SC questions RTE exemption for minority institutions

Doubting the correctness of its 2014 verdict that kept minority schools out of the RTE Act's ambit, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the matter to a larger bench for adjudication. IMAGE: A......

Sindoor: Pakistan Air Force Was No Match For IAF

'Operation Sindoor had three objectives.''One, destroy the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters at Muridke and the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters at Bahawalpur.''Second, deter and defend any counterstrike......

Kalyan Banerjee quits as TMC chief whip in LS amid coordination issues

Senior Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Monday resigned as the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha alleging that he was being blamed unfairly for lack of coordination among MPs even as some......

Time India Learnt From China Playbook

If India caves in to US pressure as Trump hopes it will, he will further try to blackmail it into submission, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump at a press conference with......

Business as usual: India buys 2 mn bpd Russian oil in August

India's purchase of Russian oil has risen to 2 million barrels per day in August, as refiners continue to prioritise economic considerations in their sourcing decisions. Photograph: Sergei......

Ambani says Jio was biggest risk of his life

Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani described his 2016 return to the telecom industry with Reliance Jio as the "biggest risk" of his life, saying that even if analysts' predictions of financial......

RBI cuts repo rate to boost growth, home loan borrowers get relief

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates by more than expected 50 basis points on Friday, a third consecutive reduction, and unexpectedly reduced the cash reserve ratio for banks to......

Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Bite Into Apple's India Growth Plans

Apple's ambitious strategy to expand iPhone exports, shift more production from China to India at a faster pace, and grow its domestic market hits a Trump-sized roadblock. Photograph: Kind......

When Hrithik Couldn't Sleep At Night

Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar bring back beautiful stories from The Roshans launch. IMAGE: Hrithik Roshan arrives for The Roshans launch. Photograph: Hitesh......

Shah Rukh Joins Bollywood's BALD and BEAUTIFUL

Hair is elemental in a Bollywood movie star's beauty. From songs dedicated to reshmi zulfein to entry scenes full of dreamily flying silky tresses, the fixation is loud and clear. In such a limited......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

5-star Duffy puts NZ in control as WI collapse on Day 2

IMAGE: Jacob Duffy claimed 5/34 to help bundle out West Indies for 167 in a spectacular collapse from 100/2 at one stage on Day 2 of the . Photograph: Worcestershire County Cricket Club/Instagram......

PIX: South Africa implode after steady start on Day 1

With Bumrah leading the charge, India prised out five wickets in the second session to snuff out South Africa's hopes of reaching the 200 mark.   IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket on Day 1......

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dead

IMAGE: Dilip Doshi played 33 Test matches and 15 ODIs for India. Photograph: BCCI/X Former Indian Test Cricketer Dilip Doshi died after suffering a cardiac arrest in London, on Monday. He was 77.......

Why Stokes has quit alcohol

IMAGE: Ben Stokes has been sober since January 2, 2025. Photograph: BCCI England's Test captain Ben Stokes has quit drinking alcohol during his ongoing hamstring injury rehabilitation in an......

IPL PIX: RCB thrash Punjab Kings to storm into final

Images from the IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chandigarh on Thursday.  SCORECARD IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's players celebrate after Josh......