Tension escalates as Iran seizes Israel-linked ship near Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized the Israel-linked MSC ARIES container ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, The Times of Israel reported, citing Iranian news agency.......

Peter Higgs, Nobel laurate behind 'God' particle, dead

Peter Higgs, the British physicist and Nobel Prize winner behind the 'God' particle, passed away at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 94, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Peter......

AAP holds 'mass fast' to protest Kejriwal's arrest

Top Aam Aadmi Party leaders held a daylong fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday to protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the ED and asserted that people will give......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Cash out: Mobile wallet payments may hit Rs 532 trn in 2028

Mobile wallet adoption is surging in India and swiftly becoming a primary payment option, surpassing traditional methods like cash and cards. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Over the next few......

Profit-booking drags Sensex, Nifty down

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower for the second straight session on Wednesday due to profit-booking in select banking and auto stocks amid mixed trends from the global......

94 new Indian entrants to Hurun rich list

The global billionaires list witnessed as many as 94 new entrants from India, stated a report by Hurun India on Tuesday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Following a net addition of 84, the......

What's Adani Doing With King Charles's Brother-in-Law?

Glimpses from the opening of the Adani Green Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in London. 'Today is a red-letter day that marks the opening of The Adani Green Energy Gallery at the science......

How Saira Banu, Dilip Kumar Celebrated Eid

'The air would be filled with the aroma of biryani and kheer getting ready in the kitchen, and the visitors would overflow from the lobby and drawing room into the garden.' Photograph: Kind......

'I was the highest paid actress'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.' IMAGE: Jeetendra and Mumtaz in Roop Tera Mastana. Jeetendra and Mumtaz were both excellent dancers, so it was......

'Parveen, I remember not just the star...'

'...but the incredible person you were.''I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt......

Bollywood's Most Successful Horror Movies

Ajay Devgn's Shaitaan is a superhit. Joginder Tuteja looks at how successful the horror genre has been at the box office in recent times.   Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2Box office collections: Rs 186......

Breast cancer survivor to run London marathon topless

IMAGE: Louise Butcher in Braunton, North Devon, Britain. Photograph: Reuters Louise Butcher hopes that when she becomes the first woman to run the London Marathon topless on Sunday, having......

Face the expectations: Bindra's take on how to win Olympic gold

IMAGE: Chasing perfection is like chasing an untameable beast, says Abhinav Bindra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhinav Bindra/X India's former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra has told the country's......

EPL PIX: Manchester City rout Luton; Newcastle crush Spurs

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday, April 13. IMAGE: Josko Gvardiol celebrates scoring Manchester City's fifth goal with teammates during the Premier League match......

Mary Kom quits as Paris Olympics chief-de-mission

  IMAGE: A bronze-medallist from the 2012 London Olympics, Mary Kom was to be the logistical in-charge of the country's contingent at the July 26-August 11 Paris Games. Photograph: AIBA......

Candidates Chess: Gukesh loses to Alireza; Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana

IMAGE: India's teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa played out an easy draw with American Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round of the Candidates chess tournament in Toronto on Thursday. Photograph:......