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How Monsoon 2025 Turned Into A Nightmare

IMD data shows in the 24 hours between September 1 and 2, Haryana received 806 per cent more rainfall than normal, Punjab 759 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 510 per cent, Delhi 740 per cent, Chandigarh......

History In Minutes: World's First Airmail Flew Over Kumbh

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried 6,500 mails in the world's first official airmail flight over Allahabad, coinciding with the Kumbh Mela. IMAGE: Devotees take a dip in the......

How Yamuna controversy sank AAP in Delhi

The Yamuna factor seemingly played a significant role in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, reshaping voter sentiment and helping the Bharatiya Janata Party script history by defeating Aam Aadmi......

Shah takes holy dip in Triveni Sangam at Maha Kumbh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a dip at the Triveni Sangam in Mahakumbh Nagar on Monday and described the Maha Kumbh as a unique symbol of the Sanatan culture's philosophy, which is rooted......

The Formidable Editor, Vimla Patil

Vimla Patil always stressed the importance of proving wrong the perception that women were women's worst enemies. And it is a lesson I carried forward with me all through my career, learning......

'Federal Bank Has To Now Play Test Matches'

'We are focusing more on loan against property and used commercial vehicle financing, so the risk does not change significantly, but the yield is higher.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Federal......

Sensex, Nifty end lower on mounting geopolitical tensions

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the third straight session on Thursday, in line with weak trends in global markets as the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict continues to weigh on......

How Much Have MFs Invested In HDFC Bank?

With a deployment of Rs 2,720 crore in July, MFs' total investment in HDFC Bank in calendar year 2024 (till now) surged to Rs 48,820 crore. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Mutual......

Tariffs, earnings key for FII flows after Rs 1.54 trillion pullout in FY25

Global funds have pulled out Rs 1.54 trillion from domestic stocks in fiscal 2024 – 25 (FY25), the highest-ever outflow recorded so far, according to the data compiled by Business Standard.......

Cyberfraud Thrives On Fear!

The number of cyberfraud cases has skyrocketed from 2,677 in 1999-2000 to 29,082 in FY24 -- more than a 10-fold increase. The RBI pegs digital payment frauds at Rs 1,457 crore in FY24, up more than......

Thunivu Review: Mediocre Fare

How long can you look at Ajith sitting with a machine gun on his lap? asks A Ganesh Nadar. Thunivu means 'guts'. When the movie title appears on screen, it's followed by, 'No guts no gain'. The......

When Bollywood Went Blind

In Blind, Sonam Kapoor's OTT debut on Jio Cinema and remake of a 2011 Korean thriller of the same name, it's the irony of a visually impaired woman becoming the sole witness to a crime that forms......

Drama. Romance. Whodunits: On OTT This Week

Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week. Jana Gana ManaWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Malayalam (with subtitles) Following the public outrage over a college professor's......

Where to see Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar

The OTT scene is bustling again this week with brand new shows and movies. Sukanya Verma suggests what you can watch. Sandeep Aur Pinky FaraarWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi......

Why Indian Tennis Is In A Slump

'We were the best team in Asia at one point. Today, we are barely in the reckoning for the Davis Cup.''Players now, especially this decade, lack perseverance.' IMAGE: Sumit Nagal, the highest......

Focus on Sable, Annu Rani at Asian Championships

IMAGE: Avinash Sable. Photograph: BCCI The redoubtable Neeraj Chopra will be missing in action but the 59-strong Indian contingent would nonetheless aim for a double-digit medal haul, riding......

F1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins Baku pole for fourth year in a row

IMAGE: The pole was the 26th of Charles Leclerc's career, and third of the season. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters >Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix......

IPL 2025: RCB splurge on Bhuvi; big names miss out

Out of favour Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads Indian pacers' 'Pay Day' at IPL mega-auction IMAGE: RCB spend 10.75 Cr on Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Photograph: BCCI Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 13 years,......

F1: Verstappen starts season with win in Bahrain

IMAGE: Max Verstappen led every lap and took the chequered flag a massive 22.4 seconds clear of team mate Sergio Perez. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters Reigning Formula One champion Max......