The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

Mumbai bid adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses On Friday, September 15, 2023.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar took a ride on the last non AC......

Over 68,000 soldiers airlifted to Ladakh post Galwan

Over 68,000 Army soldiers, around 90 tanks and other weapon systems were airlifted by the Indian Air Force to eastern Ladakh from across the country for rapid deployment along the Line of Actual......

How India's military strength grew in 2022

India embarked on a major overdrive in 2022 to significantly bolster its overall military prowess and focused on its strategic goals in South Asia as a fresh attempt of transgression in the Tawang......

IAF's 'critical deficiencies' must be addressed on priority: IAF chief

The "critical deficiencies" of the Indian Air Force like shortage of fighter squadrons and force multipliers must be addressed on priority so that the force retains its combat edge, Air Chief......

Russians Devise Ways To Outwit US, Help India

Russian oil supplies to India will continue to flow unhindered and suppliers will come up with ways to sidestep secondary sanctions, a Russian official told Business Standard. Kindly note the......

Byju's pays Jan salaries; Raveendran says moving mountains to make payroll

Byju Raveendran, the founder and chief executive officer of the beleaguered edtech firm Byju’s, said the company credited all pending January salaries to employees over the past few days.......

Why analysts are betting on IndiGo, SpiceJet

Airline stocks have been soaring following a steep decline in crude oil prices and sustained passenger traffic. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Analysts have particularly turned bullish on the......

Manish Malhotra to design uniforms of Air India staff

Air India's flying crew, ground and security staff will soon sport new uniforms designed by fashion designer Manish Malhotra as the Tata Group-owned airline embraces a new global brand identity.......

10 Ways to Survive the Lockdown

Entertainment that's the equivalent of easily digestible food can only make this lockdown more frustrating for you. You know what can be equally frustrating? Watching movies with apocalyptic......

The Forgotten Army review

'What was previously buried in the sands of time now gets buried by the weight of banality,' notes Sreehari Nair.   Each episode of The Forgotten Army opens with Shah Rukh Khan's......

'There have been no great songs this year'

'Just a day before the Pulwama attack happened, one of my songs had released. It’s called Baarishein, featuring Atif Aslam. However, it was pulled down the very next day.''When it comes......

Sanju: The Master Manipulator returns

'In Sanju, Rajkumar Hirani has essentially found a Rajkumar Hirani story buried inside Sanjay Dutt's life.''Now if you think that's scary, sample the alternative: Perhaps Sanjay Dutt had been......

Football Briefs: Barcelona sign Brazilian Malcom from under Roma's nose

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: The 21-year-old wide forward will undergo a medical with Barca on Wednesday. Photograph: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images......

Why this chaiwala has painted his house in Argentina colours...

IMAGE: A view of tea-seller and die-hard Lionel Messi fan, Shib Shankar Patras three-storeyed apartment painted in blue-and-white ahead of FIFA World Cup. Photograph: PTI Shib Shankar Patra......

World Cup warm-ups: England show promise, Germany lose

IMAGE: Harry Kane and his England teammates applaud fans after the match against Nigeria at Wembley stadium, London. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters England beat Nigeria 2-1 in a friendly on......

Reinvented 'centre-forward' Ronaldo ready to fire Real to glory

The switch to centre-forward has also seen Ronaldo overtake Jimmy Greaves as the top goalscorer in Europe’s top five leagues with 368 goals between the Premier League and La Liga, while also......

Bencic, Ivanovic, Murray sent packing at Indian Wells

IMAGE: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic reacts after a shot against Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells . Photograph: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images. Swiss......