Modi takes a selfie with his Kashmiri 'friend'

It was a dream-come-true moment for Kashmiri youth Nazim Nazeer on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only took a selfie with him but also referred to him as a 'friend'. IMAGE: Prime......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

The Most FANTASTIC Pix You Will See!

The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Here are the winning entries: A Colourful Dream by Bibek Kunwar   I took this in a felt......

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

India to become 2nd largest economy in Asia by 2030: S&P Global

India, the world's fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world's third-largest economy with a GDP of $7.3 trill Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ion......

Demand for frontline jobs decreased by 17.5% in FY23

Having seen a rapid growth in demand for frontline workers in FY22 with the economy opening up, the growth seems to have muted in FY23 due to macroeconomic challenges. Illustration: Dominic......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

'We are exploring setting up an aerotropolis'

'We would like to develop Andhra Pradesh into a logistics hub not only for India, but also for South Asia.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy meets business tycoon Mukesh......

'This Oscar journey is for all of South Asia'

'The entire region that I love so much can come together and celebrate the Oscar nomination.' IMAGE: Pawo Choyning Dorji and his wife Stephanie Lai at the Oscar luncheon in Los Angeles, March 7,......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

Prannoy, Sen to lead India's defence in Thomas Cup

Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup IMAGE: The Indian team with their gold medals on winning the Thomas Cup. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Twitter Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top women's......

Chess: Singapore's 8-year-old Indian-origin boy creates history!

IMAGE: Ashwath Kaushik, who moved to Singapore in 2017, beat Poland's grandmaster Jacek Stopa, who at 37 is nearly five times older than him. Photograph: Overseas Family School/Instagram An......

PHOTOS: India off to winning start at U-19 World Cup

IMAGES from the Under-19 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India players celebrate a Bangladesh wicket as they win by 84 runs. Photograph:......

Injury woes continue: Is India's pace unit in jeopardy?

India must focus on building bigger fast bowling pool in 2024: Irfan Pathan IMAGE: India's pace duo Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Photograph: BCCI/X India must focus on increasing the......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......