Indian scientists discover 'Saraswati' -- a supercluster of galaxies

A team of Indian astronomers has discovered an extremely large supercluster of galaxies -- as big as 20 million billion suns -- which they have named Saraswati, Pune-based Inter University Centre......

Longer-horizon debt funds bounce back in 2023 as bond yields soften

Actively managed debt funds with the flexibility to go long on duration made a strong comeback on the returns chart in 2023, thanks to softening bond yields. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Rs 6,100 crore in 3 months: Riding the wave of floating-rate mutual funds

Floating-rate mutual funds are back in demand after a year-long period of consistent outflows. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In the past three months, investors have poured over Rs 6,100......

Reading the tea leaves: Low production stirs chai industry's teapot

The tea industry’s cup of woes brimmeth — scanty rainfall and pest attacks have dragged down production in May, prices are lower than last year, and demand from some export markets is......

RBI's retail direct scheme could be a game changer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday launch two schemes of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that may go a long way in changing how the household sector invests, and complains if anything goes......

'Aparna has very high standards'

In 15 Park Avenue, I play Joydeep Roy. He's been an advertising executive for 10-12 years. An upper middle-class Bengali; married, with two kids. He left Kolkata, relocated to America, and has just......

7200+ runs & 21 tons: Saurashtra star bids farewell

Saurashtra batting stalwart Sheldon Jackson retires from first-class cricket after 15-year career IMAGE: Gujarat thrashed Saurashtra by an innings and 98 runs in Rajkot. Photograph: BCCI......

Heartbreak for Manu, misses Olympics hat-trick

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol event, losing in the shoot-off against Hungary's Veronika Major at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters The......

Historic bronze for shooter Swapnil Kusale in Paris

IMAGE: Swapnil Kusale poses with the bronze medal after finishing third in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters India's shooter......

Prep for Paris Games-bound shooters not ideal: Sodhi

'I would say you have to give six months to a year to give the athletes to kind of even register that person is going (to the Olympics). People are struggling to find their kit. So, things could......

Why Indian shooters could fire blanks at Paris Olympics

Shooters' preps lacked planning, says Olympian Vijay Kumar IMAGE: Shooter Vijay Kumar with his 2012 Olympic medal. Photograph: Harish Kotian/Rediff/Files Olympic medallist shooter Vijay Kumar......