Uttarakhand govt orders probe as don made 'mahant' in jail

The Uttarakhand government on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the matter of underworld don Prakash Pandey alias PP being given the title of Mahant in Almora jail. According to a government release,......

Don serving life-term offered 'diksha' in U'khand jail, adopts new name

An underworld don serving a life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered diksha by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between......

Who Won By The Highest/Lowest Margins?

Hemant V Shivsaran/Rediff.com does a deep dive and lists the winners with the highest and lowest margins in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE: All India United Democratic Front candidate from......

'Why Are We Being Made To Suffer?'

'The last six years have been full of uncertainty. We've been constantly worrying about what will happen next.' IMAGE: Professor Shoma Sen. Photograph: Kind courtesy Koel Sen/X It's been five days......

Fitch raises India's FY25 growth forecast to 7.2%

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday raised India's growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.2 per cent, from 7 per cent projected in March, saying elevated consumer confidence will drive spending, besides......

Brokerages raise targets on RIL stock post Q4

The bullish outlook stems from Reliance Jio's potential tariff hikes, given the competitive landscape, along with slow but steady improvement in the oil-to-chemical (O2C) vertical Photograph: ANI......

Reliance gains 2% post September quarter results; brokerages remain upbeat

Shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) traded 2 per cent higher at Rs 2,310.10 on the BSE in intra-day trade in an otherwise volatile market after the company reported a 27.4 per cent year-on-year......

Correction lurking for Wall Street-driven markets, warns Christopher Wood

Wall Street-correlated stock markets are facing the risk of correction, as Christopher Wood, the global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, conveys to investors in his latest edition of GREED &......

SEE: A meeting of legendary proportions

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin meets Viswanathan Anand aboard a flight on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy R Ashwin/Instagram It was a meeting of epic proportions when Ravichandran Ashwin bumped into......

Ashwin buys team in Global Chess League

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin. Photograph: ICC/X Indian cricket team's ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is now co-owner of a franchise in the Global Chess League. The cricketer has joined hands with......

Asia Cup: Indian cricketers undergo rigorous drills, ace Yo-Yo- test

IMAGE: Indian skipper also participated in the drills at the KSCA Alur Grounds. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Ahead of the Asia Cup 2023, Indian cricketers on Thursday underwent rigorous......

'Indian youngsters must figure out how to tackle pace'

Can't tell people how to tackle extra pace, you have to work it out: David Warner IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw has scored 47 from 6 games. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner has......

Top Performers: Mayers, LSG Pacers

IMAGE: Kyle Mayers scored a half-century. Photograph: BCCI On a pitch that was a challenge for batters, Lucknow Super Giants's Kyle Mayers put on a show at the Sawai Mansingh stadium on Wednesday,......