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The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

ED raids rose by 86 times under BJP government

Searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the anti-money laundering law rose by 86 times while arrests and attachment of assets jumped by around 25 times in the 10 years since......

Did Pak Army Chief Sack This General?

Was Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal Safdar removed because he criticised army chief, General Asim Munir, asks Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at R&AW, India's external intelligence......

BJP Invites World Parties To Witness Festival Of Democracy

IMAGE: An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for women polling......

Canada reduces dozens of local staffers in its missions in India

Canada has reduced dozens of its Indian staffers posted in its missions in India, months after New Delhi forced Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Elon Musk postpones India visit; cites Tesla 'obligations' as reason

American tech billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said his proposed visit to India has been postponed due to "very heavy Tesla obligations". Photograph: Kyle Grillot/Reuters The electric carmaker......

Centre in a huddle to understand impact of the Iran-Israel tensions

Top government officials in New Delhi have started discussions with stakeholders ranging from shipping and container companies to export promotion councils to understand the impact of the......

Wooing Tesla: 4 States Pull Out All Stops

'Gujarat is the frontrunner at present.''However, Tamil Nadu's robust automobile ecosystem and Telangana's aggressive incentives make them strong contenders.' Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters As......

FX derivatives mkt in a fix before new RBI rules

Exchange-traded currency derivatives volumes are likely to drop in view of new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, casting a cloud over further participation of retail investors and proprietary......

Google Ireland gets tax relief on Rs 8.6K crore it got from India arm

An income tax tribunal held that the amount received by Google Ireland from Google India towards marketing and distribution rights of the AdWords programme is not royalty, and hence, cannot be......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

World Cup: Deepika ousts Korean rival to enter semis

IMAGE: Deepika Kumari marched into the semifinals. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Continuing her spirited progress post motherhood, former world number one Deepika Kumari......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......

Bhambri-Olivetti pair exits Marrakech Open with semifinal defeat

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri and partner Albano Olivetti went down in a hard-fought last-four contest. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters India's Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti crashed......

Big blow for Rajasthan Royals as Adam Zampa withdraws from IPL

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals will be missing the services of Adam Zampa in the 2024 IPL season. Photograph: BCCI Rajasthan Royals were on Thursday dealt a big blow when leg-spinner Adam Zampa pulled......

Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik urge PM Modi to oust sports 'oppressors'

IMAGE: Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI from the Rediff Archives Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "do something" to oust "oppressors" like Brij Bhushan Sharan......

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