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Mumbai civic polls: Mahayuti woos voters with AI, free bus travel for women

The Mahayuti alliance on Sunday unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto for the upcoming civic body elections in Mumbai, promising technology-led governance to make it a "global powerhouse", a 50 percent......

'India's biggest health crisis since Covid'

Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen each year unless urgent action is taken, a United Kingdom-based......

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......

IndiGo Crisis: 'Well-Orchestrated To Pressure Government, DGCA'

'Where rostering systems are automated and duty time software interfaces directly with DGCA, the assertion that they suddenly discovered crew shortages is simply implausible.' 'If adequate crew......

Have Climate Summits Lost The Mojo?

How the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake. IMAGE: An aerial view of an area submerged in water amid heavy rainfall caused by cyclone Montha in Warangal, October......

US visa curbs, AI surge will shape Indian IT in 2026

India's $280-billion IT industry heads into 2026, balancing visa-related headwinds and global trade uncertainty against its biggest-ever push into artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of......

Gold returns beat equities, realty in 20-yr period

Investing in gold trumped most other asset classes in terms of compounded annualised returns over the long term, suggests a report by FundsIndia. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff While Indian......

100% FDI in insurance likely soon

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector, a move that was welcomed by industry as it would help attract more capital and global......

Why India Is Warming Up To Reits

Currently, India has five publicly listed Reits: Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks Reit, Mindspace Business Parks Reit Nexus Select Trust, and Knowledge Realty Trust.......

How Tamil Nadu Is Becoming A Global Hub

After Chennai, it is Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli, that are emerging as manufacturing hubs. Coimbatore is India's top Tier-II city in terms of the number of GCCs, according to a report......

JioHotStar Is Investing 4K Cr In South!

The platform has seen a growth of 70% in watch time for South content, which is more than the national average.The South has outperformed the rest of India in subscription depth, retention and......

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

'We have come to the point in civilisation where emotion seems to be something you hide or you have to be discreet about, or to be ashamed of.' IMAGE: Jacob Elrodi in Frankenstein. Mexican......

Review: Naah-daniyan!

Nadaaniyan's lack of charm, chemistry and cheek fails to create any ripples, sighs Sukanya Verma. Colleges are swanky theme parks for fashion and filmi romances in Karan Johar's universe. From......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

'Varun Was Hanging, Upside Down For An Hour'

'Varun was so exhilarated with the intense physical action sequences.''Samantha is very agile.''I don't know how they did it. It's really hard.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan on the sets of......

CM Reddy trains as Hyderabad awaits Messi visit

IMAGE: CM Revanth Reddy trains ahead of the Hyderabad match. Photograph: Telangana CMO/X Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to kick off a friendly football match to be attended......

Olympics: Ecuador's Pintado blazes to 20km race walk win

IMAGE: Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Moments after......

Shubman Gill Is 2023's Google Star!

IMAGE: Shubman Gill stars on Google's 2023 rankings. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters In a twist that defied expectations, the global stage of Google's 'most searched athletes' in 2023......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......