Tricolour-Painted Man At Srinagar's Lal Chowk

On Republic Day, a man painted the Tricolour on his body and waved the national flag with a model of the BrahMos missile in his hand at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.   Photographs: ANI Photo      ......

Army Lags Behind Navy And IAF In Capital Spending

The army has been behind the other two forces in capex since FY21. IMAGE: Indian military vehicles during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 26, 2026. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters As......

Know This About The 2027 Census

2027's housing census trims questions but adds digital-age indicators like Internet and smartphones. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph: ANI......

9 Things You Must Know About Ajit Pawar

Popularly known as 'Ajit Dada', he was known to say things as they were, without couching it in any soft padding. IMAGE: Ajit Pawar in Pune during the 77th Republic Day celebrations, January 26,......

One Snapshot To Track Your Savings, Investments

Sebi is working with other regulators to expand the CAS framework. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   India's banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) consumers may soon be able to......

Smallcap Funds Play Safe, Limit Bets Beyond Top 1,000 Stocks

Companies in the lower mcap deciles have recorded the fastest growth in median mcap. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Smallcap mutual funds (MFs) in India continue to maintain limited......

What's Choking India's Capital Markets

'Large firms and their interests can dominate the narrative, even as smaller stakeholders and retail investors struggle to be heard.''Regulators therefore require deep subject-matter expertise to......

Budget 2026: What Mutual Fund Industry Wants...

Among its 27 recommendations for the Union Budget is this: It has suggested that equity investments held for more than one year and up to three years should be taxed at 12.5 per cent on gains......

Is Dhurandhar Worth A Watch On OTT?

If we, as an audience, are mature enough to dissect facts from fiction, and propaganda from creative storytelling, the director and technical team deserve full credit for putting together an......

Imran Khan Watches Happy Patel With Lekha

It was a pleasure to see Imran Khan return to the spotlight with his cameo in this week's release, Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos. Pictures from a special screening in Mumbai. Imran Khan was last......

The Salman@60 Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about Salman Khan. Salman Khan's superstardom is built on packed movie halls whistling to his swaggering style and maverick charisma.......

'Prashant Tamang Was Like King Of Nepali Community'

'He was the Michael Jackson of the community.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Prashant Tamang/Instagram The sudden death of Prashant Tamang at 43, a former cop from West Bengal, who won the nation's......

Brand Shubham Gill: Bruised Not Ruptured

'It is a passing phase'. 'He will bounce back'. 'He is a run machine; poor form is just temporary'.The vote of confidence in Gill was inspiring and reassuring, notes Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Shubman......

Inderjit Singh Bindra: Architect of Modern Indian Cricket

As he is laid to rest, Indian cricket bids farewell to one of its greatest administrators -- a visionary who understood that breaking monopolies and building stadiums were about the same thing:......