EC ropes in retired IAS/IPS officers to ensure level playing field

The Election Commission on Tuesday appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming......

Uneasy calm in Assam, WB boils over citizenship law

Uneasy calm prevailed in Assam but West Bengal plunged deeper into chaos on Sunday over the new citizenship law with incidents of arson and loot reported from several parts of the country, acts......

Netas indulge in blamegame as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

As the issue becomes increasingly politicised and accusations are traded on national television, the average Delhi resident suffers debilitating blows from viral fevers, writes Manavi Kapur. For a......

Chikungunya cripples Delhi's health, death toll climbs to 14

The death toll due to dengue in national capital New Delhi mounted to 14 as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences confirmed the five cases of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease which......

Deepak Parekh may give up HDFC executive role

Deepak Parekh is likely to step down as the executive chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) by the end of the year. He is expected to take over as the non-executive chairman of......

Seven billionaires, courtesy Esops

Four L&T executives, 2 from RIL and 1 from Tech Mahindra own over Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion)each in stock options. Seven top executives from Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, and Tech......

What rediff readers have to say

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Snippets: Zooming In

Crediting youthCredit cards are little rectangular pieces of plastic. Right? They may be issued by different banks and they may be backed by Visa or MasterCard but they are always rectangular and......

All about Photograph

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Farrukh Jaffar, Deepak Chauhan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vijay Raaz, Jim Sarbh, Akash Sinha, Saharsh Kumar Shukla, Brinda Trivedi Nayak Director: Ritesh......

Why are these guys laughing?

Anil, SRK, we want in on the joke too! After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan watched Fanney Khan at a special screening, it was time to show the film to other Bollyfolk.   People have forgotten 1995's......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 28

IMAGE: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Japan in a men’s pool A contest on Thursday. Photograph: Hockey India Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in......

Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of Asian Games

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 7 of the Asian Games: Women's Cricket 11.30 IST India vs Sri Lanka - Gold medal Rowing 07.00 IST Balraj Panwar - Final Jaswinder Singh, Bheem......

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou officially opens on Saturday, September 23. While some events like football, rowing and volleyball have already begun, the other big-ticket sports start over the......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

'Couldn't have asked for greater reward'

IMAGE: India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the Men's Javelin Throw Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images......