HC cancels 2016 appointments to Bengal govt schools

The Calcutta high court on Monday ordered cancellation of all appointments made through the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and......

'Can you imagine a Thrissur Pooram without fireworks?'

Devaswoms are meant to manage temples, not the faithful.Why didn't they simply stick to their set of responsibilities and execute it well and efficiently?, asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The Thrissur......

Wayanad May Not Be A Breeze For Rahul

Enquiries in Kalpetta showed that Wayanad will continue to support Rahul, but not to the same extent as in 2019, when his margin of victory had been enormous, reports Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Rahul......

'Why Do We Need Cities Where People Travel Long Distances?'

'In the larger cities, we can see that 12%-20% of the population making use of the metros. I don't think it is happening in the smaller cities.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi inaugurates......

Avenue Supermarts regains Rs 3-trillion m-cap; stock zooms 23% in 1 month

Shares of Avenue Supermarts, which owns and operates the DMart stores, hit a two-year high of Rs 4,710.15 as they surged nearly 6 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s (April 4) intraday trade......

CCI refuses to pass interim order restricting Google

The Competition Comm­iss­ion of India (CCI) on Wednesday declined an interim relief order that would restrain Google from levying service fees on app developers until a final decision is......

After 17 years of toil, India is finally ready for tryst with semiconductors

The exclusive club that dominates the global semiconductor fab scenario is about to get a new member. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Taiwan, South Korea, and China control nearly 70 per cent......

Use of Indian languages key for increasing internet access in India: Report

Nearly 665 million Indians or 45 per cent of the rural population did not have access to the internet as of 2023. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Difficulty in understanding internet......

Madgaon Express Review: Silly Done Right

Madgaon Express understands that its charm lies in its inherent silliness and then works around as pure unadulterated entertainment, which makes it eminently watchable, applauds Mayur Sanap. I......

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.''Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.' Photograph: Kind......

10 Tamil Romantic Films On OTT

In the mood for romance, but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites. Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014)Director: A U Arun......

PIX: Manchester City sink Chelsea to make FA Cup final

IMAGE: Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring the match-winner for Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters......

Vinesh, Reetika, Anshu secure Paris Olympics quotas

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier. Photograph: Vinesh Phogat/Instagram Making a strong comeback to......

Pollard 'sick and fed up' of people targetting Hardik

'He can bat, he can bowl, he can field. He has an X factor about him. I hope very well deep down within my heart that when he comes out on top, I'll sit back and I'll watch everyone sing his......

Starc unfazed by criticism, says lack of T20 experience reason for initial struggle in IPL

IMAGE: Mitchell Starc put up a much-improved performance for KKR after a string of poor shows. Photograph: BCCI Australian speedster Mitchell Starc is not bothered about the criticism directed at......

Billie Jean King Cup: India down South Korea for third win

IMAGE:  India defeated South Korea to move to the second spot in Pool A. Photograph: Ankita Raina/X India picked up their third victory in the Billie Jean King Cup as they defeated South......