The BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 declined around 4.5 per cent each since the start of the West Asia conflict.
A fall in the Nifty 50 to around 19,000 is not impossible, but that would likely require nuclear options to be exercised.
'The US landed in this war without planning. The US felt that if they kill Ayatollah Khamenei the people of Iran will come out on the roads and do a regime change.' 'On the contrary, the US bombings on Iran has united the entire nation.'
It was a big night for film and OTT stars at the News18 Showsha Reel awards 2026 in Mumbai.
A Gurugram court has sentenced an irrigation department executive engineer and a computer operator to four years' imprisonment each in a corruption case registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in December 2022.
'I suspect that Bangladesh being given permission stuck in India's official craw, and this story was an attempt to balance the scales by giving the impression that a similar waiver had been given to India as well.'
Oh, what a strange 'tangled web' these two men and one woman have been caught up in for the last nine years. Or allegedly 'weaved'.
'India was not obliged to protect the Iranian ship.' 'Once the Iranian ship left Indian waters, she was on her own.' 'Guilt tripping India is wrong.'
Foreign investors pulled out Rs 21,000 crore (around $2.3 billion) from Indian equities over the last four trading sessions amid deteriorating global risk sentiment triggered by the West Asia crisis.
India has lost its $5 trillion market capitalisation (mcap) tag following Monday's sharp selloff in equities and a simultaneous slide in the rupee.
Namrata Thakker picks Rashmika Mandanna's best wedding looks, and asks you, dear reader, to vote for her best look.
The US torpedo attack on the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters was a lawful act of war between belligerents, not a diplomatic or strategic embarrassment for India, asserts Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).
'The important thing is to TRY and do the right thing.' 'To remember that the public's eyes are on us all the time. So try to be on your best behaviour as much as possible. One may not always succeed.'
The Indian government has revised its natural gas allocation priorities, placing LPG production alongside CNG and piped cooking gas at the top, due to disruptions in imported gas supplies caused by the conflict in West Asia.
When missiles fly in this region, they are never just aimed at military targets.
Film folk celebrated Holi and captured their happy moments on social media.
With the Rastriya Swatantra Party likely to win a two thirds majority, rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will be Nepal's next prime minister.
It now has become clear that he will have to quit his post.
For Aniket Dhar and Rupankar Bhattacharjee, the goal is simple: turn a persistent environmental challenge into a sustainable solution that benefits both nature and people.
'No one can wipe-off our glorious collaboration in The Kerala Story and Bastar, from Indian cinema.' 'When we create history and are scrutiniSed in public, we must be extremely responsible in our behaviour and conduct.'
This Women's Day, meet Shanti, the woman who makes so many lives easier even though hers is anything but.
'There are certain sovereign AI domains where we must build capabilities using our own data, our own language models, and make our own attempts at global models.'
'Haq is the leading film in every Muslim country.'
rediffGURU Pankaj Vyavahare, career counsellor and life coach, explains how you can survive in the age of AI.
Cooking up pasta with pesto made from kale, tofu, walnuts and basil makes for an intriguing dish far more gourmet than you can imagine.
When everyone has footage and no one can verify it, the loudest voice wins, notes Prem Panicker who begins a daily blog on the War in the Middle East.
Their assets under management (AUM) rose from Rs 1.04 trillion (January 31, 2025) to Rs 1.75 trillion (January 31, 2026), an increase of 68.3 per cent.
The Dhurandhar: The Revenge trailer teases high stakes and major thrills, observes Mayur Sanap.
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on February 22, 2026, targeting areas in Bihsud district.
Indian Army's White Knight Corps assault dog 'Tyson' is recovering well after taking the first bullet during Operation Trashi-1.
'We take steps to filter this data to protect people's privacy and to help prevent identifying information from being reviewed.'
Many fans hadn't even bothered to change their Team India jerseys with which they watched the match. A few wanted to carry on the stadium atmosphere into the train singing songs like Chak De India and Vande Mataram. They played them so loudly and ensured no one got a wink of sleep. Of course, the main topic of discussion was Sanju Samson.
Rupee slumped 69 paise to an all-time low of 92.18 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, as a sharp spike in crude oil prices amid geopolitical tensions following the escalation of the US-Iran conflict weighed on investor sentiment.
The princess of Wales gets a taste of India.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, on Sunday, meet Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey in Deoghar, Jharkhand, and also offered prayers at the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple in Deoghar.
If the conflict continues for a prolonged period, State-run oil companies may have to review retail fuel prices accordingly.
Kerala Police arrested 165 people and registered 455 cases in a statewide operation targeting cyber financial fraud, confiscating devices and disrupting criminal networks.
When it comes to raising funds, women entrepreneurs receive a disproportionately small share.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth over 200 crore belonging to TDI Infrastructure Limited in connection with a money-laundering investigation related to alleged fraud against homebuyers.
Wedding celebrations are in full swing for actor Allu Sirish and his bride, Nayanika Reddy.
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