Maha official seeks details from Shinde on replacing Uddhav's whip in council

The office of Neelam Gorhe, deputy chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, has sought more details with regard to a letter by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking the appointment of......

Shinde seeks chief whip's post in Maha upper house held by Uddhav man

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has written a letter to the state legislative council's deputy chairperson seeking that Viplove Bajoria be made the Shiv Sena's chief whip in the Upper......

Why BJP is crumbling in Bengal after a sensational rise

'It doesn’t help to transpose the Hindi heartland model on Bengal. Bengalis don’t understand its dynamics. They won’t comprehend the impact of Modi’s dip in the Ganga......

BJP jolts Maharashtra ruling alliance, wins 4 of 6 MLC seats

In a jolt to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party won four of the six seats in the state legislative council, including Nagpur, and wrested the......

What experts say about interim Budget 2024

Following are comments from economists at leading financial institutions, banks and rating agencies on the interim Budget: Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC......

GDP to grow nearly 7% in FY24: Economists

The economy may grow by around 7 per cent this financial year as estimated by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), say economists with various organisations.......

On a hat-trick: Will Das throw up another surprise?

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das had stumped the market in the previous two policies — in August and in October — first with action and then with words. Photograph:......

Wholesale price inflation stays in negative territory

Wholesale price inflation remained in the negative territory for the fourth month in a row in July at (-)1.36 per cent, even though prices of food items, especially vegetables, skyrocketed.......

Akshay, Vidya and Riteish in Sydney

Reader Smriti Bajoria spotted Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Riteish Deshmukh in Sydney, shooting for Sajid Khan's first directorial venture Hey Baby. Vidya and Riteish were sweet enough to pose for......

Paes's racquets auctioned for Rs 1.5 lakh; Dhoni's kit for Rs 1 lakh

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari, right, receives one of Leander Paes's racquets at the auction in Kolkata. Indian tennis legend Leander Paes's Wimbledon mixed doubles winning racquets......

Former champ Sridhar concedes tie

Former national champion Vinod Sridhar defaulted out of the DSCL Open National tennis championship on Tuesday when he conceded his match against Tushar Liberhan tied at a set apiece.There was no......

Sanam enters final qualifying round

India's top youngster Sanam Singh stood one match away from making it to the 32-man draw of the USD 3,60,000 Kingfisher Airlines Men's Tennis Open in Mumbai on Saturday after winning his first two......

Sania to begin campaign against Rushmi

India'snumero uno player Sania Mirza would begin her campaign at the USD 175,000 WTA Sunfeast Open by taking on qualifier Rushmi Chakravarthi in the first round.The winner would meet either Russian......

Dalmiya's plea for more time rejected

A Kolkata court on Friday dismissed an application by former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya seeking fresh copies of documents and extension of time to reply to the......