India moves closer to simultaneous LS, state polls with Cabinet nod

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday took a major step to implement its key plank of "one nation, one election" as the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the......

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria

India evacuated 75 of its nationals from Syria two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's authoritarian government. IMAGE: Smoke rises in Damascus, December 8, 2024, after......

'This Result Is Next To Impossible'

'Maharashtra election result is a chamatkar of EVM.''There has been a sudden one percent rise in the voting percentage after the counting day.''This is what made the difference to the election......

Uddhav handed over 'remote control' to Congress: Modi in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday mocked Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for “handing over the remote control” of the party to the Congress as he took poll battle to......

Sensex rides on bluechip stocks; rises 585 points

Stock markets snapped the six-day losing run on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex climbing nearly 585 points on the back of value buying in blue-chips like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Mahindra &......

'Markets Not In Panic Yet, But...'

'If you see another 1000-point correction, people may start panicking.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Independent analyst and market expert Ambareesh Baliga cautions retail......

Is Wartime A Good Time to Invest?

'Even now, investors are not bothered about the war but are more concerned whether it will remain localised or not.''In case things are contained, markets can stage a bounce back in the next few......

Banks Caught In A Trap

The cost of deposits is on the rise, but banks can't raise interest rate on close to 60% of their loan books, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The earnings......

The Must Take Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's that time of the week again, test your inner filmi bug with our super fun and filmi quiz. All you have to do is......

Bollywood's Best Way To Cool Down

A dip in the pool, of course! With rising summer temperatures, cool off in a pool, and Namrata Thakker lists the film folk, who show you just how. Look. Get Inspired. And thank us later.......

East Bengal end winless run in ISL

East Bengal edge past NEUFC 1-0 to register first win of ISL season IMAGE: Dimitrios Diamantakos' solitary strike to edge past NorthEast United FC 1-0 in Kolkata. Photograph: ISL/X East......

Ranji Trophy: Bengal, TN in control; Mumbai fight back

IMAGE: Bengal's Sudip Chatterjee celebrates after completing his 50 against UP. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Sudip Chatterjee struck a successive fifty-plus score, while Abhimanyu Easwaran returned......

Ranji Trophy: HP's Kalsi hits maiden double century; UP fight back

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Ankit Kalsi hit his maiden double ton for Himachal Pradesh against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Dharamsala......

I learned to walk again like a newborn baby: Paralympic hero Sema

Like a new-born baby, I learnt how to walk after losing my left leg: Paralympics medallist Hokato Hotozhe Sema IMAGE: India’s Hokato Hotozhe Sema celebrates after clearing 14.65 metres in......

Sema's Paralympic bronze, a testimony of his steely grit

IMAGE: India’s Hokato Hotozhe Sema celebrates after winning bronze in the men's Shot Put F57 category at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Narendra Modi/X......