President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......
'I don't know if he put up a front but he never let me feel his morale was down. He told me how he was tackling the problems he was facing, or if there was some way the lawyers could help, but he......
A 'peace home' has been opened at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata from Monday to provide temporary refuge to the aggrieved women of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district. IMAGE: West Bengal......
Savita Kanswal, 26, was posthumously awarded the highest adventure award at Rashtrapati Bhavan this month. She died heroically, as she had lived, doing what no woman had done before her. IMAGE:......
The BRICS bloc of top emerging economies, including India, Russia and China, has announced induction of five full members into it in an attempt to expand its strategic heft against the backdrop of......
Geopolitical events, macroeconomic data and quarterly earnings of corporates would guide the stock market in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
Indian stock markets are expected to be driven mostly by global factors this week amid a lack of local triggers and earnings season largely coming to an end, say analysts. Illustration: Uttam......
'We now look at divestment as an opportunity for maximising the value of public assets, not necessarily as a short-term resource-raising measure.' IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, right,......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in Modi......
'There is no reason why we should break this business up.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Biocon Bengaluru-headquartered biotech major Biocon has been working to reduce its cumulative debt of around......
Poacher neither minces words in condemning these self-seeking slaughterers nor leaves any stone unturned in highlighting the hard work put in by friends of the forest, notes Sukanya Verma. It's......
From a conqueror's epic journey to a school kid's nocturnal adventures, fasten your seat belts as OTT takes you to multiple destinations this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.......
'Being someone who wholely believes in God and frequently visits temples across the country, it is the last thing I would intentionally do. To those whose feelings we've touched, I extend my......
'The darker it is, the more our chances of emerging stronger in the light.' IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi in Merry Christmas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Vijay Sethupathi wants to......
'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.''We could have talked what happened in 1948. This is what the Israelis did. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs did.''We......
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......
IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav is the World No 1 batter in T20 cricket. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Image Suryakumar Yadav has been a trailblazer who has taken cricket's shortest format by storm.......
'Surya has the mindset of an elite athlete and prioritises his performance over everything else. So, cheat meals are a rarity. He does not crave for junk or comfort foods since the time he has......