US retaliates, bombs 85 sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria

The US has conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria against Iranian Revolutionary Guards and affiliated militia groups in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base in......

US strikes 2 sites 'used by Iranian troops' in Syria

The United States military forces on Thursday (US local time) conducted self-defence strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and......

India is a vibrant democracy, go there and see for yourself: US

India is a vibrant democracy and anybody who happens to go to New Delhi can see that for themselves, the White House said Monday, as it appeared to dismiss concerns about the health of democracy in......

Difficult to eject Russian troops from Ukraine in 2023: US general

For this year, it would be "very, very difficult" to militarily eject the Russian forces from every inch of territory that they have occupied in Ukraine, a top American general said. IMAGE: An......

Is this why govt needs money from RBI?

Money permits patronage.Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Photograph: PTI Photo It could well be......

Indian customers to benefit from global reinsurers

The reinsurance segment in India is likely to see heightened action in the next few months with not only international reinsurers, but also domestic entities planning to enter the reinsurance......

After Llyod's, many reinsurers keen to start ops in India

After UK's Llyod's, there are many other top global reinsurers such as Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR evincing interest towards starting operations in India after the passage of the......

Modi invites Indian-American business leaders to India

A stable business environment and investment in human resources are some of the issues highlighted by a group of Indian-American corporate leaders during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Actors We Miss at the Harry Potter Reunion

The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts has generated a lot of buzz ever since it started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on January 1. While everyone's excited to see Daniel......

PIX: Why Nick couldn't take his eyes off Priyanka!

Priyanka Chopra and her husband, Nick Jonas, attended the premiere of The Jonas Brothers documentary, Chasing Happiness, in Los Angeles, California. Directed by John Lloyd Taylor, it chronicles......

Did Thugs of Hindostan deserve the flak?

'Thugs is smarter than a lot of 'nationalistic' movies,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair. To be fair to Thugs Of Hindostan, a lot of its gaffes or 'faults' could be seen in its trailer itself. The film......

Who makes the hottest Thug? VOTE!

The Thugs are coming, and we can't wait! Are you ready for the Thugs Of Hindostan? They sure look stunning! The film stars some of Bollywood's biggest stars, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and......

Bopanna-Ebden reach Miami Open semifinals

Indian tennis stalwart Rohan Bopanna and his Australian teammate Matthew Ebden advanced to their third men's doubles semi-final this year, defeating Dutchman Sem Verbeek and Aussie John-Patrick......

EPL PIX: Arsenal upset Liverpool; Man United win

Arsenal beat lacklustre Liverpool to close gap IMAGE Arsenal's Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring their third goal with Reiss Nelson and Martin Odegaard. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Aus Open PIX: Injured Nadal sent packing by McDonald

Images from Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after losing his second round match against......

'Tennis won't be the same without you'

Following is a roundup of reaction to Roger Federer, a 20-times Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announcing his retirement from the sport at the age of 41 after the Laver Cup later......