Power stays in families as leaders' kin enter Maha race

While political parties often accuse rivals of dynastic politics, during elections, they do not shy away from fielding relatives of their established leaders -- as the lists of candidates for the......

Dismiss BJP's 'minority' govt in Haryana: Cong to guv

A delegation of the Haryana Congress met governor Bandaru Dattatreya in Chandigarh on Thursday, claiming the Nayab Singh Saini's Bharatiya Janata Party government is in the "minority" and demanding......

A lifetime's experience: Kiran Bedi's farewell note

Kiran Bedi, who was removed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry on Tuesday night, said that the 'Team Raj Nivas' diligently worked to serve the larger public interest in the union territory......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Education budgets of world's top economies

In 1919, three decades before Independence, Rabindranath Tagore declared, "All over India, there is a vague feeling of discontent in the air about our prevalent system of education. Signs have been......

Covid impact: Bank unions urge IBA for restriction in services

The unions also made a case for introduction of cluster or hub banking, identifying few branches of each bank in each locality so as to enable bank employees to work on rotation. Illustration:......

The Magical Raj Kapoor Partnership

Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.Rediff.com begins celebrations of the Great Showman's birth centenary on December 14 with this......

And The Most Popular Movie Is...

Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD!Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi is number one on OTT. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwatthama in Kalki 2898 AD.   Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD is the most popular......

Raj Kiran finds a well-wisher in Sushma Swaraj

Veteran BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has expressed her concern for yesteryear's Bollywood actor Raj Kiran, who was traced to a mental asylum in the US, after an almost a decade.Swaraj tweeted, 'It is a......

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

Lady stars may still not get the variety of parts that men do in cinema but OTT shows and films make up for that lacuna to some extent. It is a pleasure to watch talented actresses break out of......

India lose to Bangladesh in Asia Cup U-19 final

IMAGE: Bangladesh Under-19 players celebrate a wicket during Asia Cup 2024. Photograph: Asian Cricket Council/X The batters could not capitalise on the good job done by the bowlers as India......

Syed Modi International: Sindhu survives scare; Sen cruises into quarters

IMAGE: P V Sindhu registered a hard-fought victory against compatriot Ira Sharma at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday. Photograph: ANI P V Sindhu survived a......

India U-19 stun Australia, clinching 3-0 series sweep

IMAGE: The Indian junior team had won the first and second Youth ODIs by seven and nine wickets respectively. Photograph: ICC India U-19 boys held their nerve in the final overs to eke......

Samit Dravid picked in India Under-19 squad for Australia series

IMAGE: Karnataka's Samit Dravid, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is currently playing for Mysore Warriors in the ongoing KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy in Bengaluru. Photograph: KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy......

Prannoy in Round of 16 at Australian Open

IMAGE: India's HS Prannoy had it easy against Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in the Round of 32 match at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Sydney on Wednesday. Photograph: Arnd......