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Cong's Bharat Jodo Yatra to be a reach out exercise

The Congress will reach out to civil society members and like-minded political groups for the 'Bharat Jodo' yatra from October 2 for rallying support to combat polarisation and protect......

'He was killed by Kashmir terrorists because he was Hindu'

The killing of Ranjit Singh in a grenade attack by terrorists in north Kashmir's Baramulla district has snatched away his family's sole breadwinner. IMAGE: Family members and relatives gather for......

Landslides cut off southern Assam, parts of Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur

Surface links to Assam's Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and to neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained snapped on Tuesday as incessant rains triggered landslides and......

SIT to probe Kashmiri Pandit's killing after outrage in JK

Angry Kashmiri Pandits held noisy demonstrations in several places in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a day after the killing of community member Rahul Bhat by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in his......

North Korea reports 1st Covid case, imposes lockdown

North Korea on Thursday reported its first case of COVID-19 and put in place a 'maximum emergency' virus control system in the country with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to 'eliminate' the virus, state......

Indian tea companies smell opportunity as Sri Lanka crisis brews

As the economic crisis in Sri Lanka — the world’s largest exporter of orthodox tea — continues to rage across the island nation, tea producers in India look to cash in on......

The bizarre tale of Cairn retro tax

The levy of retrospective tax on the UK's Cairn Energy Plc is a tale of bizarre twists and turns that saw its attached shares being sold in May 2018 amid the passing of the baton from a full-time......

Meet FM's A-team behind Budget 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the much-awaited 2022-23 Union Budget on February 1. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While there has been strong recovery in some sectors,......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

Reliance sells last of its US shale gas assets

Reliance Industries Ltd has exited the last of its shale gas assets in the US after it agreed to sell its holding in Eagleford shale gas assets for an undisclosed sum of money. IMAGE: Kindly note......

'I shoot an action scene like a song'

'I can't direct more than one film every two years, but I didn't want to lose out on the Baaghi vibe.' IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapur in Om: The Battle Within. Heropanti 2 has barely just released in......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

The Empire review

Kunal Kapoor’s bland portrayal cannot bring out Babur’s fascinating persona or his self-deprecating temperament, feels Sukanya Verma. ‘Zindagi maut se aakhir kitna lad le jeet......

EPL: Kane fires Tottenham to vital win over Arsenal

IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham Hotspur kept their......

EPL: Spurs, Arsenal lose as Ronaldo fires United back into fourth place race

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring Manchester United's third goal with Nemanja Matic in the Premier League match against Norwich City, at Old Trafford, Manchester, on Saturday.......

'Stop this mad war - we won't surrender'

'You are an instrument at the hands of one man with one ambition -- to resurrect the Soviet Union... For ambitions of one man, we are paying a very high price.' IMAGE: The boxing brothers,......

EPL PIX: Spurs sink City to open up title race; Liverpool, Chelsea win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Harry Kane celebrates scoring the third goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium in......

EPL: Man City continue march; Southampton stun Spurs

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night. IMAGE: Manchester City's players celebrate after Kevin de Bruyne scored the second goal against Brentford during the......

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