Two Cheers! India Is In A Good Place

While India should be concerned about disparities, the fact is that whereas three decades ago about half the people had incomes greater than $2.15 a day, today seven out of eight do, notes T N......

Hamas War Is An Immediate Setback To India

India is one of the few countries in the region that enjoys good relations with both Israel and Saudi Arabia, and IMEC would allow it to recreate the old Spice Route to Europe.All this is in......

Journalism Is NOT A Crime!

Seven journalists were incarcerated in India in 2021 and 2022, the highest in three decades. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   There has been a marked uptick in imprisonments and......

'Xi didn't want to avoid Modi at G20'

'We will likely never know why Xi decided not to travel to New Delhi. One possible explanation could be his desire to avoid a meeting with US President Joe Biden.' IMAGE: Chinese President Xi......

Mobile speed: India ranks above Japan, UK, Brazil

The launch of 5G services in India turbocharged mobile download speeds here, pushing the country's ranking 72 notches higher to 47th spot in Speedtest Global Index, ahead of nations like Japan, the......

Rise in housing prices: India ranks 51st

India ranks 51st in annual appreciation in housing prices with a 2.1 per cent rise in rates during the October-December quarter of the last year, according to property consultant Knight Frank.......

254 Indian millionaires used 'golden visa' route to UK in 12 years: Report

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called “golden visa” to settle down in the UK through a large investment into the country since the route opened in 2008,......

Home prices in India lowest among 56 key markets

Roiled by the pandemic, home prices in India fell 3.6 per cent in December quarter 2020, pushing down its global ranking to the lowest 56th as compared to 43rd in the year-ago period, while Turkey......

How Mithun Dazzled The World

'Mithun has showed Hindi cinema that a tall, dark man with a charming smile and a great physique can take the world on.' The Mithun Chakraborty starrer Disco Dancer (1982) was the first Indian......

Archery queen Deepika defies odds after motherhood

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Deepika Kumari/Instagram Olympian Deepika Kumari, who recently made a return to the international stage after becoming a mother back in 2022 during the Archery Asia Cup......

Praggnanandhaa's unbeaten streak ends; loses second round match

IMAGE: Praggnanandhaa’s 47-game unbeaten run in Classical Chess came to an end. Photograph: FIDE Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa committed a time-pressure blunder as he suffered defeat......

Zagreb Open: Sehrawat overcomes Chinese opponent to win gold

IMAGE: Aman Sehrawat picked up a 10-0 win over Wanhao Zou to bag gold. Photograph: SAI Media/X Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat came up with a commanding performance to bag the gold medal in the......

Dominic Thiem ekes out win in Croatia

Dominic Thiem ekes out win in Croatia IMAGE: Austria's Dominic Thiem in action. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Austria's Dominic Thiem defeated qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina......

Tough day for India as Yuki-Myneni, Bopanna-Dabrowski crash out

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni’s campaign ended. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Indian doubles pair of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni put up a valiant fight before going down to......