'It's not only about me. They're the biggest fans of CSK as well.'
Batters likely to set the World Cup alight with their big striking...
What are you cooking this Diwali? Tell us!
'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.' 'Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi always has handy the threat of dissolving Parliament and calling for fresh polls.' 'Most of his own party, and certainly his allies and opponents having blown their budgets of efforts and resources in the just concluded elections, have no stomach for this.' 'They are all greatly looking forward to the loaves and fishes of office on offer.' 'That gives Modi an unbeatable advantage in any push-comes-to-shove situation,' explains Shreekant Sambrani.
Rediff.com readers Subrahmanya Manippadi, Sarathi Dey and Rajagopal N Janakiraman share their beach pictures.
Crisil Ratings on Wednesday projected India's GDP growth at 6.8 per cent in the next fiscal and said the country will become an upper middle-income nation by 2031 with the economy doubling to $7 trillion. In its India Outlook report, Crisil said the Indian economy will take support from domestic structural reforms and cyclical levers and can retain -- perhaps even improve -- its growth prospects to become the third largest economy by 2031. "After a better-than-expected 7.6 per cent this fiscal, India's real GDP growth will likely moderate to 6.8 per cent in fiscal 2025," said the Crisil India Outlook report.
KKR lifted their third IPL title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final.
Pratima is a basketball player who has represented India and Delhi.
IMAGES from the Under-19 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh on Saturday.
Celebrate this festival season with traditional mithais.
A feeble fable masquerading as a robo rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya aspires to address what unrealistic expectations in a relationship can lead to, observes Sukanya Verma.
As the football fever grips the nation, a replica of the World Cup trophy has been carved entirely out of sweets in the western Indian city of Kolkata.
Taxpayers are filing their income tax returns (ITRs) early for the Assessment Year 2024-25 (FY25). By April 29, over 592,000 returns were filed, with over 538,000 verified and 367,000 processed. Early filing allows revisions without penalties.
A sensational run over the last two weeks has given wings to Ashwini Ponnappa's Olympics dreams, and the ace Indian shuttler now wants to continue her fine run in the upcoming bigger tournaments to stay on course for a trip to Paris.
Abhishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs struck half-centuries for Delhi Capitals in their final league game of the season.
If Pat Cummins's side defeat India in the next two ODIs, then Pakistan will be back at the No. 1 spot for the World Cup.
India's outgoing Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj termed as bitter-sweet, the All India Tennis Association's (AITA) decision to hand him a farewell tie in February and predicted some tough time for the next man in charge, Mahesh Bhupathi. The AITA Executive Committee decided to give Amritraj one last tie as reports emerged recently that he will be asked to go on account of indiscipline in the Indian team. AITA did not give him the one-year term he had wished but has given Amritraj a chance to make a graceful exit for himself and he would like to go on a high by winning the tie against the Kiwis.
10 recipes our readers savoured this year.
Mumbai Indians' Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod and Kumar Kartikeya took a potshot at Lucknow Super Giants' pacer Naveen-ul-Haq after winning the Eliminator match in Chennai on Wednesday.
Last year, MP's Ashutosh Sharma smashed an 11-ball fifty, breaking Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century by an Indian in T20 cricket.
Make track and field events more attractive and marketable, says Neeraj Chopra
The BJP hopes to deepen its support among backward castes, especially the Extremely Backward Classes, in Bihar following the announcement of Bharat Ratna for former chief minister Karpoori Thakur, a leader who enjoys admiration from backward satraps of various hues.
Sachin Tendulkar heaped lavish praise on Virat Kohli after the Indian captain slammed a record-breaking double century in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
A finger-licking dish of crabs and moringa leaves.
A sweet war is all set to erupt between India and Pakistan.
Russian oil supplies to India will continue to flow unhindered and suppliers will come up with ways to sidestep secondary sanctions, a Russian official told Business Standard.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and had to be content with a joint second place finish at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.
'It is the first-time voters and the agnostics who are often influenced by political advertising.' 'These swing voters tend to make a huge difference in the outcome of any election.'
When Virat Kohli was dismissed for 1 by Mumbai Indians left-armer Jason Behrendorff, guess who posted a cryptic post on Instagram?
The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
This simplest of lentil recipes had with rice and some crispy onions makes for a deeply-satisfying meal.
Domestic customers will get access to high-quality Swiss products such as watches, chocolates, biscuits, and clocks at lower prices as India will phase out customs duties under its trade pact with the EFTA bloc on these goods over a period of time. India and the four-European nation bloc EFTA signed a trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA) on Sunday to boost trade and investments between the two regions. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
'The inauguration of the Ram temple was the pinnacle of the BJP's religious politics.' 'Politics is dynamic. What goes up has to come down.'
'Indian single malts have a very specific character.' 'They are sweet when you take a frontal palette approach and change significantly with the addition of water.'
Baga and Gokarna make the list of the world's top 100 beaches.
Giving out sports quota jobs to youth and junior athletes not a good idea: Tejaswin Shankar
'I was at Deepika's wedding at Lake Como, also at the receptions in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and every moment was unforgettable.'
This Dusshera treat your loved ones to wonderful Indian treats flavoured with chocolate or strawberry.
