The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been performing well on the Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh in the last two general elections, has got a jolt in the latest......
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......
'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience.'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil.'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had......
Scotching speculation over the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial face in the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Yogi Adityanath has to......
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh was cremated with full state honours on Monday at Bansi Ghat in Bulandshahr's Narora town, where senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and a large......
Nearly 31 million Indians are unemployed and looking for jobs.While economic growth has been humming along, the pace of job creation has been poor.A revealing excerpt from Dev Kar's India: Still A......
The cumulative illicit money moving out of India over a ten-year period rose to $439.59 billion Image: The cumulative illicit outflows from developing economies between 2003 and 2012 stands at......
India lost a whopping $123 billion in black money in 2001-2010, making it the eight largest victim of illicit financial outflow, a US-based research and advocacy organisation said in a report.......
Giving relief to individual taxpayers, the government on Monday raised the income tax exemption limit by Rs 10,000 for general taxpayers, and by Rs 15,000 for senior citizens. For general......
Even those well-disposed towards BJP leader LK Advani find him a bit of an enigma. If the Ram Mandir was what he always wanted, why did he say the day the Babri Masjid was demolished was the......
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......
Bollywood is full of interesting stories and anecdotes. We bring you some fun facts! IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. Did you know Shah Rukh Khan received Rs 5,000 as the signing......
'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......
The year saw its share of news and views. But there were some that really stood out for our readers. We take a look at the Rediff stories YOU loved to read in 2023. India mourned Junior......
'When I was composing Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein. I started the song from Uuf Teri, Dillagi, Dil Ko Jalaane Lagi, Dilruba, Tu Mujhe, Nakharen Dikhaane Lagi... Ratanji liked it, but I was singing it......
He could have easily played hardball with all the aces up his sleeve but Bollywood star Akshay Kumar instead terminated his lucrative contract with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2009 after......
'Today's cricketers are amazing, they know everything, but still you find a few cricketers, they have a talent, but their mind is not there.' IMAGE: Kapil Dev poses with his wax statue at Madame......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Virat Kohli/Instagram Virat Kohli's 'school days' post on sm triggered hilarious reactions. The Royal Challengers Bangalore captain shared a picture featuring RCB......
Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Vijay Manjrekar and Eknath Solkar are among the 17 cricketers from Maharashtra who have the 'Kar' suffix in their surnames and have......
The Irani Trophy was instituted by the BCCI to honour Z R Irani in appreciation of his services to Indian cricket. Mr Irani was connected with the board in various roles from 1928 to 1970. A......