US to continue using H-1B, other visa programmes

A day after United States President Donald Trump defended H-1B visas, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said America is going to keep using the visa programmes and noted that......

Pakistan, China testing nuclear weapons: Trump's big reveal

Pakistan and China are among the countries which are testing nuclear weapons, United States President Donald Trump has said to justify his administration's plans to resume testing of the US's own......

Why J&K Border Villages Are Safe Haven For Terrorists

'Why have we failed to address the issue of ensuring a requisite buffer zone in J&K, given that cross-border links of some J&K politicians are known?', asks Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch......

JF-17 engine sale to Pak benefits India, claims Russian experts

Russian defence experts on Sunday said the reported sale of RD-93 engines to Pakistan for integration into the JF-17 will actually benefit Delhi, dismissing the criticism of the Indian government......

Sensex down 297 points on foreign fund outflows

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday amid weak trends in Asian and European markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters Reversing its......

AI and trade deals are driving India's services exports

India’s computer services exports have risen 30 per cent since the advent of ChatGPT in November 2022, even as overall services exports have plateaued, World Bank’s South Asia Chief Economist......

Stock markets log biggest single-day rise; Sensex ends up 2975 points

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty recorded their biggest single-day gains in absolute terms on Monday, skyrocketing nearly 4 per cent, after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to......

Get Ready For The 'Biggest Indian Film Out There'

'The moment I watched the teaser I was astonished.' IMAGE: Karan Johar and Teja Sajja at the Mirai launch event.Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff After the blockbuster success of last......

'One Actor Can Only Do So Much Work'

'I had not even realised I had done almost 100 films.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Tripathi/Instagram Pankaj Tripathi revealed that wooing his wife Mridula was far more difficult than wooing......

'No, I Didn't Walk Out Of The Film'

'Two of the songs haven't been shot by me. When I saw the film, they came as a shock.' IMAGE: Akshay Kumar, Tabu and Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri. Priyadarshan's cult classic film Hera Pheri turns......

Feeling free in mind, haven't played like this in 2-3 years: Kohli

'When you play for that long -- 15-16 years -- you do doubt yourself.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates his half-century during the third and final ODI against South Africa in Visakhapatnam on......

Why Kolkata Test Win Is Special For South Africa

'We've had some pretty epic wins, but this one is definitely top three.' IMAGE: South Africa's players celebrate a wicket during the first Test against India in Kolkata. Photograph: BCCI South......

Women's WC: South Africa reveal ploy to unsettle India

'I think that the only way you put teams on the back foot really is by taking wickets. When you bowl first, you want to strike early, and put teams on the back foot. And when you bat first, you......

'If You Want Wickets That Turn From Day 1...'

'When you are playing on spin-friendly pitches, you need to prepare differently.' IMAGE: Simon Harmer and South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma celebrate Dhruv Jurel's wicket in the first Test at the......

Conrad Eyes History After Kolkata Heist

'You don't come to a country to win a Test match, you obviously want to win the series.' IMAGE: South Africa coach Shukri Conrad and captain Temba Bavuma celebrate their first Test win in Kolkata......