India not to send more construction workers as Israel-Iran tension rises

India on Friday asked its citizens not to travel to Iran and Israel amid increasing fears that Tehran may launch an attack on Israeli soil in retaliation to a strike on the Iranian consulate in......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

What If Trump Wins A Second Term?

Although India-US relations have strengthened significantly in recent years, partly because of the security situation in the region, the Indian policy establishment would have to be prepared to......

Ram's Footprint Over South East Asia

Even those who are the supporters of India's 'cultural nationalism' seems to be unaware of the footprint of Shri Ram in South East Asia, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Photograph: PTI......

Strong outlook to support Cummins India stock

Genset manufacturer Cummins India has seen its share price rise by 45 per cent in the past three months. The management has reaffirmed that growth would be in double digits over the coming two......

PE investments plummet to 6-year low in FY24

Private equity (PE) investments in India have fallen to a 6-year low at $24.2 billion in the financial year ending March 2024. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Investments via PE deals are......

M&A activity in slow lane, deal value down 43%

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India have moved into the slow lane, dropping 43 per cent in terms of deal value to touch $13.37 billion since January this year to date, compared to the same......

Fall 2024 May Not Be A Repeat Of 2018

'We expect the bull-market phase to still persist, but now led by large-caps which offer better valuation and benefit from FII inflows.''We expect continued pressure on midcaps, but any sharp......

Will lack of facilities push cricket out of 2026 Asiad?

Venue woes present but organisers keen on cricket in next Asian Games in Japan IMAGE: India's men's and women's teams, both bagged gold medals in cricket at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.......

Cricket's bid for Asian Games 2026 gains momentum

IMAGE: Cricket featured in the Hangzhou Games in China last year but wasn't part of the 2018 Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia. Photograph: ICC/X The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)......

Paris Olympics will be more challenging: Sindhu

IMAGE: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu said the key would be playing smarter. Photograph: Weixiang Lim/Reuters Set to return after an injury-induced break, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is aware......

Women's cricket outshining men's since 2019- here's why...

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly believes women's cricket has made remarkable progress since 2019, potentially surpassing their male counterparts.......

Asian Games: How the Mukherjees breached the Chinese wall

IMAGE: Ayhika Mukherjee and Suthirtha Mukherjee assured India of a historic medal in table tennis. Photographs: SAI Media/X Sitting on the courtside, the legendary Ma Lin shook his head in......