Should US shut down H-1B visa programme? What Elon Musk said

The United States has been an “immense beneficiary” of talent from India, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said, and voiced strong support for the H-1B visa programme, cautioning that shutting it down......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

'Why Can't Mr Modi Reopen The Passes To Tibet?'

On August 5, 1953, Jawaharlal Nehru sent a strange note to the foreign secretary. It is worth mentioning because it was symptomatic of the lack of knowledge about Western Tibet in India and in......

Exercise Trishul sets new benchmarks in joint military ops

Tri-services' Exercise Trishul has set new benchmarks in jointness and interoperability and "we go back much stronger out of it", top Indian military commanders said on Thursday. IMAGE: Indian......

Realty moves to the core of conglomerates' biz strategy

India’s leading conglomerates are stepping up investments in real estate, recasting what was once a peripheral activity into a core growth driver. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Supported......

Tata group top leaders meet Amit Shah, Sitharaman

Top honchos of the Tata group, including Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

HDFC pips TCS as India's most-valued brand

Financial services giant HDFC Bank, carrying a brand value of $44.9 billion, has surged past IT consulting behemoth Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to reclaim its crown as the country’s most......

FATF lauds India's ED as model asset recovery agency

In its report, 'Asset Recovery Guidance and Best Practices', the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, shared multiple examples from cases investigated by the ED, citing them as......

Why Australia's top stars are not travelling to Pakistan!

IMAGE: Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood will skip Australia's T20 warm-up matches against Pakistan starting later this month. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Australia's Pat Cummins will be kept on......

'In franchise cricket, local players make difference'

IMAGE: Gujarat Giants acquired Sophie Devine at the WPL 2026 auction for Rs 2 crore. Photograph: WPL/X Gujarat Giants all-rounder Sophie Devine paid a handsome compliment to Indian domestic......

In-form Kiwi pacer Jacob Duffy to make T20 World Cup bow

IMAGE: Jacob Duffy was in red-hot form across formats in 2025 when he claimed a total 81 international wickets from 36 matches, breaking Richard Hadlee’s 40-year record of 79. Photograph:......

Poonawalla confirms interest in acquiring RCB

IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates with the IPL trophy after RCB won the 2025 edition. Photograph: BCCI Key Points Businessman Adar Poonawalla shows interest in buying RCB.  Many big names,......

Post T20 WC snub, Gill eyes fresh start in VHT

IMAGE: Shubman Gill will feature in Punjab’s matches on January 3 against Sikkim and January 6 against Goa in Jaipur. Photograph: BCCI/X Shubman Gill is set to use the Vijay Hazare Trophy as......