Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who on Wednesday made her electoral debut by filing a nomination as a Congress candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha bypolls, has declared assets worth over Rs......
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will conduct a psychological assessment of Sanjay Roy, the accused in a rape-and-murder case of a doctor in Kolkata that has triggered nationwide protests,......
Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the rescue mission in the landslide-hit Mundakkai region of Wayanad could take a few more days, and appointed a cabinet sub-committee of four......
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......
Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Business schools are in such a period of boom -- with the leading ones struggling to deal......
Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year’s prize in economics. A look at the possible winners. Colin......
On the BSE, 1,650 shares declined and 1,188 shares rose The benchmark indices on Tuesday settled the day lower after hitting their two-year highs as recent outperformers such as banks were hit by......
'...Unless we muck up our policies.' 'We have to become a modernised economy.' 'Our institutions should be stronger. And that is most important.' 'The rule of law should prevail and contracts......
A complete lifting of withdrawal caps could be months away, reports Business Standard's Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Arup Roychoudhury. As the deadline for making payments through old Rs 500 notes for......
The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......
Brinda examines some alarming aspects of religious fanaticism through the narrative engine of a well-oiled serial killer mystery, observes Arjun Menon. Brinda, the first Web series to feature......
Tigmanshu Dhulia's earthy touches, perverse humour and queasy depiction of the upscale and underbelly revels in pulpy and devious twists, notes Sukanya Verma. Be its culture or chaos, India's......
'They are waiting for the kind of experience they had in the film, the kind of emotion they felt in the film.' Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com After facing several setbacks due to the......
Manoj Bajpayee confides in Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni about his 'long journey filled with rejection, betrayal, misery, failures and disillusionment.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in his award-winning......
IMAGE: The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's team ahead of their departure for the Women's World Cup, on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI/X The feeling of near misses has haunted Harmanpreet Kaur for......
'Demolition Pro Max. Completely owned the Pakistanis. 72 overs were enough for a result, and what a win' IMAGE: India extend their unbeaten run against Pakistan to eight matches in the ODI World......
IMAGES: Marcus Stoinis will assist Australia's fearsome three-pronged pace attack of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, which will look to cause maximum damage. Photograph: ICC/X......
Struggling KKR seek change of fortunes against RCB IMAGE: KKR, who have lost their last three matches, have slipped to eighth place in the 10-team standings. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight......
A round-up of all Ranji matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw struck a career-best 240 on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Himachal Pradesh pace bowler Vaibhav Arora grabbed his third five-wicket......