Freebies, pre-poll guarantees galore as BJP, Congress woo MP voters

A fierce competition among parties to offer freebies and guarantees, a scramble for tribal, OBC, women votes and a touch of Hindutva -- all have combined to make the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls a......

INDIA parties now look at resolving differences in states

As 26 opposition parties cleared their first hurdle of coming under a common banner, they brace for a bumpy road ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, from ironing out differences among......

Coronation Fever Overtakes Britain

The most exciting place to be in the world this week is London as Britain readies itself for Charless III's coronation on Saturday May 6. It's the first coronation in 70 years so you can imagine......

Congress's loss exposes challenges in reclaiming northeast

The Congress's loss in the three states in the North-East, a region it had dominated for decades, shows there is a lot left to do to reclaim its political turf despite the Bharat Jodo Yatra which......

Your visa got delayed? Here's why

It was supposed to be a happy journey to London, one that the Imam family had been planning for the past two months. Everything was set — except the visa, which did not arrive in time for one......

Tax Torture And Taxtortion

The tax department will remain a source of endless nightmares for citizens and 'transparent taxation' will remain an empty slogan and a cruel joke, observes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam......

How will the economy fare in 2022?

After navigating the turbulent pandemic waves, the recovering Indian economy is now sailing through unchartered waters of rising coronavirus cases, spiralling commodity prices and spiking inflation......

Hiring gets AI power, but scope is limited for some

56 per cent of the companies said they’d automated their processes, while 72 per cent felt technology could be leveraged to digitise employee records. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

Sonakshi-Zaheer Celebrate One Month Anniversary

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal/Instagram It's been a month already since Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal got married, and the couple are celebrating it in the......

Movie Train Daredevilry To Remember!

From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both......

Nayanthara-Vignesh's Romantic Holiday

Chiranjeevi has a special guest... Tabu turns into a bride... Amy holidays in Budapest... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nayanthara/Instagram Nayanthara and her film-maker husband Vignesh Shivan give......

India stunned by Germany in hockey opener

Wasteful India lose 0-2 to Germany in first hockey Test IMAGE: Germany, who are reigning Olympic silver-medallists, fielded a young team for the series. Photograph: Hockey India/X......

Centuries galore! Sri Lanka dominate New Zealand

IMAGE: Sri Lanka piled on the runs, declaring at a mammoth 602-5 on day two of the second Test. New Zealand's chase began disastrously, with them 22-2 and trailing by a staggering 580......

Athletics delivers thrills, records and upsets in Paris

IMAGE: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of United States crosses the line to win gold and set a new World record in the Olympics 400m Hurdles final at Stade de France, Paris. Photograph: Sarah......

Why Kerala's athletics legacy is fading

'It's a downfall for the powerhouse that produced some iconic names such as PT Usha, Shiny Wilson, Anju Bobby George' IMAGE: Kerala will be represented by four members -- Muhammed Anas, Muhammed......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......