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Air India crash: Indian diaspora in UK helps in fundraisers

The Indian diaspora in London has been rallying around to coordinate fundraisers to support the United Kingdom-based family members of the Ahmedabad plane crash victims, including urgent assistance......

Tension in Bengal's Bhabanipur as police detain BJP chief, UK-based doc

Tension flared up in South Kolkata's Bhabanipur on Friday evening after West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Sukanta Majumdar and London-based doctor Rajatshubhra Bandyopadhyay were......

Mamata jogs in London's Hyde Park in saree, slippers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on an official visit to the United Kingdom, took a refreshing jog in the iconic Hyde Park in London, draped in a white saree with a green border......

'We Were There At Every Crew Funeral': AI CEO

IMAGE: Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the flight commander of the ill-fated AI 171 flight, being taken for his last rites in Mumbai, June 17, 2025. Photographs: Sahil Salvi for Rediff Air India CEO......

Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dies in Air India plane crash

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died on Thursday after an Air India aircraft carrying him and 241 others crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport airport in Ahmedabad......

Air India may help India become international transit hub

Consider this: despite a traffic of over 130 million passengers flying international-to-international (I2I) routes per annum over India, only one-sixth of the long-haul traffic (26 million)......

Iran Missile Strike Forces Flight Reroutes

Flights from Delhi or Bengaluru, while they may still fly over Iran, depending on the route, have alternative paths that may take them through Central Asia or northern routes. IMAGE: Kindly note......

'Just Because You Are An Actress Doesn't Mean...'

'I was blessed to earn a lot of fame and money, more than I ever expected, and the time has come to share what I have earned with others.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayesha Jhulka/Instagram Ayesha......

Review: The Waking Of A Nation: Boring!

Ram Madhvani's series is all over the place and also boring to watch, complains Deepa Gahlot. The words inspired by true events are written and crossed out after the title The Waking Of A Nation.......

'Everyone Hated Me And I Loved It'

'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father. I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.' IMAGE: Sanya Malhotra and Kanwaljit Singh in Mrs. Kanwaljit Singh, 73, had as many as......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

'In All Oscars We Have Won, India Has Played A Role'

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a......

PIX: Alcaraz, Draper in Queen's Club semis

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his quarter-final against France's Arthur Rinderknech at the Queen's Club Championships in London on Friday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters......

Alcaraz edges Lehecka to win second Queen's title

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz, who triumphed at Queen's a few weeks before claiming his first Wimbledon title in 2023, extended his winning streak to 18 matches. Photographs: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Top......

SEE: India's WTC Era Begins with Train Ride to Leeds

IMAGE: Team India arrives in Leeds. Photograph and Video: BCCI/X Team India arrived in Leeds on Tuesday, three days ahead of the opening Test at Headingley, as they gear up to launch their new WTC......

How South Africa Ended 27-Year ICC Trophy Curse!

IMAGE: South Africa ended 27 years of hurt by beating Australia in the final at Lord's to win the ICC World Test Championship 2025. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters South Africa ended 27 years of......

England's players cycle to The Oval for 3rd WI ODI

IMAGE: England's Harry Brook, Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts arrive on bicycles for the third ODI against West Indies at The Oval in London. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters England's players rode......