Hand over Sabarimala gold case to neutral agency: Amit Shah to Kerala CM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday raked up the Sabarimala gold loss case to target the ruling Left in Kerala, accusing it of "protecting" the real culprits, and demanded a probe by a neutral......

Trump-era H1B fee, tariffs hurt India ties, say US lawmakers

US lawmakers said measures undertaken by the Trump administration such as the $100,000 fee on H1B visas and 50 percent tariffs on India, hurt American businesses and threaten people-to-people ties......

Why RSS Must Choose Bharatiyata Over Hindutva

The future of India will be shaped and decided by the choices the RSS makes now, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat speaks during......

'Venezuela's Current Leaders Gave Maduro As A Trophy To Trump'

'Trump had done a deal with the current regime minus Maduro. The current regime is giving Trump entry into Venezuelan oil. They are obeying him and doing whatever he says.' 'They are happy because......

'Growth-inflation data will determine MPC's future actions'

'Economic activity appears to have peaked in the second quarter of FY26, with industrial output, exports, and business confidence all softening from October 2025.' Illustration: Dominic......

'GCCs Have Evolved To Strategic Innovation Hubs'

'Solutions developed in India are being commercialised and offered globally because we're executing at scale, creating new markets and revenue streams.' Kindly note that this illustration......

Solve US Tariff Issue Soon, Stalin Requests Modi

'This has translated into a combined daily loss of 60 crore in revenues for exporters in Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Erode and Karur districts, pushing many small and medium enterprises to the brink of......

Reliance remains highest-ranked Indian firm on Fortune Global 500 list

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has retained its position as the highest-ranked Indian company on the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list, according to the latest rankings released by the......

2025's A to Z OF ENTERTAINMENT

As the year draws to a close, Rediff Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.  ......

The Salil Chowdhury You Never Knew

'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary......

'Simplicity Remained Dharmendra's Greatest Charm'

'Asha Parekh once said he never really went beyond the villager he originally was.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharmendra/Instagram Dharmendra passed into the ages last week, but left behind a rich......

Helen: The Lesser Known Actor

After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer.But Helen was raring to step out of......

India vs NZ: Why Bracewell wants Jamieson to deliver

'We perhaps don't have the experience that we normally have on our side. But in saying that, we come in here with high expectations on how we're going to play. We want to gain some experience of......

New Zealand's Adithya Counts On CSK Stint To Rattle India

Adithya Ashok is a frequent visitor to India but last year was special as he got to train at the CSK Academy in Chennai. IMAGE: Adithya Ashok has represented the Black Caps in two ODIs and one......

India Open: Lakshya bows out after epic battle

IMAGE: India's Lakshya Sen crumbled in crunch moments to go down to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yil in the quarterfinals of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Friday.......

Why Hardik Pandya Is India's X-Factor

'He's the guy who can win you games with bat and ball. He can bowl in any situation, he can bat anywhere in the line up.' IMAGE: Hardik Pandya has enjoyed top form in domestic and international......

U-19 WC: All eyes on Suryanshi as India eye sixth title

Having missed out on the last edition in 2024, when they lost to Australia in the summit showdown, India, who have won the trophy in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2022 besides 2018, will be keen to add a......