Afghans Are Adept At Playing India Against Pakistan

'During the 5-day visit, Amir Khan Muttaqi would have, conceivably, bumped into our powerful security agencies one way or another and some interaction would have ensued, which, in turn, can lead to......

Jaishankar, Rubio discuss issues of 'current concern'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on Monday and discussed a range of bilateral and international issues of 'current concern'.......

Jaishankar, Rubio to meet in US amid tariff, H-1B visa concerns

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio here on Monday for bilateral discussions, as the high-level 80th session of the UN General Assembly......

'Do We Go Back To India? Do We Stay?'

'The kids are already used to this place. We go back and that's a different environment.''So, mentally, emotionally we are stressed.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Anxiety, wariness, confusion......

Sensex sheds 436 pts on profit booking in bank, oil shares

Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Tuesday, with benchmark BSE Sensex declining by 436 points as investors booked profit ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision.......

India's M&A deals dipped in Q2 amid valuation caution

India’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity cooled in the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26), with deal value falling to $26.26 billion from $29.04 billion a year ago, according to Bloomberg......

Sensex jumps over 513 points on buying in IT stocks

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply on Wednesday, driven by a rally in IT stocks and sustained buying from domestic institutional investors amid growing hopes for an......

Digital Connexion lines up $11 bn for data centres

Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Brookfield, Reliance Industries and Digital Realty, on Wednesday announced an investment of $11 billion till 2030 for building 1 gigawatt (Gw)......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

'People Do Ridiculous Stuff When They Are Heartbroken'

'The idea was to not give any morality lessons.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajshri Deshpande/Instagram As someone who brought remarkable intensity to her roles in Sacred Games, Manto, Sexy Durga,......

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

IPL 2026 Auction: Who Will Break The Bank?

Even though it is a mini auction devoid of marquee superstars, the IPL 2026 players auction in Abu Dhabi on December 16 could witness some intense, high-voltage bidding wars.Most teams have their......

From Dud To Dominator: Root's Redemption Down Under

In typically understated celebration, Root smiled and shrugged at cheering teammates before getting on with the job. IMAGE: Joe Root scored his first Test century in Australia, an unbeaten 135......

Big names in play as IPL 2026 mini-auction set for mid-December

IMAGE: Sam Curran and Sanju Samson are expected to be released by their respective franchises. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction is likely to be held between......

Labuschagne relishes challenge for spot in Ashes squad

IMAGE: Marnus Labuschagne has gone without a century in the last 49 international matches and sees himself fighting for a spot in the Australian Test team. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters......

Ashwin reveals why he went unsold in ILT20 auction

'I had agreed verbally with ILT20, but then the franchise offers were pretty low because the direct signings had been closed by all teams.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin will be the first capped......