Gaza offensive continues as Israel marks 100 days of hostages in captivity

As Israelis prepared to mark 100 days of captivity for the hostages abducted by Hamas on Sunday, the Israeli defence forces said soldiers destroyed launch pits used by Hamas to fire rockets at......

How India enhanced its military might in 2023

India firmed up defence procurement worth over Rs 3.50 lakh crore in 2023 as the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the crises and conflicts around the world kept the......

India-Philippines South China Sea drill irks Beijing amid Manila face-off

Peeved over the recent naval exercises between the navies of India and the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the Chinese military on Thursday said defence cooperation between different......

22 cases of JN.1 found so far, Kerala woman recovers

Twenty-two cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country till Thursday, with 21 cases being reported from Goa and another from Kerala, official sources said. IMAGE: Women......

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The unemployment rate has dropped for women from 14.9 per cent in December 2023 to......

India's domestic aviation capacity soars beyond pre-pandemic level

The growth in India's domestic aviation capacity in calendar year 2023 (CY23) was the sixth highest among 20 major domestic markets, compared to the pre-pandemic year of CY19. Photograph: Max......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

Anil Agarwal to demerge 5 businesses of Vedanta, restructure zinc unit

Mining magnate Anil Agarwal's conglomerate on Friday announced a major business shake-up, with flagship Vedanta Ltd approving a spin-off of its metals, power, aluminium and oil and gas businesses......

Things Are Looking Up At Box Office, But...

'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.'The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business, is......

'I want The Kerala Story to be the scariest horror story one had seen'

'Everyone is entitled to their opinion because we live in a country like India and not a place where Shalini is taken, where forget having an opinion, women can't even talk to their family on the......

Candidates Chess: Vidit dumps Nakamura; Gukesh downs Praggnanandhaa

IMAGE: Vidit Gujrathi eased past Hikaru Nakamura. Photograph: FIDE Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi crashed through the defences of world number three Hikaru Nakamura of United States, while R......

Satwik-Chirag will be the ones to beat in Paris: Gopichand

IMAGE: Pullela Gopichand believes the Indian men’s doubles pair will enter the Paris Olympics as the favourites. Photograph: Weixiang Lim/Reuters Chief national badminton coach Pullela......

Messi dedicates his eighth Ballon d'Or to Argentina teammates, Maradona

IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi with his sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro after winning the men's Ballon d'Or at Chatelet Theatre, Paris, France on Monday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters......

Rioting fans leave French football reeling as Olympics looms

IMAGE: Olympique Lyonnais coach Fabio Grosso, a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006, sustained facial injuries during the incident. (Picture used for representational purpose......

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

Second seed Novak Djokovic fights back from two sets down to overcome fellow Serb Laslo Djere  IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing......