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'They called him Chinese momo': Tripura student lynched in Dehradun

The father of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura who died in Dehradun, said his son was 'brutally attacked' with knives and blunt objects when he tried to defend his brother who faced racial......

ISRO to build third launch pad in Shriharikota for heavier satellites

Indian Space Research Organisation is in the process of developing a third launch pad at the Shriharikota spaceport and is currently identifying the right vendors for it, a top scientist said.......

BEST bus crash: Eyewitness recalls chilling details

Encroachment of the sidewalk by hawkers forced pedestrians to step onto the road, leading to the death of four people in the Mumbai bus accident, an eyewitness said. IMAGE: Pedestrians were hit by......

Op Sindoor: Pak President Zardari advised to hide in bunker

India's swift and precise retaliation against Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack not just rattled the country militarily but also instilled fear among its top leadership, with......

From fear to footfalls: Kashmir tourism's slow return after Pahalgam

The dastardly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 not only pierced through the heart of humanity but also cast a grim shadow on tourism in the Valley and impacted the sector at large.......

How Could Markets Be At All-Time Highs While Portfolios Languished?

There are vexing questions around the disconnect between Nifty returns and portfolio returns, between economic growth and earnings growth, and finally, between earnings growth and market returns,......

RBI postpones 2nd phase of quicker cheque clearing mechanism

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday postponed implementation of the second phase of the faster cheque clearance mechanism to provide more time to banks to streamline their operations. Photograph:......

'AI Enablement Requires Engineering'

'It requires tail layering and customising, and you can't just sprinkle your organisation with co-pilots and be done with it.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff There is a bubble in AI when it......

How Deepinder Goyal Rewired Zomato

Zomato was not just recovering, it was rebuilding and reinventing, showing signs of maturing as a business. Chaos had been turned into momentum. A fascinating excerpt from Megha Vishwanath's book,......

'If You Play A Goon Once, Everyone Starts Thinking You Are A Goon'

'I felt I didn't understand the film industry at all.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vipin Sharma/Instagram Vipin Sharma has become a dependable actor on OTT today, featuring in impactful performances......

2025's Top 10 Bollywood Hits

2025 started with a blockbuster in Chhaava and ended with an even bigger one in Dhurandhar. There have been other Hindi hits too, and we take a look at the Top 10. Pick Your Top 5 Movies of 2025!......

Solve The Tere Ishk Mein Jigsaw Puzzle!

Dhanush and Kriti Sanon's romantic musical, Tere Ishq Mein, is among the big hits of the year. They certainly got it right, and here's something for *you* to get right too! Solve this fun jigsaw......

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......

The Best K-Dramas Of 2025

2025 was a middling year for Korean Dramas. Some started out with promise but fizzled out as they went along, others declared damp squibs from the start while still others lacked that 'It' factor......

Flashy start, but Suryavanshi falls early in VHT

IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi raced to 31 off just 10 deliveries. Photograph: Rajasthan Royals/X Vaibhav Suryavanshi set the tone for Bihar’s chase with a blistering burst at the top before......

I started improving when I accepted my mistakes: Shafali

'Cricket always teaches you things, it's important to accept weaknesses.' IMAGE: Shafali Verma bats during the second T20I against Sri Lanka. Photograph: BCCI Accepting the flaws in her game was......

England start World Cup quest against familiar foe Croatia

England lost to Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals but gained revenge by beating them in the group phase of the European Championship in 2021 en route to the final. IMAGE: Tom Brady picks......

'The sooner ISL starts, the better for Indian football'

'Ranking is a reflection of our last five years' performance.' IMAGE: India have slumped to 142 in the FIFA rankings -- their lowest in nearly a decade. Photograph: Indian Football Team/X India......

How Lakshya Turned Olympic Heartbreak Into Fresh Start

'There were a lot of things throughout the year, there were a lot of doubts that were there in my mind. And a lot of people had a lot of different opinions about training, about tournaments, about......