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Is This What India Will Spend On Defence?

Going by this Budget's estimate of government spending of Rs 48.2 trillion, the government has allocated a significantly lower percentage to defence -- 12.9 per cent. IMAGE: The light tank Zorawar......

Defence gets Rs 6.21 lakh cr, 4.79% hike from previous allocation

India on Tuesday set aside Rs 6.22 lakh crore as defence outlay for 2024-25 in a meagre increase of 4.79 percent over the previous fiscal's budgetary allocation amid the lingering border row with......

Will UP Startle Modi?

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......

After assembly rout, BRS voted out of many civic body posts

In a further setback to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, the Opposition party has lost about 15 municipal chairperson posts and around half a dozen posts of municipal vice-chairperson to ruling Congress......

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav,right, holds a mace with Congress leader......

Highlights of Economic Survey 2023-24

Following are the highlights of the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of......

Markets tumble on profit booking; Sensex sinks 427 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under heavy selling pressure to sink below record high levels on Wednesday, tracking deep losses in metal, auto and IT stocks amid widespread......

LIC's residual stake value surges in top groups on stock market boom

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has made the most of the stock market boom by reducing stakes in all its top conglomerates during the financial year 2023-2024 (FY24). However, even after......

Loan growth may drive further gains for LIC Housing

LIC Housing Finance (LICHF) delivered a healthy FY24 with improvements in net interest margin (NIM) and credit costs and an improved return on assets of 1.7 per cent compared to an average of 1.3......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Domestic macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would guide market sentiments this week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Women's Asia Cup: India thrash UAE by 78 runs

SCORECARD IMAGE: Indian players celebrate after defeating UAE by 78 runs in their Asia Cup match in Dambulla, on Sunday. Photograph: ICC/X Contrasting fifties from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and......

Babar Azam turns to Australian power-hitting expert

IMAGE: Babar Azam looks to enhance strike rate. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has sought the help of Shannon Young, the renowned Australian power-hitting coach, to......

T20 WC MVP Crown Eludes Rohit

Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 World Cup: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and......

Fans slam 'PR product' Pant after duck in T20 WC final

IMAGE: India's Rishabh Pant was dismissed for a two-ball duck by South Africa's Keshav Maharaj in the T20 World Cup final on Saturday. Photograph: Screengrab/X India's wicket-keeper batter Rishabh......

This player is India's wildcard for T20 WC final

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant has scored 171 runs in seven matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI/X Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has named the wildcard player for the Indian......

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