An 'auction' for the post of sarpanch in a Gurdaspur village saw one of the bidders offering Rs 2 crore for the position. Image only for representation. Photograph: Pixabay.com The auction, a......
2019 was the BJP's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam.Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by......
'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.'IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated......
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called on top Army commanders to always maintain the force's operational readiness at its peak level amid the lingering border standoff with China in......
A draft delimitation order issued by the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation has changed "Muslim-sounding names" of around a dozen wards, prompting a sharp reaction from leaders of the Samajwadi Party......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Indian economy is witnessing a strong recovery after a long and strict lockdown. Addressing a press conference to announce more stimulus......
The US tech major is planning to begin local production of its upcoming iPhone 12 by next April - within six months of its launch. The Centre on Tuesday approved 16 proposals from marquee brands,......
'Unless we get the health and economic situations right at the same time, we will not recover.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Dr R Nagaraj, a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of......
Increasing the duties on auto parts and putting an additional cess on petrol and diesel could drive up costs of vehicles, specially where volumes are low and localisation is not viable. The......
'I would advise at least a 7-year investment time frame for equity investing.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Mutual funds are a popular investment tool for investors because it offers a......
'The source of our music, the very notes of music itself have fallen silent.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages at 8.12 am on......
The action came alive in New Delhi. The 65th National Awards was marked by unique controversy. 50 of the 125 awardees stayed away from the awards ceremony in protest over the President's decision......
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the National Awards. IMAGE: Sridevi in Mom. Doffing its hat to mainstream stars Vinod Khanna and Sridevi, the 65th National Film Awards recognised their......
'Will anything change for you after the election?' And the man said, 'Kuch nahin badlega.' And he had a smile on his face. He knew nothing was going to change. IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao in and as......
'The Maoists want the tribals to boycott the election while the police think the election is a farce and don't want to risk going deeper in the conflict zone.''Newton (played with sincerity and......
'We are yet to open our eyes to the doping in our country which was earlier confined only to the senior national level but has now reached the junior, college and district levels.' IMAGE: India's......