Is India Distancing Itself From Israel?

India's voting pattern in the United Nations with regard to the Israel-Palestine conflict is lately marked by a calibrated distancing from Israel, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE:......

News Events That Shook The World In 2023

From the landing of Chandrayaan 3 to the bombardment of Palestine by Israel, a look at some events that shaped the world in the second half of 2023. The events are listed in the order of their......

Why Supreme Court Drags Feet On Important Matters

For the longest time, the court did not even hear important matters that the government did not want it to.Of late, it has begun to form benches. Meanwhile a lot of the damage has been done and......

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The unemployment rate has dropped for women from 14.9 per cent in December 2023 to......

India's Share Of Global FDI Inflow Climbs To 4.2% in Q1 of FY23

This is despite the fact that total FDI into India has fallen by 22 per cent from $58 billion in FY22 to $46 billion in FY23. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India's share gain of foreign......

Sensex jumps 567 points on gains in financials and auto

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied nearly 1 per cent on Tuesday following gains in financials, auto and IT shares after recent sharp losses and positive global trends. Photograph: Francis......

Worsening Canada-India diplomatic ties may take a toll on FPI flows

Deteriorating ties between India and Canada could have a bearing on flows into the domestic capital markets. At present, Canada is the seventh largest country for foreign portfolio investor (FPI)......

Patience and empathy drive new and improved Ishan Kishan

IMAGE: Ishan Kishan hit a 34-ball 69 in Mumbai Indians' successful chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. He is currently the leading run-getter for MI with 161 runs from five......

Can Cummins replicate his Australia success with SRH?

IMAGE: Pat Cummins has achieved huge success as Australia captain, leading the team to victory in the World Test Championship and the 2023 ODI World Cup. Photograph: Sunrisers Hyderabad/Instagram......

Former Nepal and IPL cricketer Lamichhane convicted of rape

IMAGE: A wily leg-spinner, armed with a vicious googly, Sandeep Lamichhane, who played two seasons of the IPL, was a much sought-after cricketer in big-ticket T20 leagues around the world,......

'Lacking red-ball exposure, India banking on Mazumdar's experience'

IMAGE: Heading into their one-off Test against England, Smriti Mandhana said the team is banking on head coach Amol Muzumdar. Photograph: BCCI With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball......

SA vs Ind: Rain plays spoilsport as 1st T20I called off

IMAGE: Covers on at the Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday. Photograph: ICC/X India's desire to start the process of finding an ideal combination for the T20 World Cup 2024 suffered a minor dent as......