United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has invoked a rarely-used article in the United Nations Charter to appeal to the Security Council for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and......
Ultimately quotas kill talent and true meritocracy, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We are having the wrong kind of conversations on inclusion and inequity, both in......
India must pay great attention as the emergence of the Russia-China behemoth poses a great danger to us in the future, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Russia's President Vladimir Putin......
A massive avalanche hit the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's ski resort Gulmarg on Wednesday, killing two Polish tourists and trapping 21 skiers who were rescued from the slopes that had been......
China will use airpower to support Pakistan from the start of a war.China will use the opportunity to at least take Ladakh.Its growing navy will prevent India from blockading or attacking the......
A few days back, Atul Ganatra, president of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop’s prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Photograph:......
India saw a huge surge in ransomware and IoT cyber attacks in the first half of 2023, as criminals shifted to stealthier means of malicious activities, according to a report by SonicWall.......
Russian energy giant Rosneft has appointed a former Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) director to its board in signs it may be looking at boosting trade links with India. Photograph: Maxim......
Just because India has outperformed the US markets in a short recent period, it does not mean that this is based on fundamental reasons that are here to stay, points out Debashis Basu.......
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, has renewed a deal to buy up to 2 million tonnes of crude oil in 2022 from Russia's Rosneft, the Russian oil producer said. IOC had in......
Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair. By the end of Badhaai......
This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all.There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend,......
IMAGE: Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni pose with the Bengaluru Open doubles trophy. Photograph: Bengaluru Open Tennis/X Sumit Nagal could not handle the cunning approach and nerve of Italy's......
We did not expect pitch to help spinners so much on Day 2: Deepti Sharma IMAGE: Deepti Sharma produced a stunning spell of 5.3-4-7-5. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Senior India bowler Deepti Sharma......
IMAGE: Both, R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi ended with identical 8.5 points apiece and stayed a half point clear of nearest rivals. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chess Base India/X R Vaishali and Vidit......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X (formerly Twitter) World Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa was the best Indian with an overall third place finish, while world champion Alexander Grischuk reigned......
IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa defeated Azerbaijani GM Teimour Radjabov in the opening round of the day, before winning convincingly against rapid champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.......