Back from China, Maldives Prez takes veiled dig at India

Returning home after a five-day high-profile state visit to China, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday struck a defiant note saying that his country may be small but 'doesn't give them......

China 'firmly opposes external interference' in Maldives

China on Thursday said that it 'firmly opposes external interference' in the internal affairs of the Maldives and supports the island nation in upholding its sovereignty and independence as......

PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday leading in most of the seats in the general elections marred by......

B'desh votes on Sunday; PM Hasina poised to win another term

Bangladesh will go to the polls on Sunday in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

Indians remitted nearly $2 bn in Nov under Reserve Bank's LRS scheme

Indians remitted close to $2 billion in November under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) liberalised remittance scheme (LRS), latest data released by the central bank showed.......

Petrol, diesel sales jump in Sep

Petrol and diesel sales in India jumped in September as economic activity picked up with the nearing festival season and the ending of the monsoon raised the demand, preliminary industry data......

India's external debt rises 8.2% to $620.7 bn till Mar 2022

India's external debt rose by 8.2 per cent year-on-year to $620.7 billion as of March 2022, which according to the finance ministry is sustainable. While 53.2 per cent of it was denominated in the......

CAD seen hitting $45 bn by Mar as crude soars: Report

India's widening current account deficit (CAD), driven by the massive spike in commodity prices led by crude oil, is set to put pressure on the fragile recovery, warns a brokerage report that has......

Now, Watch Kantara on OTT

Blockbusters of the year, serial killer of Bollywood movie critics, goth teen queens discovering psychic powers and Groot in holiday mood, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists OTT......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

The 10 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS of 2020

The pandemic and the lockdown came into our lives without warning. Nobody was prepared to be stuck at home. All social activity suddenly ended. Movie theatres were shut down and we missed the......

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair. So I am taking my evening......

Indian football hits new low with shock loss to Afghanistan

IMAGE: Afghanistan's players celebrate winning their FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against India in Guwahati on Tuesday. Photographs: ANI Indian football hit a new low with a gut-wrenching 1-2......

Asian Games: Avinash Sable makes steeplechase history; Toor defends shot put gold

Avinash Sable becomes first Indian man to win Asian Games 3000m steeplechase gold Photograph: Kind Courtesy AFI/X Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win 3000m steeplechase gold at Asian......

PIX: Kohli, KL, Kuldeep star as India pick up biggest win over Pakistan

Images from the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday, September 11.  SCORECARD IMAGE: Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hammered......

Third T20I washed out, denies game time to young talent

IMAGE: India had already sealed the series 2-0 with a win in the second T20I on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter The third and final T20 International between India and Ireland in Dublin on......

OC World Cup: Teams India Must Defeat

IMAGE: India open their World Cup campaign against Australia. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters With the clock ticking fast to the ODI World Cup, hosts India have a few kinks to work out. The......