Over 130 detained for communal riots in Maharashtra's Akola

Communal violence in Akola city and Shevgaon village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra in the last two days has posed a challenge to the police to prevent potential flare-ups in other areas,......

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Sharad Pawar, who stepped down as......

10 dead as bus collides with truck in Maharashtra's Nashik

Ten persons were killed and at least 22 others injured after a speeding bus collided with a truck in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Friday morning, police officials said. IMAGE: Wreckage of a......

'Marathi manoos will show you what you are'

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports from Shivaji Park and the MMRDA ground to sense the mood of Shiv Sena workers -- from the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde camps -- at the Dussehra rallies.......

Covid-19 could see 135m job losses, 120m pushed back into poverty in India: Report

Following the COVID-19-induced economic disruptions, up to 135 million jobs could be lost and 120 million people might be pushed back into poverty in India, all of which will have a hit on consumer......

Does Modi lack courage about the economy?

'Modi has not lacked courage in the political sphere. It is time he showed it in the economic sphere as well.''To do this, he needs to shed the simple-minded nostrums about economic growth and......

'I wish farmers had the power to blackmail'

'What is bank recapitalisation? When the rich take loans and do not return and the government returns that money to the banks.''What is restructuring 5:25 scheme? The government says don't return......

'GST rate cuts will help the durables market': Shekhar Bajaj

'GST cuts will boost demand. That is a good sign. Apart from this, rural markets are also seeing an uptick in demand.' 'Consumers there want to be serviced by good brands, which are affordable.'......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

PHOTOS: TVS Racing riders steal limelight at Gulf Supercross

At the end of four hours of competition that included negotiating hairpin bends, steep jumps and obstacles over dirt terrain, all at breakneck speed, motorcycle racing freaks were left awestruck.......