Republic Day 2024: Main attractions of platinum celebrations

The 75th Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path on Friday showcased India's rich cultural diversity, military prowess, and 'Nari Shakti'. The parade began at 10.30 am with the arrival of Prime......

India's military might, women power on full display at R-Day parade

India celebrated its 75th Republic Day on Friday with a grand display of 'Nari Shakti', rich cultural heritage and military might comprising missiles, warplanes, surveillance gadgets and lethal......

Of Modi And His Priorities

It isn't that a person occupying high office has no right to do what he/she likes. For sure, they do; after all, they are human.But there are also things like priority, timing and sense of larger......

Around 1,800 'special guests' to join 77th I-Day celebrations at Red Fort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the nation in marking the 77th Independence Day as the stage is set for celebrations at the historic Red Fort on August 15. IMAGE: Glimpses of the full dress......

Plan to fly somewhere? Airfares raised by up to 30%

Passengers will have to shell out more money for air travel from now as the civil aviation ministry on Thursday increased the lower and upper limits on domestic airfares by 10 to 30 per cent.......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Flight dos and don'ts issued, air fares set in 7 bands

Limits on air fares have been set in seven bands as per the flight durations and they would be in place till August 24, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday. IMAGE: A......

L&T bags hush-hush defence communication contract

Given the military's requirement for watertight cyber and communications security, L&T will establish a Security Operations Centre which will deal with security threats.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE:......

What Can You Watch This Week?

Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres. DahaadWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoRelease date: May 12 Directed by Reema......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

Atkan Chatkan review

'No amount of Sivamani's finger-snapping music can shake off the bechara burden Lydian Nadhaswaram's real-life piano prodigy is forced to carry,' notes Sukanya Verma. A talented kid with......

When Bollywood took the bus!

There are so many things we miss during the lockdown prompted by COVID-19. Public transport is one of them. Staying indoors has turned us nostalgic about everything... the sound of honking, bumper......

Mumbai City ready for Asian CL but focus on Saudi clubs

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronalddo's Al-Nassr kick off their Asian Champions League campaign against 2020 runners-up Persepolis. on Monday. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Five times UEFA Champions League......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

PIX: England on top after pacers demolish India for 78

Images from Day 1 of the third Test between England and India, at Leeds, on Wednesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: James Anderson celebrates with his England teammates after capturing the wicket of K L......

Champions League PIX: PSG hold Real Madrid; Juve beat Atletico

A summary of Tuesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Karim Benzema celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal in Tuesday's Champions League Group A match against Paris St Germain,......