How A Sanitation Worker Became A Celebrity

S Padma, a street cleaner in Chennai, found a box full of gold worth more than Rs 45 lakh and returned it. 'I have been sweeping the streets of Chennai for 21 years. Nobody in the street knew me. I......

Please protect...: Mamata urges CJI amid I-PAC raid row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to protect the country's Constitution, democracy and judiciary. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister......

Was Maduro's Capture A Warning Shot To China?

China has made serious inroads into Latin America, which the US may now be hinting is simply not ok: Stay in your lane, Xi! In simple terms, China will no longer have access to Venezuelan oil,......

'Marathi Votes Alone Won't Save Thackerays'

'This is purely transactional politics -- there exists no family reunion as such.' IMAGE: Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray along with MNS President Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, July 5, 2025.......

Southern states hold the steering wheel in India's ePV transition

India’s electric passenger vehicle (ePV) market has expanded sharply over the past five years, with registrations rising from just 3,252 units in 2020 to about 170,000 in 2025. Photograph:......

Karan Fries: India's New Dairy Powerhouse

Karan Fries is a synthetic cow breed developed by the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. IMAGE: The Karan Fries cow breed. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

2026: How Will Residential Real Estate Grow?

While gold continues to provide safety after its strong 2025 rally, well-chosen real estate investments held with a long-term view remain attractive. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff As 2025......

India Inc's profits relative to capital employed at 14-yr high

Companies are squeezing more profits from their operations relative to the capital they put to work, the highest now since 2011. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Profit after tax......

2025's Top 10 OTT Films

Not too many films directly released on OTT. While some of them were excellent, most were passable. But many were far superior to the theatrical releases. Deepa Gahlot picks the Top 10 Original......

Vrusshabha Review: Even Mohanlal Can't Salvage This

Vrusshabha feels like a ChatGPT prompt gone wrong, where the lazy ask for a sure-shot 'Pan Indian' blockbuster formula gives us a flimsy period epic in the guise of an incompetently drawn......

The 10 Best Indian Films Of 2025

The post-pandemic debate of the future of Bollywood and theatrical screenings continued in 2025, but things were becoming somewhat clearer. With the success of Hindi films like Saiyaara, Chhaava......

Box Office: Thamma Hits A Century!

Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat has hit half a century... IMAGE: Rashmika Mandanna and Ayushmann Khurrana in Thamma. Diwali 2024 was special as between Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as much as Rs......

Billie Jean King Cup: Superior Netherlands whip India

IMAGE: India and the Netherlands had lost to Slovenia in their earlier matches, and will now return to their respective regional ties next year. Photograph: Billie Jean King Cup/X India's campaign......

HIL: Domene lifts SG Pipers past Toofans to seal first win

IMAGE: SG Pipers' Tomas Domene scored a brace to help their team to a 2-1 win over Hyderabad Toofans in their HIL match in Ranchi on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy SG Pipers/X SG Pipers......

Tata Steel Chess: Anand, Nihal share lead after Rd 6

IMAGE: Nihal Sarin surged into joint lead with three successive wins. Photograph: FIDE Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand recovered from an early setback to register two victories and......

India Open: Lakshya watlzes into second round

India's top men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded third, also progressed without taking the court after receiving a walkover from USA's Chen Zhi Yi and Presley Smith.......

Boxing Nationals: No stopping Nikhat, Lovlina!

IMAGE: Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain defeated Railways' Sanamacha Chanu to take the 75kg title. Photograph: BFI/X World Championships bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin marked an......