Rate cards for LS election expenditure fixed, here is the list

Candidates in Punjab's Jalandhar can spend Rs 15 for a cup of tea and the same price for a samosa they offer to people during public meetings and campaign trails in the Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE:......

INDIA will remove 50% quota cap if voted to power: Rahul in Jharkhand

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha......

Decoding India's Dress Code

...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......

'Don't call me Uncle. Call me Sam'

Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has......

Bitcoin rally fuels revival hope for Indian crypto exchanges

The cryptocurrency exchanges in India have got a fresh lease of life following the bull run in Bitcoin, which briefly hit a new all-time high of more than $69,000. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters......

New Jodi in Bollywood!

Pooja on holiday...Kareena's favourite Yoga pose...Samantha puts on her thinking cap... Photograph: Kind courtesy Wamiqa Gabbi/Instagram Wamiqa Gabbi and Siddhant Chaturvedi's chemistry is......

Rohit captain; no Kohli in T20 WC Team of Tournament

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma finished second in the top run-scorers' list in the T20 World Cup, with 257 runs in eight innings. Photograph: ICC/X Rohit Sharma was named captain of the T20 World Cup 2024......

No harm in following money: Smith backs Williamson

IMAGE: Following the World Cup exit, Kane Williamson declined a central contract to spend more time with family and be available for franchise cricket. Photograph: Kind courtesy Black Caps/X The......

Williamson steps down as NZ captain

Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams and opted out of a national contract for the 2024/25 season following the Black Caps'......

Ferguson makes history as New Zealand maul PNG

SCORECARD IMAGE: Lockie Ferguson is congratulated by teammates after his sensational 4-4-0-3 spell as New Zealand dismissed Papua New Guinea for 78 in the T20 World Cup Group C match in Trinidad......

Veteran Boult has played his last T20 World Cup

IMAGE: Boult has played in four editions of the T20 World Cup since 2014 and represented New Zealand at finals in all three forms of the game. Photograph: X New Zealand's Trent Boult has said he......