Messi event fiasco: Mamata accepts sports minister's resignation

Two days after widespread spectator rampage marred a marquee football event featuring Argentine legend Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake stadium, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accepted the......

Not aware of, nor accepted: Tharoor says NO to Veer Savarkar Award

Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party colleague wanted the Congress MP to......

Won't accept Savarkar award or attend event: Tharoor

Congress member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party......

Putin's aarti performed in Varanasi

A group in Varanasi on Thursday organised an 'India-Russia Friendship March' to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his arrival in India for the annual summit with Prime Minister......

Bajaj Finance expects AUM from MSME business to grow 10-12% in FY26

Bajaj Finance’s shares fell more than 7 per cent on Tuesday after it trimmed growth guidance for FY26, from 24-25 per cent projected earlier to 22-23 per cent. Photograph: Courtesy, Bajaj......

India Opens Doors To Foreign Banks, But...

But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......

Space Milestones For India On Ganesh Chaturthi

India took another leap in space infrastructure with the foundation stone laid for a new launch pad at the country's second rocket port in Kulasekarapattinam. Photograph: Kind courtesy ISRO On the......

States Seek Centre's Help To Deal With Trump's Tariffs

State governments have requested the Centre for export incentives, lifting of import duty in the case of cotton for the textile sector and GST exemptions. IMAGE: A garment manufacturing unit in......

'It's For The Love Of The Country'

'The amount of respect we have for people who guard our borders and put the country first.''Why do they do this?''The chances of not coming back are so high. Still, they take that risk.''It's for......

Tehran Review: Middling Movie About Middle East Woes

Tehran's dull treatment of a dry premise never makes us feel the complexity of the ongoing Middle East crisis nor the patriotic fervour in John Abraham’s voice, notes Sukanya Verma. After......

Why Are Movie Stars So GREEDY?

'I have heard big stars, who are a part of Gen Z, demand not only food of their choice but also insist on taking food home for their family.''And I am talking about stars who charge anything from......

Messi event organiser detained in Kolkata over chaos

IMAGE:  The GOAT India Tour 2025, promoted by Satadru Dutta. Photograph: Satadru Dutt/Instagram The police in Kolkata have arrested the organiser of the event surrounding Argentine footballer......

Tharoor urges BCCI to shift cricket matches to South India

'We will need to review the scheduling of matches between 15 December to 15 January in North India.' IMAGE: The umpires abandoned the 4th T20I between India and South Africa due to poor......

IND-SA 4th T20I called off as smog engulfs Lucknow

IMAGE: The match, scheduled to start at 7 pm, was eventually called off at 9:30 pm after the sixth inspection. Photograph: BCCI The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on......

IPL 2026 Auction: Shock Buys Became A Recurring Theme

IPL Auction 2026 was not just about money; it was a celebration of ambition, opportunity, and the unrelenting belief that the next big star could come from anywhere. IMAGE: Auctioneer Mallika......

World Cup superstar Deepti Sharma felicitated by UP Police

The ICC Women's World Cup Player of the tournament, Deepti Sharma, who has also joined the Uttar Pradesh Police as a DSP under the sports quota, was felicitated on Friday at the state Police......