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When Ajit Pawar stopped at a tiny shop to taste pakodas

In the narrow lanes of Gulmandi market in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, the aroma of the piping hot pakodas and syrupy imartis drew an unlikely visitor on a morning in 2018. ......

IT dept must share husband's income in maintenance plea: CIC

The Commission observed that information relating to income does not remain purely personal when sought by a legally wedded spouse for maintenance litigation The Central Information Commission has......

Ajit Pawar's death puts question mark over NCP's future

The tragic and untimely demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday has not only left a vacuum in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state coalition government,......

Bhairav Battalion, Suryastra: Many firsts at R-Day Parade

61 Cavalry, Bhairav light commando battalion, DRDO's Long Range Anti-Ship Hypersonic Missile (LR-AShM) and many more key military assets were part of a grand Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. ......

'Miya Vs Indigenous' Politics Reshaping Assam Poll

'Once demographic fear becomes campaign language, it legitimises social targeting.' IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with Assam Bharatiya Janata Party President Dilip Saikia and......

India second-most preferred investment destination for CEOs: PwC survey

Indian CEOs are significantly more optimistic about the country’s economic growth than their international peers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Key Points 57 per cent of Indian CEOs are confident......

Profit-Focused Startups Power India's Strong IPO Revival

Eighteen new-age technology firms went public during the year, a near triple increase from the five firms that debuted in 2023 and 38 per cent more than 2024’s tally of 13. Illustration: Dominic......

IPO Market Shows No Sign Of Slowing

'The first time India has seen two consecutive blockbuster IPO years.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff India's initial public offering, or IPO, market has entered a whole new orbit. Consider......

How Deepinder Goyal Rewired Zomato

Zomato was not just recovering, it was rebuilding and reinventing, showing signs of maturing as a business. Chaos had been turned into momentum. A fascinating excerpt from Megha Vishwanath's book,......

CCI Flags IndiGo for Probe

'The CCI will first need to take a prima facie view on whether IndiGo's role warrants a detailed investigation.' IMAGE: Passengers wait at Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi international airport in......

Pankaja, O'Sey Balamma Make It To Sundance

Pankaja and O'Sey Balamma bring deeply personal yet universally resonant stories to Sundance.They represent a new wave of South Indian storytelling, blending cultural authenticity with cinematic......

The 7 Highest-Rated TV Shows Ever

Drawing on December 2025 IMDb user ratings, we present a list of the most-highly rated shows of all time. All photographs: Kind courtesy IMBb 1. Breaking Bad Sitting firmly at number one is the......

'I'm A Heroine; Will Not Play A Mother's Role'

Nyrraa Banerji's reason for staying away from Bollywood for a while: 'In Bollywood, there was a phase where all the movies were getting very bold. Physical intimacy was the criteria at that time......

'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......

China Slams Salman's Battle Of Galwan

Unsurprisingly, China isn't pleased with Salman Khan's upcoming film, Battle Of Galwan. The Chinese government affiliated media outlet Global Times accused the film of exaggeration and presenting......

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh snaps slide with crushing win

IMAGE: D Gukesh put his campaign back on track with a win over Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia in the eighth round of the Tata Steel Masters. Photograph: Tata Steel Che/X Key Points World champion......

Tata Steel Masters: Praggnanandhaa holds Gukesh

IMAGE: Indian GMs D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw in the fourth round of the the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess......

Tata Steel drama: Gukesh resigns after rare chess blunder

IMAGE: Indian GM Gukesh blundered almost with a blind-eye and had to resign immediately. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/X Key Points Gukesh blunders in a rare chess blindspot, losing to Nodirbek......

Erigaisi outclasses Praggnanandhaa; Gukesh held by Sindarov

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi beat R Praggnanandhaa in 32 moves in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters. Photograph: Anna Shtourman/FIDE Top seed Arjun Erigaisi scored a convincing victory over......

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Gukesh loses to Bluebaum; Erigaisi held

IMAGE: World champion D Gukesh resigned on his 37th turn against Germany's Matthias Bluebaum at Tata Steel Masters Chess. Photograph: Frans Peeters/FIDE Key Points Germany's Matthias Bluebaum......