Shinde's Sena knocks out Uddhav's Sena in 36 seats

The Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has trounced rival Shiv Sena-UBT of Uddhav Thackeray in 36 assembly seats in Maharashtra, putting to rest the debate over which is the real party......

MVA fields 3rd candidate for council polls, Uddhav 'confident' of winning

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Tuesday fielded Milind Narvekar, a close aide of party chief Uddhav Thackeray, in the biennial elections to 11 seats from the legislative council, taking......

Maha parties bolt stable door to prevent horse-trading ahead of MLC polls

With threat of cross-voting looming large, political parties in Maharashtra have moved their MLAs to hotels and are holding last-minute strategy meetings ahead of Friday's biennial elections to 11......

TMC's entry perks up race for Goa Assembly polls

The entry of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in Goa ahead of the ensuing Assembly elections has jazzed up the colourful politics of the coastal state during the year. IMAGE: West Bengal......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

The great big testosterone overdrive!

Lethal action finds new meaning with producer Firoz Nadiadwala's Aan: Men At Work.The bullet fest never lets up in this Madhur Bhandarkar-directed shoot-o-rama. But with the likes of Akshay Kumar,......

'Kareena will sweep awards for Jab We Met'

Last week, scriptwriter-director Suparn Verma and resident film critic Raja Sen had an interesting chat with Rediff readers, discussing the year that was, at the movies. They were joined by our......

'Winning a Ranji Trophy is not easy now'

'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.' IMAGE: Mumbai players celebrate their 42nd Ranji......

Will spectators be allowed for IPL matches?

'We hope that when IPL matches take place, at that time the atmosphere will be such that all people will be permitted to visit the stadiums.' IMAGE: (Left to right): IPL CEO Hemang Amin, MCA Apex......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Vijay Patil elected Mumbai CA chief; Azhar to represent Hyderabad

IMAGE: Vijay Patil, son of former Governor and Congress politician Dr D Y Patil, was elected unopposed. Photograph: Vijay Patil/Facebook Education baron Vijay Patil and Sanjay Naik were elected......

Here's what RCB must do to win their first IPL tie

RCB to ring in changes against KKR in search of first win IMAGE: RCB's performance this IPL has been disappointing. Photograph: BCCI On a losing streak in the last four matches, Royal Challengers......