With BJP Joining In, Is 'Revdi Culture' here to stay?

Modi's BJP has promised more revdis or freebies for these assembly elections than ever before, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses......

Monsoon ends in India with 'below average' rainfall

The southwest monsoon season concluded on Saturday with India receiving 'below-average' cumulative rainfall -- 820 mm compared to the long-period average of 868.6 mm -- in an El Nino year. IMAGE:......

The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

Mumbai bid adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses On Friday, September 15, 2023.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar took a ride on the last non AC......

India braces for driest August in 122 years

India is poised to experience the driest August since 1901 which, senior meteorologists say, is a clear result of intensifying El Nino conditions. Photograph: ANI Photo Also, the monsoon this year......

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. Image: Houthi military......

The E-Comm Debate In India

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man’s guide to the state of e-comm in a nation of shopkeepers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   News reports about consumer e-commerce are......

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

New roads, rail and metro networks along with ferry services will improve East-West connectivity, which will trigger an increase in real estate prices in the area as well as in Navi Mumbai, on the......

Puri conveys India's concerns over high oil prices to OPEC

India, the world's third-biggest oil consumer, has conveyed to OPEC countries its concern over high oil prices that are threatening to impact the nascent economic recovery after the devastating......

Can a man and a woman be 'friends' without having sex?

As Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal releases, Aseem Chhabra feels it's the best time to revisit the Hollywood classic When Harry Met Sally, which tries to answer the question in the title of this......

Sunil Chhetri hails India's fighting spirit

IMAGE: Following their ninth SAFF Championship title, Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri thanked the fans for their overwhelming support. Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF/Twitter Inspirational Indian......

Djokovic back with a bang!

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his first round match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti during day eight of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis. Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters World number one......

Football: East Bengal to file complaint against referee

IMAGE: Robbie Fowler-coached East Bengal are 9th on the ISL table with seven points from 9 games. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters/Files FC Goa and SC East Bengal might have played out a 1-1......

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

IMAGE: The more detailed autopsy confirmed the results of one carried out immediately after his death that said Diego Maradona died from "acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic......

Indian Soccer: Clinical ATK punish Mumbai; Churchill on top of table

IMAGE: ATK draw level on points (21) at the top of the table with FC Goa while Mumbai City are placed fourth (16). Photograph: ISL Media ATK brought Mumbai City FC's six-game unbeaten......