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Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Brazil, warns against trial of Bolsonaro

United States President Donald Trump announced a 50 per cent tariff on imports from Brazil, starting August 1, and called the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a 'witch hunt',......

Andhra Bets on AI to Fight Mosquito Menace

When mosquito numbers cross safe limits in any area, automatic alerts will be sent, and civic teams will carry out spraying or fogging operations. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

EC defends Bihar voter list revision as SC takes up Opposition pleas

As the Opposition parties join hands to hit out at the Election Commission over intensive revision of Bihar's voters' list, poll authority officials said on Tuesday that the exercise is......

Jaishankar to visit China for SCO meet, first since LAC tensions

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit China around July 13 to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. IMAGE:......

Kanhaiya Kumar, Pappu Yadav stopped from boarding Rahul Gandhi's van

Congress leader and National Students' Union of India national incharge Kanhaiya Kumar, along with Pappu Yadav, who is an independent MP from Purnia Lok Sabha constituency, on Wednesday were......

Fuel efficiency norms favour big cars: Maruti's Bhargava

'My understanding is that the rules are weighted in favour of big cars, even though smaller cars emit fewer emissions per passenger, use less material, and consume less fuel,' Bhargava said in an......

Tesla to enter India next week with first centre at Mumbai's BKC

Global EV giant Tesla is all set to officially enter India with the opening of its first experience centre at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex next week. IMAGE: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.......

Festive Buzz To Boost Gig Jobs

Qcom alone is expected to account for a 60 per cent surge in gig hiring, adding 1.5 million to 2 million roles. Kindly note the images are posted only for representational purposes. Photographs:......

Sebi proposes relaxation for AMCs opening doors for business expansion

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday proposed relaxations for asset management companies (AMCs) to serve pooled non-broad-based funds, giving an opportunity to fund houses to......

Are The Rich Paying Less Tax?

They are not just underreporting income; they are reshaping what the income tax system perceives. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There have long been heated debates about the......

Bold Moves Must For Silver Screen To Sparkle Again

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. R S Prasanna's Sitaare Zameen Par......

Metro... In Dino Review: Meandering Mess

Metro...In Dino's assembly of actors exhaust all their charm at the end of this messy musing on metropolitan monotony, observes Sukanya Verma. When Anurag Basu made Life In A...Metro in 2007,......

Detective Sherdil Review: Whodunit? Who cares?

The silliness Detective Sherdil packs in the guise of humour not only trivialises a likeable star but squanders its ensemble cast into one-note distractions, notes Sukanya Verma. Some filmmakers......

Sitaare Zameen Par Is A Superhit

IMAGE: A scene from Sitaare Zameen Par. Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par will emerge as a superhit at the box office. The manner in which the film is progressing at the box office, a lifetime......

Is It Time To Retire The Great Indian Kapil Show?

IMAGE: Kapil Sharma with Salman Khan. The word 'comedy' is missing from the title of the Netflix show, The Great Indian Kapil Show. One wonders why. After all, Kapil is synonymous with......

PIX: Sinner demolishes Djokovic, sets up Alcaraz final

In his first Wimbledon final the 23-year-old Sinner will face Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a mouth-watering repeat of their recent French Open humdinger which the Italian lost after battling for more......

Record-breaking Sinner pummels Martinez to reach last 16

Having dropped just 17 games so far in the competition, Sinner has levelled the Open Era record for the fewest games dropped heading into the fourth round of Wimbledon, first made by Jan Kodes. ......

Felled Sabalenka shows grace after Wimbledon semis

'I just don't want to face that hate again.' IMAGE: Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka cuts a frustrated figure during her semi-final match against Amanda Anisimova of the US on Thursday. Photograph:......

First-ever T20I series win for Indian women vs England

IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues (24 not out) celebrates with Richa Ghosh. Photograph: BCCI Women/X India scripted a landmark victory, clinching their first-ever Women's T20I series win against England......

Reality Bites: Djokovic reeling after Wimbledon blow

Novak Djokovic retired hurt against Alexander Zverev in Australia, lost to Sinner in straight sets in Paris and suffered an even more resounding defeat to Italian Jannik Sinner. 'Hopefully it's......