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Mysterious fever kills 11 in Kutch, govt deploys 50 teams

The Gujarat government has deployed specialist doctors and 50 medical teams in and around seven villages of two talukas in Kutch district after an undiagnosed fever has claimed the lives of 11......

Can Modi 3.0 Beat The 3 Cs Trap?

'Don't be surprised if the Census forms come with a caste box.''I will be surprised if it doesn't. It will be a point conceded to Rahul Gandhi and his allies,' asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: People......

GOAT, Vijay's Failed Political Launch Vehicle

Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political......

First Look: Vande Bharat sleeper coach

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday unveiled the prototype version of the Vande Bharat sleeper coach in Bengaluru at the BEML's facility. The coach will undergo rigorous trials and tests in......

COVID-19 Kills 1,700 People Globally A Week

WHO has urged people at risk to keep up with their vaccinations with boosters. IMAGE: A healthcare worker administers a dose of iNCOVACC, an intranasal vaccine as a booster dose for a senior......

Strong prospects, valuations to drive gains for hotel stocks

The hospitality industry has around 212,000 rooms, with an industry size of about Rs 82,000 crore. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters The industry could grow at an annual rate of 10.5 per cent for the......

Airfares Rise By 53% As Competition Fades

Indigo has zero competition on 61.2 per cent of its 838 domestic routes. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The number of domestic routes in India with no competition surged from 55.2 per......

Tracking non-food retail inflation trends in India

Amid a debate on the basis of a monetary policy stance, one may be curious enough to know how non-food retail inflation has behaved over the years in India. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Weak pricing offsets strong volume show of Indian agrochemical majors

Despite volume growth in the export segment and strong demand in the domestic market, pricing uptick is eluding Indian agrochemical companies. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Most agrochemical......

Govt should give cheaper loans to spur affordable home sales: Naredco prez

The government should provide home loan up to 25 lakh at a lower interest rate of 5 per cent to the people of the middle class, a prominent realtors’ body appealed to the government against......

'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.' IMAGE: Salman Khan with his father Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar at the launch of Angry......

The E-Rickshaw Driver Who Won Big On KBC

'Since I got married, I've seen him watch KBC all the time.''We never have songs or movies playing on our TV; it's always general knowledge and current affairs.' IMAGE: Paras Mani Singh with......

'I Have Done Films For Free'

'Till my wife called me up one day and said, "Hey, we need food on the table".'Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Mayur Sanap bring back interesting moments from the Thangalaan launch in Mumbai.......

'Why Are Stars Being Paid Rs 35 Crore?'

'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.' IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, a box office flop. Ashok Kumar is widely recognised as Hindi cinema's......

Stree 2 Review: Monster On The Money!

Original's goodwill, natural bonhomie amongst the actors and wild card entries,Stree 2's spirited return sure has its high points, notes Sukanya Verma. Back in 2018, Stree's allegorical activism......

Paralympics: Harvinder wins India's first-ever archery GOLD!

IMAGE: Harvinder Singh is the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. Photograph: ANI Tokyo Games bronze-medallist Harvinder Singh created history as he became the first Indian......

Paralympics: Sharad's silver lining for Ukrainian coach

IMAGE: Silver medallist Sharad Kumar celebrates on the podium. Photographs: Umit Bektas/Reuters Para high jumper Sharad Kumar has not met his Ukrainian coach Nikitin Yevhen for more than two years......

US Open: What Happens When Djokovic Loses

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic crashed out of the US Open Grand Slam in a shock third round defeat to Australian Alexei Popyrin. Photograph: Kind Courtesy US Open Tennis/X The 2024 US Open has been a......

Paralympics Badminton: Suhas, Thulasimathi in final

IMAGE: Suhas Yathiraj celebrates on defeating Sukant Kadam after a commanding performance in the SL4 semi-final at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy India AllSports/X......

Retiring former US champion Thiem has no regrets

IMAGE: Dominic Thiem after losing to Ben Shelton on Monday. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Former champion Dominic Thiem's final appearance at the US Open ended tamely on Monday after he was......

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