1971 Census should be basis for delimitation: Stalin at all-party meet

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday proposed a Joint Action Committee comprising MPs and party representatives from southern states at an all party meeting on Lok Sabha seats......

MP: Denied Holi celebration, college students take 150 hostage

A college in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has expelled four student leaders after they were found guilty of holding 150 people, including the female principal and professors, hostage for denial of......

How Modi Has Changed Babus

At the PMO, policies are framed by factoring in analytical perspectives, implications, sustainability, and other dimensions. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The past 10 years have......

Class 3 student loses vision in one eye after injury at UP school

A Class 3 student at a primary school here allegedly suffered a severe eye injury, leading to a loss of vision in one eye, with accusations directed towards the school principal, an education......

'Prime Minister Modi Has Been Fiscally Conscious'

'Spend, but create assets, spend but make sure that people benefit from it.' 'This has been a beautiful guiding principle. And I think as a finance minister I owe so much to the prime minister for......

RBI lens on 8 fintech companies in P2P lending space

Currently there are 26 licensed players in the P2P lending sector but only 10–11 are actively operating. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has intensified......

FPIs withdraw Rs 64,000 cr from equities

The exodus of FPIs from the Indian equity markets continues unabated, as they withdrew Rs 64,156 crore ($7.44 billion) this month so far on depreciation of the rupee, rise in the US bond yields and......

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

'Parents At Home, Superstardom Stays Outside'

'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Jyotika/Instagram Jyotika, who has done a slew of well-received......

Why Chhaava Has Become Controversial

Loud music, bombastic action scenes, over-the-top dialogues that don't have any ring of truth to it followed by scenes of blood-oozing bodies floating in a river definitely don't make for a magnum......

'This Roller Coaster Has Taught Me To...'

'...just be neutral about everything.''I will just take life as it comes.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Panigrahi/Instagram When Preeti Panigrahi was selected for Girls Will Be Girls in 2022,......

'Smita Didn't Want Anything To Do With Films'

'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has.''Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.'A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta......

F1: Drivers to face massive penalties for...

The FIA published amendments to the sporting code in January to set out stiff sanctions for drivers who break the rules concerning conduct, including bad language. Hyundai's French rally driver......

PIX: Hamilton steps out in red at 10-team F1 launch

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton acknowledges the rapturous applause from fans as he steps on stage at London’s O2 arena as a Ferrari driver during the F1 10-team season launch on Tuesday evening.......

Ferrari signs China's first F1 racer Zhou Guanyu

IMAGE: Zhou Guanyu previously a member of the Ferrari Academy, will share the role with Italian Antonio Giovinazzi. Photograph: Zhou Guanyu/X Ferrari appointed Zhou Guanyu as a Formula One......

McLaren vs Ferrari: The ultimate showdown

IMAGE: McMcLaren, who were last champions in 1998, are 21 points clear of Ferrari, the sport's oldest and most successful team chasing a first crown since 2008. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters......