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......

Want To Have A Good Laugh? See This!

Meet the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2023. Jason Moore, with his excellent capture of a kangaroo titled Air Guitar Roo won the first prize. This stunning photograph also won the Creatures......

When Akshata Murty Wowed The Tories

IMAGE: Akshata Murty speaks at the Conservative party's annual conference in Manchester. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters   On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, an unusual event occurred at......

'Biden has thrown out the rule book for India'

'In the long run, I don't foresee major ramifications [about Trudeau's allegations].''There's just enough hypocrisy among Western nations for India to douse the outrage.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Loan growth may drive further gains for LIC Housing

LIC Housing Finance (LICHF) delivered a healthy FY24 with improvements in net interest margin (NIM) and credit costs and an improved return on assets of 1.7 per cent compared to an average of 1.3......

'For Tata Steel, It Will Be Better Than Last Year'

'When you look at reviving private sector capex, I don't think there's a better story than steel.' Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters Tata Steel has a lot on its plate -- restructuring the business......

'Housing finance Sector Will Only Grow'

'The demand for housing is always increasing, and so is housing shortage.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com New Delhi-based PNB Housing Finance will restart its corporate business after......

RBI imposes biz restrictions on Edelweiss

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday imposed business restrictions on Edelweiss Group's lending and asset reconstruction arms on concerns over evergreening of loans. Photograph: Eieleien/Wikimedia......

The Failed Promise of Indian 2

Kamal Haasan is right where he left off from the first film but there is only so much he can do to salvage an already lost cause, observes Arjun Menon. IMAGE: Kamal Haasan in Indian 2. A municipal......

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's......

Malayalee From India Review: Timed Right

Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon. Halfway through the runtime of Dijo Jose Anthony's Malayalee From......

What To Expect From Mirzapur 3

'With Mirzapur characters, you don't know what's going to happen -- mid season, first episode, last episode -- you could be taken out anytime.' IMAGE: Ali Fazal in Mirzapur 3. From a rebellious......

PIX: Paris all set for dazzling Olympics opening!

The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will start at 11pm IST on Friday, July 26, 2024. Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler P V Sindhu and table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal will be India's......

Paris Olympic 2024 Games Schedule

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal aim for doubles gold! Photograph: Kind Courtesy Carlos Alcaraz/X The world's greatest athletes descend upon Paris as the 2024 Olympic Games begins this......

I always believe in my hitting ability: Abhishek

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma smashed a 46-ball century as India overpowered Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20 International in Harare on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI/X After smashing a 47-ball hundred,......

My IPL 2024 Dream Team

Big hits! Unexpected heroes and crazy catches! IPL 2024 had us on the edge of our seats the whole season. From the consistent dominance of Virat Kohli to the breakout season of Abhishek Sharma,......

PIX: Spinners guide SRH past Royals; set up KKR final

Images from the Qualifier 2 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Scorecard IMAGE: Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of Tom......