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Army conducts flag march in Assam's violence-hit West Karbi Anglong

The Army conducted a flag march in violence-hit West Karbi Anglong district of Assam to help maintain law and order, director general of police Harmeet Singh said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Security...

India Tops Global Nipah Fatality Rate

India has the world's highest Nipah fatality-case ratio at 72 per cent -- reported during 2001-2025. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for...

India clarifies stance on proposed interim trade pact with US

India reaffirms its commitment to the proposed interim trade agreement with the US, clarifying tariff reductions and purchase commitments following revisions to a White House fact sheet IMAGE: US...

India Faces Russian Oil Squeeze After US Deal

Replacing over a third of India's oil imports at competitive rates is going to be a challenge, said traders from State refiners, even though some progress was made in the last two months. Kindly...

Coast Guard busts international oil smuggling racket; seizes 3 vessels

The Indian Coast Guard successfully dismantled an international oil smuggling syndicate operating near Mumbai and uncovering a complex scheme to evade customs duties. IMAGE: One of the three ships...

Iran unrest hits Indian basmati rice exports

Civil unrest in Iran has started impacting India's basmati rice exports to the country, leading to a sharp fall in domestic prices, as exporters face payment delays and mounting uncertainties, an...

Now, India's gems & jewellery sector on par with China, Thailand

EU’s jewellery imports from India remained limited at $628 million, of which $573 million was precious jewellery and $55 million was fashion (imitation) jewellery. Photograph: Niharika...

Sensex jumps 944 points on value-buying in oil, auto, banking stocks

A sharp decline in global crude oil prices offered relief to the markets. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Key Points During the day BSE surged 1,009.31 points, NSE advanced 282.65 points...

How India Is Rewriting Its FTA Playbook

India has been on an FTA-signing spree of late. Since 2021, it has signed eight trade agreements, three of which -- with the UK, Oman and New Zealand -- were finalised in 2025 alone. IMAGE: Prime...

Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman tries to cover all bases, leaves out markets

Budget 2026 sticks to fiscal discipline, shuns populist measures despite five key state elections coming up, but ends up rattling stock markets with a higher transaction tax on derivatives trading....

Priyanka Chopra Signed Up For Krrish 4

After S S Rajamouli's Varanasi, Priyanka Chopra will be seen in Hrithik Roshan's Krrish 4. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Key Points Priyanka Chopra has been signed up for...

The Rediff Podcast: Will Siddhant Bhatia Win A Grammy?

Watch Grammy nominee Siddhant Bhatia discuss his journey and perform from his Sounds Of Kumbha album. Video: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff, Satish Bodas/Rediff Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff...

Why Arijit Singh Quit Playback Singing

One reason Arijit Singh gave for quitting singing is that he is 'bored'. Photograph: Kind courtesy Arijit Singh/Instagram Key Points Arijit started his career as a contestant on 2005's Fame...

'Prashant Tamang Was In His Sleep When He Left Us'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Prashant Tamang/Instagram Prashant Tamang's wife Martha Aley shut down all speculation about his sudden death on January 11 by confirming that it was 'natural' and...

T20 World Cup: Hetmyer, Shepherd fire West Indies to victory against Scotland

Shimron Hetmyer's blistering half-century and Romario Shepherd's hat-trick helped West Indies ease to a 35-run victory against Scotland in Kolkata. IMAGE: Shimron Hetmyer blasted half-a-dozen...

Santosh Trophy: Holders West Bengal thrash Nagaland

IMAGE: Holders West Bengal kicked off their Santosh Trophy 2026 campaign with a big win over Nagaland on Wednesday. Photograph: Indian Football/X Defending champions West Bengal began their...

I-League to be renamed as Indian Football League

IMAGE: Inter Kashi FC were declared as winner of the I-League 2024-25 season, following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that declared the debutants as the rightful champions....

'Wherever Cricket Is Played In The World, Indian Audiences, Indian Sponsors, Indian Corporate Houses Provide Funding, Make It A Success'

Inderjit Bindra, who raised Indian cricket on the world stage in the 1990s and early years of this century, passed into the ages on Sunday.26 years ago, Mr Bindra spoke at length to Rediff about...

Inderjit Singh Bindra: Architect of Modern Indian Cricket

As he is laid to rest, Indian cricket bids farewell to one of its greatest administrators -- a visionary who understood that breaking monopolies and building stadiums were about the same thing:...