Govt tweaks election rule; why is ECI afraid, asks Cong

The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV camera and webcasting footage as well as video recordings of candidates to......

Character assassination: Allu Arjun on stampede row

Actor Allu Arjun on Saturday said the incident in which a woman died and her son was hospitalised at a theatre here where 'Pushpa-2' was screened on December 4 was purely an accident and denied the......

'Pushpa 2' stampede: T'gana CM lambast 'inhuman' Allu Arjun

Despite police permission being denied, top Telugu actor Allu Arjun visited the theatre in Hyderabad where 'Pushpa-2' was screened on December 4, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy charged on......

Amid Ambedkar row, Kejriwal announces scholarship for Dalits

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced an Ambedkar scholarship for free foreign education of the city's Dalit students.......

How Many Billionaires Does India Have?

The number of Indian billionaires has grown by 123 per cent in the 10-year period, reaching 185 in 2024.Their wealth has grown by 263 per cent to $905.6 billion. IMAGE: Mukesh D Ambani, left, and......

Stocks Crash: Worst Week in Years

The week's losses wiped out investor wealth worth Rs 18.43 trillion, with the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms now at Rs 441 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way IMAGE: The Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. Photograph:......

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......

Rashmika Is Wedding-Ready

Bhumi wears her Ma's sari... Manushi is in the mountains... Karisma is Christmas-ready... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram 'These are the kind of pieces I truly truly enjoy......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

7 Stunning Sequences From Raj Kapoor Films

Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy.Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

EPL PIX: Villa hand sorry City another loss

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland cuts a frustrated figure after their loss to Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, Britain, on......

Vijay Hazare: Srijith's150 eclipses Shreyas' ton as Karnataka win

IMAGE: KL Shrijith, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh in the recent IPL auction, hammered 150 off 101 balls with 20 fours and four sixes to help Karnataka scale down 383 with 3.4......

Teen Konstas excited to face Indian challenge

'I've got a few plans against those (Indian) bowlers. Feeling like I'm moving really nice and hopefully I get that opportunity.'   IMAGE: If Sam Konstas, who turned 19 on October 2, is......

Santosh Trophy: Services ride momentum to enter quarters

IMAGE: A third win in a row saw defending champions Services roll into the #SantoshTrophy quarter-finals. Photograph: Indian Football/X Defending champions Services qualified for the......

Shreyas can't wait to work again with Ponting, this time at Punjab

'With Ricky coming in, we have shared a great camaraderie from the past. We would be putting our thinking caps on and brainstorming on many aspects.' IMAGE: Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer had......