BJP plans massive outreach to gain Dalit votes in Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party is hopeful of 'markedly improving' its performance in Dalit-dominated constituencies of Delhi on the basis of a sustained and focussed outreach campaign spread over......

50% of Delhi govt staffers to work from home amid rising air pollution

Half of the staff in Delhi government offices will work from home while private organisations have been urged to follow suit amid alarmingly high air pollution in the national capital. IMAGE:......

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

Winter chill intensifies in North India, Kashmir temp drops below freezing

The winter chill intensified in most parts of north India on Wednesday as night temperatures in the Kashmir Valley dipped in most parts to settle below zero degrees, while it inched closer to the......

Farm profits likely to be higher this kharif season

India’s northern belt saw higher crop yields year-on-year as higher rainfall supported the production of paddy, while the southern belt and Gujarat were key laggards. Photograph: Amit......

Tracking air: As Delhi AQI worsens, experts call for long-term solutions

Air quality index (AQI) soared past 350 level in parts of Delhi on Thursday and experts cautioned that as weather turns colder it may breach the 400-mark ceiling and enter the ‘severe’......

Govt's Rs 28,602 cr boost for manufacturing industry

The government on Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated......

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......

Vijay Hazare: Shami takes 3 but Bengal lose to Haryana

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami went for runs as he took 3/61 in 10 overs as Bengal went down to Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament. Photograph: BCCI Opener Abhijeet Tomar struck a......

National Games: Uttarakhand, Maharashtra off to winning start

IMAGE: Action from the Beacb Volleyball match played in Shivpuri in Uttarakhand on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Department of Sports, Government of Uttarakhand/X Hosts Uttarakhand beat......

Ranji: Maharashtra crush Baroda; Vidarbha thrash Rajasthan

Seamers Mukesh Choudhary and Rajneesh Gurbani struck lethal blows as Maharashtra thumped Baroda by a whopping 439-run margin in a Group A league match, a result that kept defending champions Mumbai......

14-year-old Desinghu makes splash with hat-trick of gold!

Karnataka top medal tally on Day 1 of National Games   IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won the gold medal in Women's 200m Freestyle with a new National record timing of 2:03.24......

Ranji Trophy: Rohit returns; Pant vs Jadeja in Rajkot

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma will be in back in action in Ranji Trophy after nearly a decade. Photograph: BCCI The Ranji Trophy resumes on Thursday, promising a star-studded spectacle as Rohit Sharma and......