Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

China on Monday sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China Sea dispute and the eastern Ladakh border issue with India, saying its initiatives......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

The Centre has allocated Rs 928.46 crore to the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Union Budget 2024-25 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, a snip of over Rs 40.4......

Why K V Kamath calls Indian banking system the best in 50 years

'I don't think we have ever seen such alignment of everything that we need in the banking sector.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph: Francis......

Half of top economists expect world economy to weaken in '24

More than half (56 per cent) of chief economists expect the global economy to weaken in 2024, with most saying the pace of geo-economic fragmentation will accelerate, according to the latest......

Offshore syndication of loans at 15-yr high, zooms to $21 bn in '23

Funds raised by India Inc. through offshore loan syndication hit a 15-year high in 2023 with companies and banks raising $21.4 billion, the highest since 2007. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

'Railways plans to carry 10 billon passengers every year by 2030'

'We carry 6.5 billion passengers every year. We have crossed seven billion this year, and are targeting 10 billion by 2030.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd after flagging......

'Money and power, nothing worked'

'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.' IMAGE: Sai Tamhankar and Prateik Babbar in India Lockdown. Madhur Bhandarkar's India Lockdown, which had its......

Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success

Spain's captain Olga Carmona -- the scorer of Sunday's deciding goal -- plays for Real Madrid, where the women's team generated revenues of 1.4 million euros in the 2021/22 season, according to......

School Kids Cheer World Cup 2023

Several hundred students from Mumbai schools including 20 school-cricket teams, got the opportunity to take photographs with the ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup Trophy at the Bombay Scottish school......

EPL PIX: Rampant Man City crush Arsenal; Chelsea fall at home

IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Machester City's Erling Haalaand celebrates on scoring against Arsenal at Etihad Stadium in London. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images......

FIFA signs 'landmark agreement' with clubs

IMAGE: Earlier this month, FIFA had announced a 32-team Club World Cup will be played every four years from June 2025, replacing its annual competition which featured seven teams. The decision was......