41 Maoists, most carrying rewards, surrender in Bijapur

Forty one Naxalites, 32 of them collectively carrying a reward of Rs 1.19 crore on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, officials said. Image used only for......

Oppn seeks debate on SIR, national security in Parl; govt says...

Opposition parties on Sunday demanded a discussion on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and national security in an all-party meeting ahead of the Winter Session beginning December 1,......

'Pronouncements On Paper Don't Feed Babies'

'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less. Such extremely low birth weight results in profoundly compromised neo-natal immunity.' 'The escalation to 97......

'Indira Gandhi Stood Up To The Americans'

'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.' IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Henry Kissinger in Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger......

Why investors are bullish about hospital stocks

While Q2FY26 is expected to be mildly disappointing for the hospital sector, there’s a lot of investor optimism for the future. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff This comes after a favourable......

Smallcaps Face Their Toughest Samvat Yet

'Defence, capital goods, engineering, capital market-related stocks, autos, and cement sectors are my bullish bets for Samvat 2082.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

Shortcuts Won't Build Industrial Capability

Any industrial policy is only as good as how it is applied and the other reforms that support it.This was as true 40 years ago as it is now, points out Debashis Basu. Photograph: Babu/Reuters  ......

'Fortis plans to add 700 beds in FY25'

'Our priority remains brownfield expansion, and in the next few years, we plan to increase our capacity to around 6,000 beds.' Photograph: Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters Fortis Healthcare is in an......

'Indira Gandhi Stood Up To The Americans'

'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.' IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Henry Kissinger in Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger......

Punjabi Singer Rajvir Jawanda Dies At 35

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajvir Jawanda/Instagram Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda, who sustained serious injuries in a road accident last month, has succumbed to his injuries. He was 35. Jawanda......

'Uttam Kumar Is The Ultimate Cinematic Emotion'

'His charisma, charm and skills remain untouchable.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan with Uttam Kumar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Imprints and Images of Indian Film Music/Facebook Abir Chatterjee is a fan......

'No One Could Have Played The Wounded Son Like Mr Bachchan Did'

'I owe what Shakti became as much to Mr Bachchan as Salim-Javed.' IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan in Shakti.   Forty three years after Ramesh Sippy's classic film Shakti, starring Dilip......

PICS: Proteas in box seat as India stare at series defeat

At stumps, Sai Sudharsan and Kuldeep Yadav were at the crease with India requiring another 522 runs to win and level the two-Test series. SCORECARD   IMAGE: Simon Harmer celebrates a wicket of......

Why Kevin Pietersen Loves India

'India gave me its heart first. So India will always have mine.'   IMAGE: Kevin Pietersen with members of an indigenous community in Assam during a visit to the state for rhino conservation......

Chess WC: Praggnanandhaa escapes with a draw

IMAGE: India's R Praggnanandhaa survived a complex game against GM Daniil Dubov to secure a draw in the first game of Round 4 at the FIDE World Cup. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Indian......

Former Man City player says 2026 World Cup his last

IMAGE: Riyad Mahrez has 33 goals in 106 matches for Algeria. Photograph: Kind courtesy Riyad Mahrez/X Riyad Mahrez ruled out extending his international career into his forties like Cristiano......

'I fell at people's feet for one opportunity to play'

'My dad, who is an electrician, never refused me anything, would get me bat through loans and all.' IMAGE: Tilak Varma stroked 69 not out off 53 balls to steer India to a famous five-wicket......