Will UP Startle Modi?

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......

Modi votes as polling underway for 93 seats in 3rd phase

Voting is progressing in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home......

Campaigning ends for third phase, high stakes for BJP

The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance......

When Modi Met Karyakartas...

Scenes from the campaign trail...   IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi with Gujarat BJP leaders Bhupendra Patel and C R Paatil at Kamalam, the state party......

Bollywood's Best Candid Moments of 2023

Movie stars make the best candid pictures. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures some beautiful moments from the many events of 2023, when the stars weren't looking.   Shah Rukh Khan......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Shah Rukh Joins Bollywood's BALD and BEAUTIFUL

Hair is elemental in a Bollywood movie star's beauty. From songs dedicated to reshmi zulfein to entry scenes full of dreamily flying silky tresses, the fixation is loud and clear. In such a limited......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

WPL auction to be held in Mumbai on Dec. 9

IMAGE: The WPL auction for the upcoming edition will be held on December 9. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League......

Franchises retain top guns ahead of WPL-2

IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues was retained by Jemimah Rodrigues. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters There was no surprise in store as all the marquee players, including Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet......

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou officially opens on Saturday, September 23. While some events like football, rowing and volleyball have already begun, the other big-ticket sports start over the......

Women's Premier League: How much franchises spent

Nearly 450 players went under the hammer and several of them experienced the biggest payday of their career after five franchises entered the auction with a team purse of Rs 12 crores each.  ......

CWG Rewind: Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles...

IMAGE: Avinash Sable beat a strong field of Kenyan athletes to win silver and become the first Indian to win a medal in 3000 metre steeplechase event at the Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Michael......