Mystery object washed ashore in Australia fell off Indian rocket?

A dome-shaped mysterious object has washed up on a remote Australian beach, amid speculation that it could be from a 20-year-old Indian rocket that was used for launching a satellite. IMAGE:......

UP Police makes 5th arrest in Lulu Mall namaz case

The Uttar Pradesh police Saturday held another person in connection with the unauthorised offering of namaz on a shopping mall premises here, which marks the fifth arrest in the case so far.......

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka announces default on foreign debt

Faced with critically low forex reserves, Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that the crisis-stricken country will default on its external debt pending a bailout package from the International Monetary......

How to DEFEAT the NEXT Pandemic

Illustrious international thinkers met at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2021 to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world at large and the accompanying economic......

8 banks recast exposures worth Rs 27,000 cr in OTR 2.0

The country’s largest private lender HDFC Bank had the highest share in restructuring at Rs 17,395 crore, followed by another private lender ICICI Bank at Rs 4,156 crore. Personal loans have......

Strong deal pipeline may boost Q1 show of IT firms: Analysts

Analysts across brokerage houses are pegging revenue growth in the range of 1.5 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A seasonally-strong quarter, with no immediate......

WhatsApp further clarifies on new privacy policy

WhatsApp on Tuesday said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform. In......

Explained: What Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart means

Although Walmart-Flipkart wholesale game-plan is to target about a $150 billion market out of a total pie of $700 billion in the country, the consolidation marks the end of the multi-brand dream of......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

'I was really fond of Kumkum'

Veteran actor Kumkum, who featured in such Hindi movies like CID, Mr X in Bombay and Mother India, passed away on Tuesday, July 28. She was 86. Her sister-in-law Shenaz told PTI that the actress,......

'He fought and fought until the last moment'

Irrfan Khan, one of India's finest actors, has passed into the ages.   Parvathy: For that persistent ever-curious artistic spirit that created worlds from scratch, for always including your......

Prize money for Olympic gold-winning athletes is a good start: Neeraj

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra hailed World Athletics’ decision to reward the Olympic medal winners. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday lauded World......

From Tokyo to Paris: Trans athletes face new hurdles, restrictions

IMAGE: French sprinter Halba Diouf feels she is being marginalised and hounded after her dream of participating at next year's Paris Olympics was shattered when World Athletics (WA) banned......

Controversial move allows Russian, Belarusians in Paris 2024

IMAGE: A view shows the Olympic Rings in front of the Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during the executive board meeting of the International Olympic......

Will India host the World Athletics Championships 2027?

IMAGES: Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha greets IOC chief Thomas Bach with a warm smile. Photograph: Kind courtesy PT Usha/X The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will need a......

Neeraj's plea answered: Jena's path to World Championships cleared

Photograph: Kind courtesy AFI/Twitter Indian javelin thrower Kishore Jena on Friday received his visa to travel to Hungary, paving the way for him to compete at the World Athletics Championships......