Two-tonne bell, 1-tonne lamp: Gifts pour in for Ram temple from India, abroad

A 108-foot-long incense stick, a 2,100-kg bell, a giant lamp weighing 1,100 kg, gold footwear, a 10-foot-high lock and key, and a clock that simultaneously denotes time in eight countries are among......

Why UAE's 'Hello Modi' Will Be Unusual

The effort is to make the PM's interaction with the diaspora at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Sports city stadium on February 13 the largest he has addressed. IMAGE: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al......

Passengers on dunki flight to Nicaragua paid Rs 60-80 lakh

More than 60 people from Gujarat on board the Nicaragua-bound plane, which was sent back from France over suspected human trafficking, had agreed to pay Rs 60 lakh to Rs 80 lakh to immigration......

Bringing In 2024 Around The World

How 2024 arrived the world over.   IMAGE: Ladies leap in the air on the last day of 2023 in Bhopal. Photograph: ANI Photo   IMAGE: Mumbaikars watch the last sunset of the 2023 from a......

Before Nirav Modi, there was Jatin Mehta

Jatin Mehta beat Nirav Mehta and Mehul Choksi in precedent and modus operandi, reports Pavan Lall/Business Standard. IMAGE: Jatin Mehta.   Even as the spotlight focuses on tainted jewellers......

Ministry bats for coronavirus vaccines for aviation staff

Railway employees including station masters, engine drivers, ticket checkers, etc too have been selected for vaccination and their list is being compiled for the exercise. IMAGE: A healthcare......

Foreign listing of start-ups, MSMEs will now be easier

The criteria for allowing companies to avail of this provision will include profitability, networth, paid-up capital, and turnover. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The ministry of......

India's 1st smart city is all set to take off in a big way

'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   In the last week of May, the National Company Law......

What's On Sanya's Mind?

Karishma keeps warm in Kashmir... Amala makes a friend in Bali... Hina surfs in the Maldives.... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram Sanya Malhotra, lost in thought in Goa.  ......

'I thought people would not vote for me because I haven't lived in India'

'The feeling has to yet sink in that I have won the title of MasterChef India,' Nikita Gandhi tells Rajul Hegde. Twenty-one-year-old Nikita Gandhi from the UAE, born in Ahmedabad, is the......

IPL: Preity Zinta lauds Shashank's 'incredible spirit'

IMAGE: Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta with Shashank Singh. Photograph: BCCI Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta said that the team's hero in the thrilling three-wicket win against Gujarat......

The Grand IPL Quiz!

Think you know all about the IPL? Then take a crack at our quiz! IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after hitting the winning runs against Gujarat Titans in the......

23 wickets to start 2024! Records tumble on chaotic Day One

IMAGE: In a see-saw opening day which saw 23 wickets fall, both India and South Africa began the New Year on a rocky note. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters During an action-packed day one of......

Why KKR Bought Starc, SRH Cummins, MI Coetzee, GT Johnson...

'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.''You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or......

Fresh twist as Hardik set to rejoin Mumbai Indians

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya joined Gujarat Titans as captain in 2022 and led them to the title in the maiden season. He then guided them to the final of IPL 2023. Photograph: BCCI India's flamboyant......