Long-pending electoral cases fuel distrust, says outgoing CEC

Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday lamented that hearing of long-pending cases questioning electoral processes "fuel distrust" that petitioners intend to create and said it......

Baseless: Ex-CEC Quraishi on $21m poll funding by US agency

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday rejected report that a United States agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body. IMAGE:......

Why Modi's White House Visit Was A Success

Modi lived up to his declaration that his visit was purely meant to strengthen India's relationship with the US, but there may be situations in which our silence on some issues will haunt us in the......

Delhi stampede: Oppn slams govt, seeks Vaishnaw's resignation

Opposition parties on Sunday squarely blamed the government for "gross mismanagement" at New Delhi railway station that led to a stampede in which 18 people died and demanded Railway Minister......

'BC network has to be commercially viable'

'With higher rentals, cost of Aadhaar devices and the know-your-customer paraphernalia, the commercial viability of the BC network is certainly to be looked at.' Kindly note the image has been......

Tech disrupting traditional industries, warn biz leaders

Technology is rapidly reshaping industries that have long been rooted in tradition, driving a wave of innovation that is transforming everything from finance, banking, steel to manufacturing.......

'There is a slowdown in the economy'

'I believe that the overall demand for commercial vehicles will improve, even though there is a slowdown in the GDP.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shriram Finance/Instagram Shriram Finance, one of......

Air India to soon have new crew management system

Air India will soon have a new crew management system that will help strengthen rostering rules and enable faster recovery from scheduled disruptions. Photograph: ANI Photo In a message to the......

'I Have To Excel In Everything I Do'

'My two life mantras are prioritisation and compartmentalisation.''Prioritisation allows you to put one thing over the other and compartmentalisation to focus on one priority at a time.'......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Black Warrant Review: Excellent!

Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh have created an excellent but grim series, applauds Deepa Gahlot. A fresh faced law graduate takes the job of a jailer in Delhi's hellhole, Tihar Jail,......

'Gambhir, What You Doing Isn't Right'

'You are creating insecurity, which, at some stage, will come back and hurt you.' IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir's experiments come under fire. Photograph: BCCI Uncertainty seems to be the only constant in......

SA20 head Smith eager to learn from IPL's success

Smith couldn't hide his emotions while recalling their work in the early days that paved the way for the entry of six IPL franchises in the league. IMAGE: Steve Smith feels that the cricket......

Yuvraj's backing, Lara's advice: The rise of Abhishek Sharma

IMAGE: At just 24, Abhishek Sharma has begun rewriting records that took years for others to set. Photograph: BCCI In a format as unpredictable as T20 cricket where batters experience failures......

'We Could Win A TT Medal At LA Olympics'

'Paris 2024 was the first time that both the men's and women's team qualified for the team championships.''The women's team made it to the quarter-finals, just one short of the medal round, and the......

Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......