Covid eclipses Christmas festivities for second year

Christmas was celebrated across the country on Saturday, but the festivities were low-key for the second year in a row due to Covid, with churches and other events witnessing lower footfalls,......

Social distancing, masks must in religious places

Social distancing norms and use of masks and sanitisers will be a must in religious places from June 8 as people will be returning to the shrines, which have been closed for over two months due to......

Nun seeks justice from Vatican; accused bishop rejects charges

IMAGE: Nuns protest against the alleged delay in action against Roman Catholic Church bishop accused of sexually exploiting a nun in Kochi. Photograph: PTI Photo Weeks after accusing a Roman......

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented, reports Manavi Kapur.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Religion can be a sticky subject in......

Disney-Star & RIL JV will see loss of $400 mn on $3.5 bn revenue next FY

Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Sports, New OTT Game In Town

Why will JioCinema live-stream the FIFA World Cup 2022 games for free? By March 2022, the total OTT market was at Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 billion) in revenues (pay plus advertising) and 122......

Tata Sky's strategy to attract more customers

There is a new pecking order in the world of DTH (direct-to-home) services. Sun Direct has replaced Tata Sky as the number two after Dish TV with 5.3 million subscribers. But this doesn't seem to......

DTH bright on growth, but will profits rise?

It's almost a re-run of the telecom story. The Direct-to-Home (DTH) sector is set for a scorching pace of growth in subscriber additions, on the back of aggressive growth strategies of new players......

From Saas-Bahu to 24, how TV is changing the show

As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge? Yudh, Amitabh......

Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra celebrates his century on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, March 12, 2022. Photograph: ANI The Ranji Trophy --......

He has the 2011 World Cup-winning ball

IMAGE: Former umpire Praveen Shinde says he has the ball that Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit for that famous six in the 2011 World Cup final on April 2, 2011. Photograph: Kind courtesy Praveen Shinde......

Why Indian cricket must thank Vasant Raiji

'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh with Mr Vasant Raiji on his 100th birthday, January 26, 2020. Photograph: Kind courtesy Marcus......

Cristiano Ronaldo's five records in Euro history

Cristiano Ronaldo is a colossal figure in club football having completed a hat-trick of Champions League title victories (1 Manchester United, 2 Real Madrid). The three-time Ballon d'Or......

Bhutia to rub shoulders with stars in Laureus game

Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia will rub shoulders with a host of yesteryear stars, including World Cup winner Marcel Desailly of France and former England winger Steve McManaman, in the......