The protector of women from breast cancer

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland.' 'I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.' IMAGE: Dr Raghu Ram......

Harish Kapadia: India's Greatest Mountaineer

Harish Kapadia is the only Indian to win mountaineering's most prestigious award, reports Sadiya Upade.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Early in November Harish Kapadia was conferred the......

How Pakistan is holding back SAARC

Connectivity is what SAARC needs most, but Pakistan remains a stumbling block, says Rajeev Sharma. IMAGE: SAARC foreign ministers and diplomats before the SAARC Council of Ministers at Pokhara,......

Tianjin: Explosions hamper cyanide clearing work at blast site

The explosions took place as rescuers began cleaning hundreds of tonnes of cyanide at the blast site, most of which was unaffected raising fears of the possibility for contaminating air and water......

Brokerages bet on largecaps for better returns in 2024

Despite multiple headwinds at the start of 2023, the Indian markets delivered a strong performance, posting 19-20 per cent growth for the year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Even as new......

MCX primed for volume surge after tech upgrade

After a technology upgrade, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) appears poised for an improvement in volumes. The premier commodity and forex exchange reported a loss of Rs 19.1 crore in......

Zomato stock rally may show signs of exhaustion from here on: Analysts

India's first-ever listed new-age company, Zomato, has seen a meteoric rise in its stock price in calendar year 2023 (CY23), rising 70.75 per cent during this period as compared to 9.5 per cent......

All Eyes On M&M-RBL Bank Saga

Why did the company zero in on RBL Bank to understand the business of banking? While M&M investors heaved a sigh of relief, one gentleman must have been all smiles after this, RBL Bank MD and CEO R......

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is brilliant

According to Sukanya Verma, The Hobbit series continues to exhilarate and astound with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.With over a decade spent immersed in Middle Earth......

'It's very important to make a happy film that entertains'

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole......

Road to Gold: Ministry approves Neeraj's Swiss training

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships. Photograph: Alina Smutko/Reuters Reigning Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra's......

Unadkat vs Shardul: Who will secure India's WC dream?

IMAGE: Jaydev Unadkat and Shardul Thakur will certainly get their share of chances during the Asia Cup. Photograph: BCCI The national selection committee will have its task cut out as it would......

Saina to skip selection trials for CWG, Asian Games

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist and 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist, has informed the Badminton Association of India (BAI) about her decision to skip the......

India to field second-string hockey teams for C'wealth Games

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games is scheduled from July 28 to August 8, while the Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25, 2022. IMAGE: Taking into consideration the importance of the......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......