'Election Commission Has Been Found Wanting'

'One of the principles of the MCC that you should not make hate speeches and create hatred between communities on the basis of religion was violated on a scale that was never seen......

Pakistan Poll Results Stun Army

The result is a big blow to the military establishment, revealing the limits of 'political engineering'. It reflected the anger of the electorate, especially its younger voters, who have spoken......

India scraps Free Movement Regime with Myanmar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Centre has decided to scrap the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime (FMR) to maintain the country's internal security and demographic structure of......

Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?

Modi wants the BJP to gets an additional 10% of the vote share from what it won in 2019.Plans are afoot to get new faces to replace MPs with poor chances of winning. Sources say more than 100 MPs......

Stock Markets Unconcerned About Inflation

We have not suffered such huge price shocks across so many basic commodities, at the same time, in decades.Has the inflationary impact of all this been factored into stock prices as yet, asks......

ABG's auditor failed to red-flag fund diversion

The auditor of ABG Shipyard, which is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the Rs 23,000-crore default to banks, had settled an investigation by the Securities and Exchange......

CAG pulls up govt for IGST mess

The CAG has pulled up the union government for adopting an erroneous process of devolution of IGST to states and short-transfer of cesses to reserve funds, which resulted in under-reporting of......

Why Is Modi Chipping Away At EPFO?

Will the EPFO be required to deduct tax at source or will the employee have to calculate the tax and pay it separately? asks Harsh Roongta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The......

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.' IMAGE: Veerappan in The Hunt for Veerappan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Monica, O My Darling Review: Riveting!

Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Few film-makers wink at their audience like Vasan Bala. Fewer have the nerve to......

Rorschach, Mammootty and the Unfeeling Indian Hero

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style,......

What if Rangeela ended differently?

What happens if a movie ends differently? Reality checks in, of course. Remember the time Aruna Irani breastfed a snake in Doodh Ka Karz? Or when Mithun Chakraborty’s brain transplant led to......

AIFF Elections: Bhutia, CoA favours reforms; Patel not interest in holding post

IMAGE: Praful Patel, a former union minister, served as acting president for one year after long-time head Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi became ill. Photograph: ANI Former Indian skipper Baichung......

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

IMAGE: CAS said in a statement on Friday that the suspension of all Russian teams and clubs from FIFA's competitions would remain in force. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters Russia's......

'Another sad day for clean and ethical sport...'

Following are reactions to Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who won gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, but failed a test for a banned substance before the Games: IMAGE:......

Australia's Smith will miss booing fans on England return

IMAGE: Steve Smith. Photograph: BCCI Steve Smith will miss the boos and jeers from the spectators during next month's limited-overs series in England which will be played behind closed doors, the......

Tennis: Will top players play Wuhan tournament?

The tournament's co-director Brenda Perry Perry said she had been in touch with the local organising team on a daily basis as they prepare to start the tournament on October 19, pending......