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'China Wants India On A Tight Leash'

'China's basic purpose of taking the Shaksgam Valley was access to the Indian Ocean.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, China. Photograph:......

Trump's Huge Venezuela Gamble

I am inclined to believe that the Venezuela adventure is not an indication of American strength, alas, but rather of American weakness, points out Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald......

BJP Pushes Nitish To Play Second Fiddle In Bihar

Nitish Kumar may be in the chief minister's chair again, but with the BJP grabbing the home department and the assembly speaker's post, the real power in Bihar has shifted unmistakably, reports MI......

Bihar Electoral Tsunami No One Saw Coming

'Are elections still fair in India, or are we all witness to a macabre style of 'selection' of lawmakers?''The jury will be out on this for a long time because there is no definitive evidence on......

'Fruits Of Vikas Have Not Reached Dalits Under Nitish Kumar'

'We have 38 Dalits who are MLAs and ministers. But that does not mean the Dalits of Bihar are prospering.' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attends a Dalit Samagam programme in Patna,......

Explained: India's trade ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan amid Pak conflict

India's trade relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan are expected to come under strain due to Ankara and Baku backing Islamabad and condemning India's recent strikes on terror camps in Pakistan.......

IndiGo Airlines World's Second Fastest-growing Airline In Seat Capacity

IndiGo is only behind Qatar Airways, which grew slightly faster at 10.4 per cent in the same period, according to the latest data from Official Airline Guide (OAG) based on 20 top airlines in the......

GST kitty up 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh cr in Dec

The gross GST collection rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December despite significant increase in both domestic and export refunds. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Budget will revitalise agri sector, rural economy

Recent documents by NITI Aayog and periodic labour force surveys on employment show that the importance of agriculture is rising in the Indian economy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......

Tata airlines seat capacity soars, but IndiGo way ahead

In the international skies too, the Tatas have made an impressive increase in their seat capacity, which is up by 21 per cent from 18.15 million in CY23 to 21.96 million in CY24. Photograph: Toby......

Box Office: Saiyaara Craze Continues

IMAGE: Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in Saiyaara. Saiyaara is on a record-breaking spree. After an amazing wonderful first week that saw a massive Rs 175.25 crore (Rs 1.75 billion) coming in, the......

Akshay May Have A Winner With Kesari 2

IMAGE: Akshay Kumar with Simon Paisley Day in Kesari 2. Akshay Kumar may score a winner with his latest film, Kesari: Chapter 2. The film was expected to start slow, considering its genre as well......

Stree 2 Enters Rs 600 Crore Club In Less Than 40 Days

IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khurana in Stree 2. Stree 2 has done it. After Jawan, it has emerged as the second Hindi film to enter the......

Is Karan Johar Planning To Sell Dharma?

Much of the discussion is happening at a "family level, not a corporate level".That means it is an Ambani or a Goenka in direct talks with Johar. IMAGE: Karan Johar on the sets of Koffee with......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Kohli, Pant shine as Delhi down Gujarat

IMAGE: Virat Kohli was named player of the match after he stroked a quickfire 77 from 61 balls against Gujarat. Photograph: DDCA/X Star batters Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant made solid fifties,......

Hardik Pandya back with a bang; fires Baroda to victory!

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya smashed seven fours and fours sixes in his 42-ball knock to fire Baroda to victory against Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Photograph: BCCI India all-rounder Hardik......

IPL 2026 Auction: 10 Most Expensive Players

IMAGE: 77 players were signed on at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi as the 10 teams combined spent a total of Rs 215.45 crore. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders splashed the cash as they......

Openers flop as India face impossible task on Day 5

Images from Day 4 of the second and final Test between India and South Africa, at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on Tuesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Tristan Stubbs on the attack on Day 4 of......

Women's WC: Australia seal semifinal spot with dominant win

IMAGE: Skipper Alyssa Healy blasted an unbeaten 113 off 77 balls as Australia crushed Bangladesh by 10 wickets in an ICC Women's ODI World Cup match in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Photograph: ICC......