The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

SC stays Allahabad HC order scrapping UP madrasa education

In a breather to about 17 lakh madrasa students, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Allahabad high court that scrapped the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 calling......

Will BJP benefit from Trinamool leader's arrest for Sandeshkhali?

Whether the age-old cry of kendrer banchana will be able to drown out pangs of Sandeshkhali, the EVM will tell. IMAGE: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) takes suspended Trinamool......

Danger to Sukhu government in Himachal is by no means over

The BJP in Himachal has its own problems. But it is not a party that sits around twiddling its thumb. IMAGE: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu greets people on his arrival for......

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Amid the ongoing festival season and ahead of the elections for five state assemblies, the Centre is closely monitoring inflation, particularly in food items, to enable it to take steps to increase......

'AI is going to be used as a weapon by the bad guys'

'This is a race where every technology can be used by the bad guys and good guys.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Artificial Intelligence has become the buzzword, as technology......

Taxpayers fear notices due to I-T dept slips

The information statement (AIS) provided by the I-T department in many cases is showing incomes in excess of their earnings. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Central Board of Direct......

Documents you must keep handy to file income tax returns

The Income-Tax (I-T) Department nowadays provides pre-filled forms to make the filing of income-tax return (ITR) easier. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Nonetheless, you must have a number of......

Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead

Pragg, Gujrathi out of contention IMAGE: With D Gukesh beating Nijat Abasov, a three-way tie for first spot has opened up between Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and D Gukesh with two rounds......

Prague Masters Chess: Praggnanandhaa crushes Keymer in opener

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 18, has long been seen as a possible successor to five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand. Photograph: Stev Bonhage/FIDE India's R Praggnanandhaa came up......

Oscar Pistorius: From 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius was released on parole after serving nearly 11 years for murdering his girlfriend. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the......

Mission Impossible! Can struggling England stop India?

IMAGE: England will be counting on skipper Jos Buttler to fire in Sunday's World Cup match against India in Lucknow. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India and England have played with......

MotoGP apologises after broadcasting distorted India map sans J&K

IMAGE: Practice is scheduled for Friday in all classes -- Moto 2, Moto 3, and MotoGP. The qualifying will be held on Saturday and the main races are scheduled for Sunday. Photograph: MotoGP/X A......