Amarnath yatra suspended for second day

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended for the second day on Thursday because of heavy rains and snowfall along the route of the pilgrimage. "The Yatra has been suspended as there has been snowfall at......

Israeli Cabinet clears Gaza handover

In a landmark vote, the Israeli cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved the withdrawal of its troops from the Gaza Strip, ending 38 years of occupation of the area.Anger, tears as troops clear......

Six die as US chopper goes down in Iraq

The US Army's nightmare in Iraq continued on Friday when one of its Black Hawk helicopters, with six soldiers on board, crashed near deposed president Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit."We can......

Flying with just a cabin bag will be 10-15% cheaper

On a busy corporate route like Delhi-Mumbai, hand luggage fare can be cheaper by at least Rs 500-Rs 800. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Indian airlines are devising new fare structures where......

Will the Tatas manage to get Air India soaring again?

The Tatas also have to decide whether to merge all the airlines in its portfolio or just leverage their synergies for the time being, and wait and watch. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Nearly two......

How tepid realty market is hindering Air India revival

Depressed rates in the real estate market have hit financially struggling Air India’s plans to monetise its assets. The government carrier has had to cut by 90 per cent the revenue it expects......

Flying time to reduce soon

Ending a long-pending dispute over sharing of sky for civilian and military traffic, Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Friday approved easing restrictions on airspace use that would lead to......

'Bhoot will make audiences uneasy: Ram Gopal Varma

A master at thrillers (Satya, Kaun, Daud, Jungle and Company), Ram Gopal Varma had told rediff.comin an earlier interview that he wanted to bring 'horror into the homes of people'. With Bhoot, he......

WC: Erigaisi logs third straight win; Gukesh held

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi beat Shamsiddin Vokhidov in the 3rd round of the Chess World Cup in Panaji on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chess.com/X Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued with his......

World Champ Gukesh knocked out early

IMAGE: D Gukesh lost the second game of the third round under normal time control against a seasoned opponent known to be a fierce competitor.Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE World champion D......

Grand Swiss Chess: Gukesh stunned again, Vaishali on top

IMAGE: D Gukesh endured another heartbreak from a drawn position as he over pressed leading to complications and was punished. Photograph: FIDE/X World Champion D Gukesh suffered his second......

American Mishra, 16, stuns Gukesh at FIDE Grand Swiss

IMAGE: D Gukesh in action against Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra of the US in the fifth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Top seed Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa suffered......

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali in joint lead; Praggnanandhaa held

IMAGE: R Vaishali was joined by Kateryna Lagno of Russia in the lead after Round 4 of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photograph: FIDE/Michal Walusza Grandmaster R Vaishali......