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PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday leading in most of the seats in the general elections marred by......

Several Pak agencies using Israel's intrusive cyber tech since 2012: Report

Israeli cyber tech firm, Cellebrite, has sold Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency and various police units products that are highly intrusive and can lead to gross human rights violations......

Rajnath's veiled attack on China at Visakhapatnam's commissioning

Taking a veiled dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said 'some irresponsible nations' for the sake of their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with......

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh: Brothers in Blood

At a time when China is trying to make its foray into South Asia, India should use its shared history to strengthen its ties in the region, argues Dr Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Bangladesh's Prime......

China pushes India into bear hug with Quad

China's behaviour in the post-pandemic geopolitical landscape which may determine the Quad's future trajectory, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Malabar Phase 2 underway with the......

Singapore Airlines confirms Vistara-Air India merger discussions

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is engaged in confidential talks with Tata Sons for merging Vistara with Air India, the flagship carrier of the Republic of Singapore informed the stock exchange in the......

India's appeal against Vodafone case hearing in Sep

Indian government's appeal against a verdict of an international arbitration tribunal that overturned its demand for Rs 22,100 crore in back taxes from Vodafone Group Plc has been transferred to a......

India's 1st smart city is all set to take off in a big way

'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. In the last week of May, the National Company Law......

Sensex ends 86 points higher ahead of US Fed meet

Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Vedanta, Coal India, ICICI Bank, PowerGrid, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finance, rising up to 2.65 per cent. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Snapping its......

An open letter to the RBI governor

Central banking is a science, not an art, Tamal Bandyopadhyay tells RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. IMAGE: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Dear Governor, The day you took over as India's chief money......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

Aaranya Kaandam: A day in a gangster's life

Tamil film Aaranya Kaandam will reach theatres this Friday (June 10) but the film produced by S.P.B. Charan and directed by debutant Thiagarajan Kumararaja, has been in the news for quite some......

'I have no problem with the 'A' certificate'

Last year, Thiagarajan Kumarappa's Tamil film Aaranya Kaandam won the Grand Jury award at the South Asian Film Festival in New York. The film was produced by S P B Charan. The Censor Board,......

Bresnan denies racism claim but apologises to Rafiq

IMAGE: In his witness statement, the 30-year-old said Tim Bresnan, a former England pacer, "frequently made racist comments" and also claimed that he was one of "six or seven" other players......

Barty, Serena lead field at Australian Open warm-ups

IMAGE: Serena Williams. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty will lead the field in the two WTA......

Discus thrower Kumari gets four-year ban for dope flunk

Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari has been slapped with a four-year ban by Athletics Integrity Unit for flunking a dope test, nearly two years after her sample was deemed clean by the NDTL. The......

Fight against Coronavirus: Former NBA star pledges up to $1m

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin pledged up to $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts and said he had been pained by the treatment meted out to some of Asian-Americans in the United States. Writing on......

How Bangladesh cricketers are helping to fight COVID-19

27 Bangladesh cricketers will be donating half their monthly salaries to fight the pandemic. IMAGE: 'May be this fund is not that much compared to the fight against coronavirus. But if we......

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