Mumbai's CST is world heritage building

Mumbai's Chhattrapati Shivaji Terminus has been included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's World Heritage List. UNESCO's officer-in-charge in New Delhi......

World Heritage status for Chhatrapati Shivaji Term

The historic piece of British architecture, the erstwhile Victoria Terminus, now called the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, has been formally inscribed as a world heritage site by the World Heritage......

REWIND: 16 photos from the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 16 images. Model Karlie Kloss presents a creation during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London. Photograph: Suzanne......

69 killed, 187 injured in China factory explosion

Sixty-nine workers were killed and over 100 others injured on Saturday when an explosion ripped through a metal factory in China's eastern JiangsuProvince, causing widespread damage to the......

China woos BPOs with sops, blow for India

In a bid to end India's dominance in the outsourcing industry, China has announced that it will not levy operating taxes on offshore service outsourcing business in 21 of its key cities till 2013......

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

If CBDCs don't offer interest, why will people shift from cash to CBDCs? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Ever since Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T......

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Is it a bird? Is it a plane? At a......

Sino-India trade to cross $50 bn by 2010

Bilateral trade between India and China is likely to exceed $ 50 billion by 2010 with Suzhou Industrial Park in China playing a major role in it, China's Ambassador to India Sun Yuzi said on......

2025 Diamond League calendar is out!

IMAGE: Yared Nuguse of the United States celebrates winning the men's 1500 metres run in the Diamond League meeting at Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, on September 5, 2024. Photograph: Denis......

Long jumper Sreeshankar out of Paris Olympics with injury

IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar had made the cut for the Paris Olympics after recording an 8.37m jump en route to a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Photograph: Kai......

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

IMAGE: Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. Photographs: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Armand Duplantis put......

Chinese Taipei whip India in Sudirman Cup opener

World No 17 Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand prevent clean sweep, beating Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun in the final women's doubles tie. IMAGE: India's Prateek K. Sai and Tanisha Crasto in......

Sudirman Cup: With eyes on maiden medal, India pick balanced squad

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will lead India’s charge along with PV Sindhu. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Getty Images World No. 9 HS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead the Indian......