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Pope election: Five Indians among cardinal electors

As the world awaits with bated breath for the election of the new pope, five Indian Roman Catholic Cardinals are part of the secret conclave to elect the Church's 266th pontiff, forming the biggest......

Chidambaram sent to Tihar jail for 2 weeks in INX Media case

IMAGE: Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram being taken to Tihar jail in connection with the INX Media corruption case, in New Delhi, on Thursday. Photograph: Ravi......

Creating history for its own sake

'In a relationship that does not permit cricket, how can the prime ministers embrace and send a false message,' asks Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. Breakfast in Moscow, lunch in Kabul, evening tea in......

'$33 billion was taken out of India -- the highest-ever'

'Yet the market didn't do all that badly because it was cushioned by domestic inflows.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's outperformance over the past year is largely due to troubles in......

As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath

Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are both a boon and a bane for angel investors, VCs as well as start-ups. If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly......

Ranjan Kapur: End of an era at O&M

An astute advertising professional, he took Ogilvy & Mather India to the number one position after coming on board as managing director in 1994 Ranjan Kapur was not only among the doyens of Indian......

Overseas investment hubs may come under Sebi scanner for China links

The regulator last week reached out to custodians for beneficial ownership information of investors coming from China, Hong Kong, and 11 other countries. IMAGE: Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi.......

Sensex ends below 27,000; ITC, ICICI Bank dip 2%

B Markets extended losses on Wednesday and the Sensex ended below 27,000 for the second straight session weighed down by select index heavyweights even as oil and gas shares rebounded from their......

India chase elusive title, kick off campaign against Kiwis

IMAGE: Opener Smriti Mandhana will be one of the key factors to India's success at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Women/X A stellar effort by senior stars would be mandatory......

Asia Cup: Will Kohli, Rohit Shine Or Disappoint?

IMAGE: Of the 36 ODIs played by India since January 2022, Rohit Sharma has only featured in 17, scoring 632 runs at an average of 45, with a century and five fifties.During the same period Virat......

India's Probable Squad For World Cup

India's first World Cup match against Australia in Chennai, on October 8, is two months away.Despite injuries to key players in the lead-up India are billed as one of the favourites to repeat their......

On this Day: Tendulkar storm rattles Australia in Sharjah

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar played a knock of 143 runs. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/AllSport/Getty Images It was on April 22, 1998, when bating great Sachin Tendulkar hit a magnificent 143......

Mithali outdoes Kohli to become first Indian to score 2000 T20I runs

IMAGE: Mithali Raj is the 7th woman to reach 2000 T201 runs. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Veteran Indian batswoman Mithali Raj became the first Indian cricketer to amass 2000 runs in Twenty20......