Protest over Sangai festival in Manipur turns violent

People demonstrating against the Sangai festival clashed with security forces in Manipur's Imphal East district on Friday, amid a 'cease work' called by the Meitei group COCOMI. IMAGE: An elderly......

Govt to push nuclear reforms as Oppn targets SIR in winter session

The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......

'IndiGo Must Be Broken Up Into 3 Or 4 Airlines'

'IndiGo is fooling the country and the government has succumbed to it.' IMAGE: Luggage piled up at Terminal 1, Indira Gandhi international airport, New Delhi, following mass IndiGo flight......

Will Xi Jinping's Enemies Stage A Coup?

If Xi Jinping is dethroned in the future, the instrument for that may well be embedded within the PLA, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping during the......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Domestic PMI data, US Federal Reserve meeting minutes and the progress on India-US trade deal negotiations are likely to influence movement in the equity market in the week ahead, according to......

Stock markets likely to stay range-bound

Rate cut a response to economic data; US tariffs still weigh: Analysts Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday delivered a 25 basis point (bps) repo rate cut......

Stock markets rally as RBI cuts rate; Sensex jumps 447 points

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut key benchmark interest rate for the first time in six months and took steps to boost......

Rate Cut effect: PFC, Sidbi plan to raise Rs 11,000 crore from bond market

Activity in the corporate bond market is set to gain momentum following a 25-bp policy repo rate cut by the rate-setting panel of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Illustration: Dominic......

Women's 100m sprint to ignite LA28 opening night

IMAGE: Signage for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games inside the stadium. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters The women's 100 metres final will headline the first day of competition at......

No takers for ISL rights! AIFF to decide next steps

IMAGE: AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey had earlier proposed to conduct the Indian Super League in December. Photograph: AIFF/X The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday confirmed that it......

'Our anger has turned into desperation': Indian footballers demand ISL revival

IMAGE: India's football great Sunil Chhetri urged the game's administrators to figure a way out of the current crisis which has prompted top clubs like Mohun Bagan to halt training. Photograph:......

BCCI Marketing Committee, IPL Governing Council meet today

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has convened meetings of its Marketing Committee and Indian Premier League Governing Council in Mumbai. Marketing and Governing Council......

BCCI marketing committee to meet on March 7

The BCCI's marketing committee headed by Dr Farooq Abdullah will meet here on March 7 to decide on floating tenders for finding a new broadcast partner for international and domestic cricket ties......