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Happy 90th, Tully Sahab!

10 things you must know about the most famous foreign correspondent in India who made Bharat his home. IMAGE: Legendary journalist Mark Tully. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chatham House/Wikimedia......

What Democrats Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani

His victory means that his party will have to learn from him, because after the rise of Donald Trump, the Democrats have been in disarray. They have had no real answer to the Trump phenomenon and......

C P Radhakrishnan sworn-in as Vice President, Dhankhar attends ceremony

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. He later assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament. IMAGE:......

What A Drive In Bihar Tells You About Coming Election

Nowhere are the stories of the coming election better told than on the roads of Bihar. Photographs: Archana Masih/Rediff The gleaming new Patna airport is one of the newest emblems of badlav in......

Gandhi Called Him 'Father Of The Nation'

On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......

Stock markets fall dragged by IT stocks

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, dragged by IT stocks amid concerns over the US President Donald Trump's decision to raise H-1B visa fees to Rs 1,00,000 per worker.......

Bengaluru Traffic Test Corporate Patience

'We do not need short-term measures but long-term ones. Companies seem to have given up on the infrastructure part. Long delays are fuelling more traffic crisis.' IMAGE: Potholes on Bengaluru......

GST cut: AC prices may go down by up to Rs 2,500

The appliance makers expect a good churn in the festive season, led by the government's proposal to reduce the GST slab on air-conditioners from the current 28 per cent to 18 per cent, which will......

VC, PE funds bet big on traditional sectors

Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds had, in 2024, taken bets on traditional businesses rather than tech-first domains like consumer tech, software as a service (SaaS) and software.......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Corporate earnings from blue-chips like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Donald Trump's swearing-in as the US President, and trading activity of foreign investors are the key factors to drive equity markets......

Diane Keaton And A Private Tragedy

Diane Keaton's wit and honesty taught us that ageing and uncertainty aren't weaknesses, they are part of what makes us human and graceful, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Diane Keaton shows her......

'Don't Want Shah Rukh To Say No To Me'

'Today, Shah Rukh is sitting so high up that it will have to be something really spectacular for him to jump up and say, "Hey, yes, let's make this film!".' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Kal Ho Naa Ho.......

'Women Have Desires, Dreams'

'Women have always been given titles like 'mother' or 'housewife'.'These tags put so much pressure on a woman to be a certain way.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Anjali Sivaraman/Instagram Anjali......

Like Huma's Looks At TIFF? VOTE!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Move over Cannes, India is making a louder noise at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). After Gandhi made its premiere at the......

Nishaanchi Review: Wasseypur Lite

While Nishaanchi is not a homerun for Anurag Kashyap, there's enough joy in this audience pleaser, notes Mayur Sanap. The best thing about Nishaanchi is that we have Anurag Kashyap returning to......

Israel responds to Mo Salah as Obeid's family mourn

Obeid's widow Doaa al-Obeid now clutches the blue-and-white number 10 shorts he wore for his Gaza club, Al-Shati, one of the only mementos she has of her late husband, as she and her five children......

India pooled along Qatar, Bahrain for U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

IMAGE: Naushad Moosa will be head coach of the Indian Under-23 team. Photograph: AIFF/X The India U-23 men's national team was on Thursday drawn in Group H of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers......

'We are ready to perform'

India, who made it to two successive Asian Cups for the first time in 2023, are aiming to extend the streak. Hong Kong also qualified for the previous tournament, but with only one available berth,......

Stimac's warm farewell to Blue Tigers and football fans...

IMAGE: Igor Stimac with Sunil Chhetri. Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF Media In a warm farewell note, former India football coach Igor Stimac, on Wednesday, said he never expected to be "so......

India's tough road to 2027 Asian Cup

IMAGE: India will begin its Group C campaign at home against Bangladesh. Photograph: AIFF/X India was on Sunday drawn in a tricky group along with Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Singapore for the 2027......