Sons Of Fruit-Seller, Tailor, Farmer Top Agniveers

On the parade ground are sons of jawans, farmers, LIC agents, daily wage farm labourers, shopkeepers... all living their moment of triumph; their faces bright with the possibilities that lie ahead.......

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of......

Indira Gandhi sacked my father as Union secretary: EAM Jaishankar

Noting that he belongs to a family of bureaucrats and that the political opportunity to become a Union minister came as a bolt from the blue in 2019, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on......

Kalki and Rajaji: A Connection From Previous Lives

Fifty years ago today, December 25, 1972, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, one of the titans of India's freedom struggle, passed into the ages. Kalki Krishnamurthy, who penned the Tamil classic......

Tailwind ahead for consumer durables sector during festival season

It’s all eyes on the consumer durables sector during the festival season after a weak Q1FY24 and Q2FY24 was impacted by an erratic monsoon. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

How Brand Elon Musk might impact Brand Twitter

The announcement came late Monday evening (April 25) – and broke the internet. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, had bought microblogging site Twitter for a neat $44 billion. IMAGE:......

How Reliance managed to stay afloat amid Covid blues

The relatively young consumer-centric retail and telecom businesses have helped the conglomerate even as it seeks mega scale in renewable energy. More than a year of Covid-19 has pushed most......

Real estate, travel and tourism blues hit India's consumption story

Despite the revival in sales of essential goods, GDP numbers show that the overall private consumption expenditure declined by 2.4 per cent in Q3. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

'Once in a blue moon you get a lottery like Animal'

'It has never happened that all Top 5 songs on Spotify are from one film. On the Ormax list, the Top 9 are from Animal.''The music is good, sure. But everything has taken off with Animal the film.'......

Crime, Cricket, Christmas On OTT!

Sukanya Verma lists her OTT recommendations.   Killers of the Flower MoonWhere to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime Video or BookMyShow StreamLanguage: English Adapted from David Grann's book......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

SKY-led India eye fresh start in Australia T20s

IMAGE: Can captain Suryakumar Yadav get back among the runs in the first T20 International against Australia on Thursday? Photograph: BCCI Suryakumar Yadav will have to suppress the massive......

Pandya out, chaos in: Can India survive NZ challenge?

Sans Hardik Pandya, it's starting all over again for dominant India IMAGE: Against the New Zealanders, the Indians will take to the field after having done a bit of rejigging of their combination......

Can India end trophy drought at Asia Cup?

India look to snap five-year trophy-less streak against Theekshana-less Lanka IMAGE: India's last title, across the three formats, came in 2018 when the Rohit's side beat Bangladesh in the Asia......

Asia Cup: India-Pakistan, In Numbers

IMAGE: Heading into the Asia Cup, India hold a slight edge over Pakistan with a better head-to-head record. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters As we gear up for another India-Pakistan classic, let's......

Ronaldo loses blue tick on Twitter, LeBron James remains

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a verified account on Twitter anymore. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with......