis Cup Group D match in Manchester on Sunday. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters Canada powered into the......

India's Davis Cup dream ends after fatal doubles loss

IMAGE: Members of India's Davis Cup team pose for a team photo before their match against Sweden. Photograph: AITA / Reuters Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji could play well only in......

Davis Cup: Balaji, Ramkumar flop in singles

IMAGE: N Sriram Balaji went down in straight sets against Sweden's Elias Ymer in the opening singles. Photograph: ANI N Sriram Balaji was easily tamed by Elias Ymer, while Ramkumar Ramanathan......

PIX: Rebecca Cheptegei buried with full military honours

IMAGE: Soldiers from Uganda People's Defence Forces handle the flag-draped coffin of slain Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei in Bukwo District, Uganda, on Saturday. Photograph: Abubaker......

PIX: US, Spain seal Davis Cup last eight berths

A summary of Friday's action in the Davis Cup group stage matches. IMAGE: Mackenzie McDonald of the United States celebrates winning his Davis Cup Group C match against Slovakia's Lukas Klein, at......