India Gains Upper Hand In China Port Rivalry

The Sittwe deal is more significant than Chabahar in Iran, where India has rights to operate only two terminals and not the port itself. IMAGE: A view of Sittwe port in Myanmar. Photograph: Press......

'People Of Punjab Know BJP's Tricks'

'The BJP will not win a single seat in Punjab.' IMAGE: Sheetal Angural, Sushil Kumar Rinku, Preneet Kaur and others with the Bharatiya Janata Party's Punjab president and former Congressman Sunil......

North America goes into raptures over full solar eclipse

Millions of people across parts of Mexico, Canada, and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse on Monday. The path of totality, a tiny area where the Moon completely obscures the......

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......

Who Can Dethrone The US Dollar?

Policymakers should aspire to restore the pre-Independence environment where the rupee was trusted and used all over South Asia, in Southeast Asia, in West Asia, and in East Africa, suggests Ajay......

IPO market revival still some time away, say analysts

It is pouring heavily not only in North India, but at Dalal Street too. However, the latter is seeing a flurry of initial public offers (IPOs). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After a busy......

Reading the tea leaves: Low production stirs chai industry's teapot

The tea industry’s cup of woes brimmeth — scanty rainfall and pest attacks have dragged down production in May, prices are lower than last year, and demand from some export markets is......

'Question mark if we will grow at 6%'

'The rebound has run out of steam.' IMAGE: A labourer loads boxes on a handcart at a market in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The recently released data on India's economic......

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.''There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.''You have to listen to them,......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Durand Cup: Parthib 'tricks in NorthEast United's win

IMAGE: Action from the Durand Cup match between NorthEast United FC and Shillong Lajong in Guwahati on Friday. Photograph: Durand Cup/Twitter Home side NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) got their 132nd......

Duleep: South Zone edge North in thriller; face West in final

IMAGE: Spinner R Sai Kishore, who took 3/28, hit two sixes to help South Zone edge North Zone by two wickets in a thrilling final in the Duleep Trophy semi-final on Saturday. Photograph: R Sai......

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......

Why P T Usha broke down in tears

IMAGE: P T Usha said illegal constructions were being carried out at her academy campus in Kozhikode district and strangers were trespassing into the property posing a security threat to the women......

FIFA World Cup 2022: The Venues

Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup and the unique nature of the tournament, which is being held in one location, allows fans to attend more than one game a day, with the......