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UP: Elderly Dalit man forced to lick spot where he urinated

An elderly Dalit man was allegedly forced to lick the ground near a temple on the outskirts of Lucknow on Diwali after he was accused of urinating there, police said. Image used only for......

Techie arrested for misbehaving with flight attendant

A software employee was arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a female flight attendant on board an Air India flight from Dubai to Hyderabad, police said on Sunday. Image used only for......

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia critical, to be shifted to London

The family of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, who remains in a critical condition in Dhaka, is preparing to transfer her to London, where her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

Look, Who's Slamming Rahul Gandhi...

'Theatrics replace analysis. Public spectacle takes the place of public service.' Former judges, retired bureaucrats and veteran armed forces officers lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for......

Gujarat police nab kingpin of Chinese cyber slavery network

The Gujarat police nabbed the alleged kingpin of an international cyber slavery network being operated by Chinese gangs from Myanmar and Cambodia, deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on......

RBI steers away from aggressive intervention as rupee touches new lows

As the rupee remains under pressure due to several headwinds and the uncertainty around the India-US trade deal, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been stepping in only to calm volatility, not to......

Liquor firms in Telangana buckle under unpaid state bills

A deepening payment paralysis in Telangana’s liquor industry is beginning to choke manufacturing units and strain supplies, employment, and the broader investment landscape, industry bodies have......

'Strong Reforms, Not Panic, Will Help Ride Out Rupee's Weakness'

'In the long run, India's strong growth story and reforms to make assets globally attractive will determine the rupee's resilience.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The rupee touching the 90......

Rupee weakens 3.7% in H1FY26, hits fresh lows on US tariffs, outflows

The rupee continued to face pressure in the first half of the current financial year (FY26), hitting fresh lows against the dollar, due to strengthening of the greenback, rising crude oil prices,......

Lotus-Inspired Mumbai Airport Set to Bloom

NMIAL is spending close to Rs 18,000 crore to get the airport up and running. IMAGE: A computer-generated rendering of the Navi Mumbai International Airport. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Centre to decide on plea against '120 Bahadur' certification in 2 days

The Centre told the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday that it will decide within two days a representation of petitioners who have challenged the certification and release of the upcoming......

120 Bahadur Review: Familiar War Fare

120 Bahadur is underwhelming, adding little fresh perspective and feeling like a standard war drama we have seen umpteen times before, notes Mayur Sanap. We already know war is hell. Is there......

What Links Srijit Mukherji, Sherlock Holmes?

'Elementary, My Dear Holmes imagines Arthur Conan Doyle stepping into his own fiction, a man haunted by the clarity he created, forced to apply it to a world far messier than the one on paper.'......

Why Jaideep Ahlawat Is Chasing Manoj Bajpayee

IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee and Jaideep Ahlawat at The Family Man 3 launch. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Earlier, posters for The Family Man 3 teased Manoj Bajpayee's character as being in......

Santosh Review: Powerful Police Procedural

The power of Santosh hinges on the script, enhanced by Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar's performances, observes Deepa Gahlot. Sandhya Suri's Santosh comes with international acclaim. It made its......

PIX: Vintage Kohli blows SA away in first ODI

Images from first ODI between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi, on Sunday. IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates after reaching his hundred in the first ODI against South......

Rohit-Kohli key as India eye series win in Vizag

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has two hundreds and a fifty in his last three innings, while Rohit Sharma has a hundred and two fifties in his last four outings. Photograph: BCCI/X The spotlight, like most......

PIX: Real Madrid held to draw; Napoli down Roma

Real Madrid held to third straight draw IMAGE: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe's tries to find a way past Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga during the LaLiga match at Estadi Montilivi, Girona, on......

Sinner begins ATP Finals defence in style!

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner must retain his title in Turin to have any chance of finishing the year as World No 1. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Italy's Jannik Sinner began his bid to retain......

PIX: Alcaraz, Sinner to clash in ATP Finals title match

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz go head-to-head in their sixth title decider this year. IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in the ATP Finals......