Duped of Rs 4 cr in land deal, U'khand farmer shoots himself dead

A farmer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself on Sunday after being duped of Rs 4 crore in a fake land deal in Uttarakhand's Kathgodam area, the police said. Illustration: Dominic......

'Papa, I can't bear pain': Hospital wait kills Indian man

A 44-year-old Indian-origin man has died of suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for more than eight hours for treatment in a Canadian hospital's emergency room area, a media report has said.......

The Man Challenging 18% GST On Air Purifiers

'If a common man wants to buy an air purifier for Rs 10,000, then he will have to shell out Rs 11,800 with 18 percent GST.''If he is charged GST at 5 percent the same air purifier will cost Rs......

The Do-able 2026 Bucket List

A workable, do-able 'to-do' list for the New Year... IMAGE: Children hold a 2026 cutout ahead of New Year celebrations in Prayagraj. Photograph: ANI Photo In the final hours of the last day of the......

RBI to infuse Rs 3 trn liquidity via OMOs, buy-sell swap after rupee defence

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a fresh round of liquidity measures through open-market operations (OMOs) and a foreign exchange buy-sell swap, under which it will inject close......

Tier-II, -III mkts make 62% of new health insurance policies

Tier-II, Tier-III, and rural regions accounted for 62 per cent of all new health insurance policies sold by insurers so far in 2025-26 (FY26), according to a Policybazaar report. Illustration:......

We expect deposit rates to moderate post rate cut: RBI

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, and Deputy Governors Poonam Gupta, T Rabi Sankar, Swaminathan J, and S C Murmu on Friday addressed issues during the post-policy media......

The 7-Seater That Just Killed Range Anxiety & High Cost

The Mahindra XEV 9S isn't a sports car, it is a luxury family room on wheels. It prioritises comfort, tech, and ease of driving over corner-carving precision, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. We......

Why YouTube Is Investing In India

'As a nation, we create beautiful content and a high volume of it (films) but we are limited by the number of theatres and screen density.''You now have a living-room large screen available to......

'Sreenivasan Was A Genius Of Cinema'

'There will be no Malayali who does not recall, at least once a day, what Sreenivasan wrote, spoke or showed on screen.' IMAGE: Sreenivasan, actor extraordinaire.   Sreenivasan, one of the most......

The Salil Chowdhury You Never Knew

'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary......

'I Won't Do Roles That Set The Wrong Example'

'I won't do anything I don't believe in just for money.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram He was the most difficult star to interview, and yet the easiest. Once he trusted a person......

What Happened In Lord's Long Room

IMAGE: Usman Khawaja and David Warner were confronted by members of the Marylebone Cricket Club in Lord's Long Room.   In a dramatic conclusion to the match at Lord's, Australia secured a 2-0......

Ashes rivalry? Head wants a beer with England mates

IMAGE: Australia batter Travis Head said he looked forward to the prospect of post-series drinks at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and that both teams had played the game ‘in the right way’.......

MCC 'unreservedly apologises' to Australian players for abuse in Lord's Long Room

IMAGE: Some members of the MCC allegedly abused the Australian players in the Lord’s Long Room. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday "unreservedly......

'Virat Kohli plays cricket on another level'

‘You don't contain greats like Kohli, they have it their way’ IMAGE: Kyle Jamieson, who has shared the dressing room with Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, said it's tough......

U-19 WC: Sooryavanshi fails but India battle past USA

IMAGE: India's fast-bowling all-rounder Henal Patel has started the Under-19 World Cup with a bang. Photograph: BCCI/X SCORECARD Henil Patel led a ruthless bowling display with an excellent......