India to procure more Israeli Heron MK-II drones post Op Sindoor

India has initiated the procurement of more Israeli Heron MK-II drones under emergency provisions invoked after Operation Sindoor, according to sources in the Israeli defence industry. IMAGE: File......

Mudh-Nyoma airbase near LAC in Ladakh operationalised

The strategically significant Mudh-Nyoma airbase in Ladakh was on Wednesday operationalised with chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh landing at the base on board a C-130J transport......

India, China militaries hold high-level talks on LAC peace

India and China held a fresh round of high-level military talks focusing on maintaining peace and security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh using existing mechanisms.......

China Eastern launches Shanghai-Delhi flight with 95% capacity

China Eastern Airlines started its Shanghai-Delhi service on Sunday with a 95 percent occupancy, becoming the first mainland Chinese carrier this year to resume direct flights to India after a gap......

Conqueror, Refined: Off-Roading the 2025 Mahindra Thar

The 2025 Redefined Thar takes that phenomenal, rugged capability and wraps it in a shell of genuine usability.  Rajesh Karkera/Rediff simply cannot stop raving about the offroad civilised beast.......

What You Must Know About New Income Tax Act

The contrast with the old Income-Tax Act is stark.The 1961 law ran into 512,000 words; the 2025 one pares that down to 259,000.Chapters have been cut from 47 to 23, while sections have reduced from......

'This Is Why Trump Has Scored'

'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.' IMAGE: US President......

'Gurus Abuse The Very People Who Give Them Power'

'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?' IMAGE: Huma Qureshi in Bayaan.......

Kannappa Review: Superstar Cameos Can't Save The Film

Kannappa is a bloated mess of a film that underutilises interesting story ideas, says Arjun Menon. A mythological adventure set in Sri Kalahasthi of Tirupati, Kannappa tells the story of Thinaadu......

Muthusamy's ton put SA in control as India's spinners flop

Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and South Africa, in Guwahati, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Senuran Muthusamy exults after scoring a hundred on Day 2 of the second Test against......

PIX: Vintage Kohli blows SA away in first ODI

Images from first ODI between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi, on Sunday. IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates after reaching his hundred in the first ODI against South......

'This isn't the way we want to play'

'In this World Cup, we made a lot of errors in the India and England matches, and that's why we lost those two games.' IMAGE: Three of Pakistan and Sri Lanka's seven matches in the Women's ODI......

India must start strong in Women's World Cup opener

‘I think it's a crucial game (against Sri Lanka) for them (India) because it can almost release the pressure a little bit’ IMAGE: India will open their campaign against Sri Lanka in Guwahati......

'Focus on cricket': Gambhir tells Team India

'It is a very sensitive issue. Players feel the emotion and sentiments of the public.' IMAGE: India head coach Gautam Gambhir. Photograph: ANI Photo The Indian players are aware of the public......