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Gujarat ATS nabs 4 IS operatives from Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad airport

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad has arrested four Sri Lankans with links to the banned outfit Islamic State who were allegedly on a mission to carry out terror activities in India, the police said......

Hindus 78%, Muslims 14%: PM's Council

The share of the Hindu population declined by 7.8% to 78.06%.In contrast, the share of the Muslim and Christian populations increased by 43.15% to 14.09%, and by 5.4% to 2.36%. IMAGE: Kindly note......

51 soldiers have left Maldives , total withdrawal by May 10: Official

India has withdrawn 51 of its soldiers from the Maldives so far, the government has said ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military......

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......

Can 'Singham Anna' Deliver For The BJP?

Annamalai has faced criticism for the breakup between the AIADMK and the BJP, but BJP leaders say 'he attracts youth, who needs change'. IMAGE: K Annamalai, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate......

Ban on onion export lifted; MEP of $550/tonne imposed

The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Photograph: ANI Photo Last......

India moved fewer people to non-agri jobs than most neighbouring nations

India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from farm-related work than many of its neighbours. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri......

Adani, JSW, PSA looking to bag Rs 7K cr Tuticorin project

A Rs 7,056 crore outer harbour project by VO Chidambaranar (VOC) Port in Tuticorin is garnering interest from domestic and global majors in the sector, such as Adani Ports and Special Economic......

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'What is this cryptocurrency? Is it a product? Is it a financial product? Is it an asset?' Photograph: Kind courtesy The Digital Artist/Pixabay Shaktikanta Das, governor of Reserve Bank of India......

Nayanthara Celebrates New Year With Twins

Film folk brought in the New Year -- known through so many names like Vishu, Puthandu, Pohela Boishakh, Baisakhi, Bihu, Cheiraoba -- and shared pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Manushi Hots Up Dubai

Alaya looks happy... Mahesh Babu chills with daughter... Neha enjoys sugarcane juice... Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram Even as her latest film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan......

Sara Feels Gratitude For...

Ranveer is lost in thought... Aditi gets sun-kissed...Shakti Mohan goes to Sri Lanka... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan promotes Ae Watan Mere Watan, where she......

'When He Spoke, The Whole Nation Listened'

'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In 1960, when the film Dil Apna Aur......

Asian Relay C'ships: Indian 4x400m teams bag silver

IMAGE: The women's team of Vithya Ramraj, M R Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Rupal Chaudhary clocked 3 minutes 33.55 seconds to finish behind Vietnam (3:30.81) in the women's 4x400m relay......

Indian mixed relay team bag gold at Asian C'ships, but...

IMAGE: Muhammed Ajmal, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes 14.12 seconds to win the race but finished far from Paris Olympic Qualification bracket. Photograph:......

Emotional Swapnil opens up on 'warm' relationship with Kohli

IMAGE: Swapnil Singh turned the clock back and opened up about the ups and downs of his cricketing journey. Photograph: BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Swapnil Singh, who entered the......

India to play Bangladesh in T20 World Cup warm-up match on June 1

IMAGE: Running on a tight schedule, India will play only one warm-up game prior the their first match in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India will......

T20 rankings: SKY still No 1 batter; two all-rounders share top spot

IMAGE: India's Suryakumar Yadav has 861 points. Photograph: BCCI Hardik Pandya remains the top-ranked Indian in the ICC ranking list for T20 all-rounders at number seven while Sri Lankan spinner......

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