Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the level of the PMO, which he did in the days leading up to the partition of Pakistan in 1971 when he transferred......
Hemant V Shivsaran/Rediff.com does a deep dive and lists the winners with the highest and lowest margins in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE: All India United Democratic Front candidate from......
Over 300 Uttar Pradesh legislators packed in 10 buses and some cars travelled Sunday from Lucknow to the new Ayodhya Ram Mandir, a state government-organised event skipped only by the opposition......
The Janata Dal-United announced candidates in five seats for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, where its ally Congress is trying to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party. IMAGE:......
The ruling Congress' second list of 53 candidates for the next month's Chhattisgarh assembly elections, released on Wednesday, showed an attempt to strike a balance between old and new faces.......
The Zee saga will see a long-drawn-out court battle before shareholders get any chance to vote on any proposal by the management or Invesco, says Prosenjit Datta. It is abundantly clear that......
The stories of exclusions illustrate so tragically, the need of the hour is to bolster biometrics and ‘smart’ technologies with something more old-fashioned -- the good old fashioned,......
In 2014, she won her first Lok Sabha election from Mathura. She polled 674,633 votes (or 53.29%) to the Rashtriya Lok Dal's Jayant Chaudhary's 243,890 votes (22.62%). Five years later, she polled......
Punjab Police on Tuesday rejected reports that actress Rakhi Sawant, against whom a local Ludhiana court has issued arrest warrant for her alleged objectionable remarks against sage Valmiki, has......
The latest Bollywood updates. The trailer of Udta Punjab might have earned praise everywhere, but it has failed to impress Garam Masala actress Neetu Chandra. She has penned an open letter to......
Several actors decided to promote their movies on Valentine's Day with a special show called Ishkiyaon Dhishkiyaon. It will be aired on February 14 at 8 pm on Star Plus. It will be hosted......
IMAGE: Shafali Verma smashed 81 off 48 to power India to 178 for 3. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a career-best 48-ball 81 as defending champions India......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter.com Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting......
IMAGE: Jaydev Unadkat took 5/23 as Saurashtra outclassed Himachal Pradesh by eight wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Photograph: BCCI A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played......
IMAGE: Long jumper Shaili Singh topped the qualification round with an effort of 6.40m in the Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi on Friday. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Young long......
IMAGE: India’s Rohan Kamble celebrates after entering the final of the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Nairobi on Thursday. Photograph: Sai Media/Twitter Indian......