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Over 20 held in Lanka for observing slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran's birthday

At least 24 people were briefly arrested by the Sri Lankan security forces for defying a ban on celebrations to mark the 69th birthday anniversary of the slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam......

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

Lanka parties to meet again after talks on Tamil rights ends in discord

The all-party meeting aimed at reconciliation and conferring full powers to Sri Lanka's provincial councils will be reconvened in a month after initial deliberations on Wednesday failed to yield......

When IAF Secretly Brought Prabhakaran To India

'With butterflies in our stomachs, but confident of our mission, we took off for Jaffna on the morning of 24 July 1987.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe recalls a conversation with Air Vice......

Why We IAF Pilots Love Our Ray-Bans

'I was a young pilot in the IAF and Tom Cruise (with his genuine Ray-Bans) was now an icon with his sensational performance in Top Gun.''The IAF, maybe influenced by the movie, decided to 'issue'......

Sebi working on new ASBA-like payment system for secondary trades: Buch

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is working on a new payment system for the secondary market, which could prevent brokers from accessing their client funds. Photograph: Kunal......

Stock spurt fails to lift market volumes

Trading volumes for the equities cash segment remained soft, even as the benchmark indices rallied nearly 9 per cent in July. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Meanwhile, volumes in the......

Led by new-gen investors, mobile trading gets a big boost

Higher smartphone penetration and lower data charges are powering this trend. Sundar Sethuraman reports. A new generation of investors has taken to stock trading on mobile phones with a renewed......

LVB resolution: RBI delays final merger scheme to next week

The Reserve Bank did not issue the final merger scheme for Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS India on Friday as stated earlier and is likely to do so only next week, according to a central......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2021

Even the shock wave of 2020 could not prepare us for the meltdown of 2021. As we continue grappling with an irrepressible pandemic, music is both a refuge and source of comfort. Although things are......

Meenakshi Sundareshwar review

Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a Basu Chatterjee slice-of-life packaged in a glossy ad film whose source of heart are its two genuinely likeable leads, feels Sukanya Verma. A 'galat ghar' gag in Karan......

AIFF sacks its secretary general due to 'trust deficit'

Photograph: AIFF The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has sacked its secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran due to "trust deficit", a top official said on Wednesday. AIFF president Kalyan......

Wenger stresses on importance of grassroots program to scout talent

'Overall, it's based on two things. First, it's identifying talent. And then the quality of the educational programme and the coaching is absolutely vital. The AIFF has to take charge of the......

Furious Bagan slams physio over star player's injury

Kuruniyan ACL tear sparks row, Mohun Bagan 'refuse' to release players for Asian Games Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ashique Kuruniyan/Instagram Mohun Bagan Super Giant are "furious" with the way......

ISL schedule out, but clubs in fix over player availability

IMAGE: The ISL 2023-24 kicks off on September 21 with the match between Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru FC in Kochi. Photograph: Indian Super League/Twitter The Indian Super League schedule was......

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to host two FIFA WC qualifiers

IMAGE: India have been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and......

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