Kerala woman cadet onboard ship seized by Iran returns home

Ann Tessa Joseph, a woman cadet who was among the 17 Indians onboard container vessel MSC Aries that was seized by Iranian military over the weekend, returned to Kochi on Thursday. IMAGE: Ann......

'Rahul Seems A Combination Of Nehru, Gandhi, Ambedkar'

'The Congress is trying to reinvent itself -- the caste census demand, OBC emphasis, the anti-corporate thrust, especially on Adani etc -- all this is not standard Congress strategy.' IMAGE:......

'BJP will have no effect. Not even an iota'

'The people of Tamil Nadu, in particular Chennai, know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian......

'2024 won't be a repeat of 2019 -- at least in Bihar'

'There was a huge difference between the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2020 assembly elections in Bihar.''Between 39/1 in 2019 to almost 50-50 in late 2020, Bihar had already moved.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Janata......

Sensex tanks 455 points dragged by bank stocks

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Thursday and ended lower, taking their losing streak to the fourth straight session, dragged by bank stocks and foreign fund......

Infosys profit jumps 30% to Rs 7,969 crore in Q4

IT company Infosys on Thursday said its consolidated profit jumped 30 per cent to Rs 7,969 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The company......

New govt may kick off pesticide, seed reforms

With farm Acts out of the picture, the government may look at reforming the input side of the agriculture sector — regulations and rules that govern seeds, fertilisers and plant chemicals.......

West Asia tensions stall India's plans to import crude oil from Iran

The latest flashpoint in West Asia has derailed India’s preliminary plans to resume crude oil imports from Iran, officials said. Photograph: Raheb Homavandi/Reuters In January, officials of......

Who's That Girl With Ranveer?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Shankaraditi Shankar/Instagram Besides Tamil superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, the wedding festivities of S Shankar's elder daughter Aishwarya and Tarun......

'I learned about Bollywood by being a part of it'

'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alexx O'Nell/Instagram......

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's time for this week's fun and filmi Bollywood quiz. All you have to do is identify the movie from the options......

'I am Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh!'

'I am a straight 3.0 version!' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanishaa Mukerji/Instagram Tanishaa Mukerji started her acting career with a bang when she got to play a YRF heroine in her second film......

Important to build bond with not only players but also with coaches: KL

IMAGE: KL Rahul has taken Lucknow Super Giants to the play-offs in their first two seasons in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI KL Rahul got instant success as captain of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL......

'IPL's 'Impact Player' rule will hold back development of Indian all-rounders'

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma admitted he’s not a big fan of the Impact Player rule of the IPL. Photograph: BCCI India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he......

Would love to play Test against Pakistan, says Rohit

Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India captain Rohit Sharma says he wouldn't mind playing Tests against Pakistan at a neutral venue as it would be a "great contest" against the "superb bowling......

T20 World Cup: Australian Law appointed US head coach

Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Former Australia batsman Stuart Law has been appointed head coach of the US men's team ahead of their home T20 World Cup in June. The 55-year-old will begin his......

IPL 2024: In-form CSK start favourites against LSG

IMAGE: Champions CSK are coming into the match against LSG on the back of two successive victories. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants will be aiming to get back to winning ways on their home......