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Total shutdown, massive rally in Kargil demanding statehood for UT

Shops and business establishments were closed as thousands of people marched on Wednesday in support of their demand for statehood and Ladakh's inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.......

2023 warmest year on record by a huge margin

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. Image used only for......

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

In the coming months, globally as well as in India, rice might remain a hot potato. IMAGE: Women plant rice saplings in a paddy field in Assam. Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters A fortnight or......

Global Hunger Index doesn't really measure hunger: Health ministry

The Global Hunger Index exaggerates the measure of hunger, lacks statistical vigour and has problems on multiple counts, Union health ministry sources said Tuesday after India stood 107th out of......

India at 107th rank out of 121 nations in Global Hunger Index 2022

India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022 with its child wasting rate at 19.3 per cent, being the highest in the world. IMAGE: A migrant worker and his family......

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index; govt says measure 'flawed'

India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023, which was rejected by the government as erroneous and having malafide intent. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

US hopes India would 'reconsider' its decision to ban wheat exports

The US hopes India will “reconsider” its decision to ban wheat exports, with Washington “encouraging" countries not to restrict exports as that will exacerbate food shortages,......

Explained: Why M&As are rising in India & how investors can benefit

Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk is set to acquire micro-blogging site Twitter for about $44 billion. Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters Back home, India Inc, too, is seeing aggressive merger and acquisition......

India's 2022 GDP growth downgraded to 4.6%

India's projected economic growth for 2022 has been downgraded by over two per cent to 4.6% by the United Nations, a decrease attributed to the ongoing war in Ukraine, with New Delhi expected to......

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made......

What are Priyanka's plans after her wedding?

Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve?Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story Of A Global Bollywood......

Natalie, Emma Stone, Jolie: Forbes' HIGHEST PAID actress 2015

Can you guess who's claimed the top spot?While opening its highest paid actors list to for global showbiz resulted in as many as three Bollywood star debuting in 2015, the actresses category......

'Hungry' Morgan sets sights on T20 World Cup success

The T20 World Cup will be played in Australia in October-November, with the next edition set for a year later in India. IMAGE: Eoin Morgan, who led England to their maiden ODI World Cup triumph in......

Rooney leaves Everton to join DC United

IMAGE: The 32-year-old striker had signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with DC United. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Wayne Rooney has added his name to an elite list of former England......

World Cup: Hazard warning fires hungry Lukaku up for glory

IMAGE: Belgium's Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their second goal with Eden Hazard and Dries Mertens. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters It may have needed a half-time rocket from captain Eden......

Is this Dale Steyn's last World Cup?

Dale Steyn. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images This will be Steyn's second World Cup, following the 2011 event on the subcontinent. The next is in England in 2019, and the paceman would turn......

Hingis says Na's retirement 'loss to world tennis'

Li Na of China sprays champagne during a photocall at Brighton Beach after winning the 2014 Australian Open. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis has said that......

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