Man missing for 33 years says goddess called him away, she sent him back

In a strange incident, a man who had gone missing some 33 years ago returned to his home in Rajasthan's Alwar much to the astonishment of his family who had stopped believing that he could be alive......

Passengers on Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express robbed at knifepoint

Passengers on board the Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express were robbed at knifepoint on Thursday by armed men, officials said. The matter came to light after a passenger filed a complaint through the......

The Hindi-speaking Aussie who loves India

Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, is an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi learnt on the streets, trains and buses of India's hinterland.Biharilal tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how India has......

A salute to the Mumbaikar spirit

Readers tell us how they coped on Terrible Tuesday.Thanks for coming up so fast with a help line and rising to the occasion. Most of the people have returned home and at some places things are as......

5 steps to cure India's banking system

Bankers pay a small price for their misdeeds, no matter how large the cost to their banks or to the economy at large, says TT Ram Mohan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Punjab National Bank,......

Merger of Uber and Ola in India likely to hit slow lane

While the talks gathered pace after the announcement of the Uber-Grab merger, the question on who will control the merged entity is delaying the process. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

Volkswagen ex-boss investigated over fraud allegations

German prosecutors launched an investigation on Monday into fraud allegations against former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions tests.   The......

SC notices to ONGC, Cairn, Vedanta

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices on a public interest suit challenging the role of the central government and state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in the deal between Cairn India......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Tuesday, August 2

IMAGE: India's table tennis quartet of Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sanil Shatty celebrate with their men's TT Team gold medals at the Commonwealth Games medal......

Cyclist Ronaldo scripts history in Asian c'ships

IMAGE: Ronaldo's silver on Wednesday was his third medal of the championships. He had earlier won bronze medals in 1km time trial and team sprint events. Photograph: Sports India/Twitter Ronaldo......

Paralympics: Bhavinaben enters TT semis, assured bronze

IMAGE: India's Bhavinaben Patel qualified for the semi-finals of the women's singles table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympics after a scintillating win over world No. 5 Borislava Peric Rankovic of......

Manika to face action for snubbing national coach, says TTFI

IMAGE: Manika Batra refused to take advice of national coach Soumyadeep Roy during her matches at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: PTI The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Tuesday termed......

TT: Can India do the unthinkable again?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy A Sharath Kamal/Instagram The Indian table tennis contingent produced an unthinkable performance at the Asian Games, considered as "mini-Olympics" by the players.......