The Independent overshadowing NDA vs INDIA contest

A surefooted National Democratic Alliance challenged by a determined Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) may be the big story of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, but in a Bihar......

Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

The daylong nationwide strike called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court's verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life in Bihar and Jharkhand......

BJP Close To 100 Mark In Rajya Sabha

The only occasion when the BJP had 100 seats in the Upper House was in 2022. IMAGE: Rashtriya Lok Morcha Party leader and National Democratic Alliance candidate Upendra Kushwaha files his......

Bahubali Wives Charge Up Bihar Contest

The RJD has fielded six women candidates, some of them are wives of bahubalis. IMAGE: Heena Sahab (in blue scarf), the late gangster Mohammad Shahabuddin's wife, is an Independent candidate from......

'There's a de-emphasis on divestment'

'We now look at divestment as an opportunity for maximising the value of public assets, not necessarily as a short-term resource-raising measure.' IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, right,......

Loss At Byju's May Only Be Tip Of Iceberg

'Byju's financials only reflect the core business. At a group level, they are experiencing substantial losses.' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, Byju's. Photograph: ANI Photo Beleaguered......

'If we want to fly some kites, we can fly them in different ways'

'... and without necessarily calling them Economic Surveys.''One should stick to the main focus, which is to give people a good perspective on how the economy is doing.' IMAGE: Finance Minister......

India, a recruitment outsourcing hotspot

In a bid to cut costs, corporate giants based in the United States and the UK are looking to leverage their recruitment process outsourcing services from emerging market locations like India, a......

When Hrithik Couldn't Sleep At Night

Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar bring back beautiful stories from The Roshans launch. IMAGE: Hrithik Roshan arrives for The Roshans launch. Photograph: Hitesh......

Wild Wild Punjab Review: Sober Version Of The Hangover

This is the kind of film to watch with friends and maybe a six-pack.It has some risqué bits but nothing so vulgar that the pause button would need to be hit if Mummyji walks into the room,......

Pashmina-Rohit Send You Love

A special screening of Ishq Vishk Rebound, was held in Mumbai last week and industry folk came forward to support the young actors in it: Rohit Saraf, Pashmina Roshan, Jibraan Khan and Naila......

Review: Kota Factory 3 Gets Darker

The new season takes the students out of their preoccupation with studies to other problems -- jealousy of another's easy success, a blip in a romance, financial crunch, meltdowns, discovers Deepa......

Ranji: Badoni hits century; Saxena destroys Bengal

IMAGE: Three wickets from Gujarat's P N Jadeja reduces Punjab to 40/4 in the second innings. Photograph: BCCI/X Badoni hits century as Delhi set Himachal target of 327 Ayush Badoni smashed a......

Bihar MP Pappu Yadav's son picked for Delhi in controversial circumstances

'Where do you leave a boy like Hiten, whose parents are not heavyweight politicians? He scores runs and someone's parent just writes a letter that he is fit, doesn't play a match and is in the......