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China to host Indian Ocean forum to expand influence in India's backyard

China this week will hold the second conference of its Indian Ocean Region Forum, an initiative to bring together several countries in the region in an attempt to solidify its influence in the......

Henry Kissinger: Modern Day Chanakya

Kissinger's approach of balance of power, secret diplomacy and moderating ideology are the need of the hour.That is the greatest tribute to an intellectual who had a major impact on the world in......

'Are you alive? Please tell me you are alive'

'There is no safe spot in Gaza.''Israeli airstrikes are targeting everything, everywhere.''Hospitals, mosques, churches, schools have been bombed. These are places where people were taking......

'Israelis are committing genocide'

'What's happening in Gaza is another ethnic cleansing, a repeat of what happened in 1948.''That is why people do not want to evacuate. Either you evacuate or you die.' IMAGE: Houses destroyed in......

India votes in favour of resolution calling out Israeli occupation

India has voted in favour of a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that expressed deep concern over Israel not withdrawing from the Syrian Golan. IMAGE: An Israeli Merkava tank......

'It's a tough job to sell life insurance to people'

'We are expected to grow at above 28 per cent this year, higher than the industry.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Shriram Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between Shriram Group and......

ICC Cricket World Cup: Ahmedabad airport sees surge in chartered flights

Many celebrities, including actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who attended the final, flew into the city on private chartered flights.......

'Conditions not ripe to make rupee a hard currency'

India should become a middle-income country and then push to make INR (rupee) a hard currency, and till then, it must promote the settlement of global trade in the local currency, think tank GTRI......

'You gave me my first ever hit!!!'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan/Instagram Sanjay Gadhavi passed away on November 19, 2023. He suffered a heart attack while he was taking a morning walk at Lokhandwala Complex,......

ICC rates Ahmedabad pitch which hosted ODI World Cup final as 'average'

IMAGE: The pitch used for the India vs Australia World Cup final was rated ‘average’. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad which hosted......

Team India Touches Down In South Africa

The Indian cricket team arrived in Durban on Thursday ahead of their multi-format series against South Africa, starting with the first T20I on Sunday. The players were cheered by fans at the......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

Want players to make match-winning contributions: Dravid

IMAGE: Ahead of the Proteas tour, India head coach Rahul Dravid said the South African pitches will be tough to bat on. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Ahead of India's tour of South Africa, 'Men......

A look at birthday boy Bumrah's stunning records

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates his 30th birthday on Wednesday, December 6. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Arguably among the best in his trade across cricketing generations, star India speedster......

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