rediff.com

News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

Hard Drive

Rediff.com  »  News  »   Hard Drive

  News for Hard Drive

  • News
  • Business
  • Movies
  • Sports

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Will Ideology Trump Personalities And Issues in TN Again?

According to DMK, the voters are already consolidated on ideological lines, hence the impact of anti-incumbency, whether against the BJP Centre or the DMK state may not be too much, notes N Sathiya......

Manipur police toughen stand against Meitei radical group after cop's kidnap

The Manipur police on Thursday announced toughening of its stand against radical Meitei group Arambai Tengol and other anti-social groups who indulge in crimes like attacks and extortion saying the......

'Something unique in the mitti and paani of Bharat'

'There is something in our desh ki mitti that has held us together.''So many conquerors, colonisers, cultures came and went, but we withstood them and rose up again.' IMAGE: Uttarakhand Chief......

Why Do We Overspeed On An Expressway?

The toughest part is to tackle human behaviour.On the Atal Setu, says Indrajit Gupta, I chose to drive at a consistent speed of 80 kmph in the middle lane.Vehicles on the right lane were clipping......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

Indian institutions' semiconductor design curricula draws flak

Over 100 Indian institutions offer semiconductor design curricula, but hardly any of them focuses on manufacturing and process technology, a top official from global memory and storage major Micron......

Box office recovery, synergies could drive more gains for PVR-Inox

PVR–Inox is in an inherently fickle business. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters If there is a string of flops, the box office collections will be weak. Conversely, Q2FY24, which......

Why India Is Buying 5 Argentine Lithium Mines

The Centre will invest around Rs 200 crore over five years for the exploration and development of these mines. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.An......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Tamil's Dysfunctional Families You Must Watch On OTT

No recent Tamil family has captured the downside of aging with such levity as Suresh Mari's J Baby, about an elderly lady, whose sudden disappearance forces her children and dear ones to take note......

Poacher Review: Hard Truths, Hard-Hitting Storytelling

Poacher neither minces words in condemning these self-seeking slaughterers nor leaves any stone unturned in highlighting the hard work put in by friends of the forest, notes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Why Merry Christmas Left Me Feeling Shortchanged

If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Katrina Kaif in......

'Farhan surprised me by gifting me a BMW'

'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......

IPL PIX: Clinical CSK rout Titans to jump to top!

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday. Scorecard IMAGE: CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande celebrates the......

IPL 2024: CSK vs RCB: The Best Bowlers!

Chennai Super Kings' six-wicket victory against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2024 match on Friday was largely due to pacer Mustafizur Rahman's fine showing with the ball. Scorecard His......

SEE: KKR pacer Starc generates bounce in warm-up game

Photographs and video: Kind courtesy KKR/X Returning to 'IPL circus' after almost a decade, Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc bowled with the new ball, and took some hits from Rinku Singh......

Facing India at home 'internal motivator' for under fire Smith

Don't judge opener Steve Smith harshly, says Australia coach Andrew McDonald. IMAGE: Steve Smith averages just 28.5 since replacing David Warner at the top of the order. Photograph: Kind Courtesy......

Can't see another fast bowler matching: Broad heaps praise on Anderson

IMAGE: James Anderson bagged his 700th Test wicket during the 5th India vs England Test in Dharamsala. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Anderson etched his name in history books on Saturday,......

Top Coverage News


World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

Here are news, updates and coverage from violence hit Manipur.

IPL 2023

Complete coverage of IPL 2023

Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
Broswe by: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z