Heavy rains lash coastal K'taka for third straight day, red alert issued

Heavy monsoon rains lashed Karnataka's coastal belt for the third consecutive day on Monday, severely disrupting normal life in Dakshina Kannada district, prompting authorities to issue a red alert......

Top Maoist ideologue Sudhakar killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Senior Maoist leader Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar, who had a bounty of Rs 40 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, the......

'Tharoor Is Perhaps Donning Two Hats'

'The Congress submitted four names to the government as the people who should accompany the delegation.''I don't know what happened to those names.''When I was approached, I told them to speak to......

Why India Needs Trump's Tariffs To Reform Again

India needs another shot of difficult reform, of the kind only possible at gunpoint. Mr Trump holds that gun to our heads now.A drastic reduction in tariff protection, other elements of sarkari......

IPO boom: Record Rs 1.6 lakh cr raised in 2024

Fundraising momentum is expected to accelerate further in the New Year, potentially surpassing 2024's record figures. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Fundraising via IPOs in India hit......

IPO rush: 8 cos looking to raise Rs 60,000 cr in Oct-Nov

The primary market will remain abuzz with more than half a dozen companies, including Hyundai Motor India, Swiggy, and NTPC Green Energy, lined up initial public offerings over the next two months......

Fundraising through QIPs surges; 20 companies raise Rs 18,400 cr in H1

Fundraising through the issuance of shares to qualified institutional investors has seen hectic activity in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY24), with 20 companies mobilising over Rs......

Be selective in consumption stocks, say analysts

Consumption-related stocks, such as hotels, and quick service restaurants (QSRs), have been hitting the ball out of the park ahead. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters On the other hand, the Miss World......

'It Has Been A Box Of Surprises'

'My journey has just been so different. Each character has been so different.' IMAGE: Shalini Pandey. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shalini Pandey/Instagram After making her presence felt in the......

10 Male Bonding Movies On OTT

IMAGE: Shashank Arora, Anuj Singh Duhan, Adarsh Gourav and Vineet Kumar Singh in Superboys Of Malegaon. Reema Kagti's new release Superboys Of Malegaon has a heartwarming track about a group of......

Ready For Some Old Fashioned Romance?

Saif Ali Khan returns to the OTT space after Sacred Games and Tandav and is a part of Netflix's exciting slate for 2025. The streaming giant unveils a slew of exciting film titles. Mayur Sanap......

Dabba Cartel Review: High Five!

Dabba Cartel’s reluctant black comedy in the body of a crime thriller starts out interestingly enough to accomplish its Narcos: Thane aspirations, notes Sukanya Verma.......

SMAT: Abhishek flattens Bengal; Sanju shines for Kerala

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to his century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours against Bengal. Photograph: Screengrab/X India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing......

Intense Training Session For Team India

With an aggressive mindset and intense training sessions, India looks set to make a powerful statement when they step onto the field, observes K R Nayar, the veteran cricket writer, from Dubai.......

'Anand also deserved Bharat Ratna'

India's second Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua welcomed the government's decision to bestow the Bharat Ratna on Sachin Tendulkar but added that five-time World chess champion Viswanathan Anand also......

Spotted: Viswanathan Anand in Mumbai

ReaderGanesh Rao sent us this picture from Mumbai. 'Chess champion Viswanathan Anand was spotted giving tips to young chess players atDon Bosco school in Matunga, Mumbai, on Friday,' writes......