Maha Kumbh: World's largest religious gathering begins

A thick blanket of fog could not blur their vision, the cold breeze failed to reduce their energy levels and the bone-chilling water of river Ganga in Sangam area could not dampen their excitement,......

Modi, Ambani, Shah Rukh, Salman attend star-studded Maha swearing-in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, chief ministers of Nationalist Democratic Alliance-ruled states and prominent personalities from......

BJP stumbled and then stamped its authority in 2024

The BJP's vulnerabilities and as well as strengths were in full display in the year but what stood out is its ability to adapt its message and methods to the voices from the ground, underlining the......

2024 was mostly about lost chances for Congress

The principal opposition party though appeared content securing 99 of the 543 seats in the 2024 national elections as against its all-time low of 44 in 2014 and then 52 in 2019. IMAGE: Congress......

Retail inflation eases to 11-month low of 4.83% in April

Retail inflation eased to an 11-month low of 4.83 per cent in April as prices of some kitchen items declined though overall food basket firmed up marginally, according to a government data released......

Some states saw higher inflation than national average, shows data

Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Retail inflation figures in......

Inflation falls to three-month low of 5.1 pc in January

Retail inflation declined to a three-month low of 5.1 per cent in January, mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits and other food items, according to government data released on Monday.......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

Lovlina strikes gold at National Games

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women's 75kg gold, while six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa signed off with a silver medal in the men's 63.5kg category at the National......

National Games: Odisha's Kujur sprints to 100m gold

Track and field athletes grab spotlight  IMAGE: The 21-year-old Animesh Kujur clocked Games record-equalling time of 10.28 seconds to win the men's 100m gold medal. Odisha's Kujur and Amlan......

National Games: Services tops medal tally

  IMAGE: Karnataka hockey players celebrate a goal. Photograph: Hockey India/X Services continued its dominance in the National Games as it topped the medal tally at the 38th edition in......

National Games: Kujur, Yarraji shine with sprint golds

IMAGE: Animesh Kujur and Jyothi Yarraji celebrate after winning the men's and women's 200m gold medals at the National Games in Dehradun on Tuesday. Photograph: Reliance Foundation Youth......

Yarraji, Shirse smash National Games hurdles records

Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse of Maharashtra won their third successive gold medals in the women's 100m hurdles and men's 110m hurdles respectively after clocking Games record......