India saw simultaneous elections 4 times: A timeline

As the Union Cabinet on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a......

Can Modi 3.0 Beat The 3 Cs Trap?

'Don't be surprised if the Census forms come with a caste box.''I will be surprised if it doesn't. It will be a point conceded to Rahul Gandhi and his allies,' asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: People......

Will take sides, won't let 'Miya' take over Assam: Himanta

Asserting that he would take sides, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he would not let 'Miya' Muslims "take over" Assam. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks in......

16 out of 31 MPs on Waqf bill JPC are from NDA

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.......

'Middle Class Won't Be Affected By Indexation'

'For me, if I want to buy a house to stay, I don't care about indexation because I don't want to sell that house.''The only thing that matters to me as a buyer is that the home price should be......

Sebi May Permit Sponsor-Less Mutual Funds

To become a sponsor-free AMC, a MF must have positive liquid net worth and net profit of at least Rs 10 crore in all of the preceding five years. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Inflation to further decline, assures Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday exuded confidence that inflation would further decline and the government is on track to meet its budgetary target for deficit and said that there......

RBI hikes lending rate by 35 bps to 6.25%; home, auto loans to be expensive

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday expectedly raised the benchmark lending rate by 35 basis points (bps) - the fifth increase since May - saying it remains focussed on bringing down the inflation to a......

Amar Singh Chamkila Review: WAH!!

Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Amar Singh Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma. Back in the 1980s, popular......

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.   Q. What is eloping? A. It is the act......

The birth of Umran Malik, India's fastest bowler

First coach Manhas remembers 17-year-old terrorising Ranji batters at nets IMAGE: Pace bowling sensation Umran Malik. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter It was business as usual for coach Randhir Singh......

Woods fighting to return, 'grateful' to have life, leg

Woods said amputation "was on the table" during the three-week hospital recovery in California.   IMAGE: Behind the microphone for the first time since the life-altering car accident in......