BJP ends suspense, Dhami to continue as Uttarakhand CM

Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the chief minister of Uttarakhand again, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Monday ending 11 days of suspense over the post after the party won the assembly polls.......

Campaigning ends in Bengal before scheduled time

In a first in the country, campaigning for nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal going to polls in the last phase came to an end at 10 pm on Thursday, 20 hours before the scheduled time, as per......

Sheela Says: All the Prime Minister-in-Waiting's Men

For the first time ever, the BJP's headquarters for a Lok Sabha election is outside New Delhi. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt's fascinating new column where she reveals the ground realities in the......

Sheela Says: All the Prime Minister-in-Waiting's Men

For the first time ever, the BJP's headquarters for a Lok Sabha election is outside New Delhi. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt's fascinating new column where she reveals the ground realities in the......

How Bollywood could react to IPL 2

So cinema is on strike, and all we have to contend with is overcommercialised cricket. But, as evidenced from Shilpa Shetty shrieking in the stands and Shah Rukh Khan looking confused and......

Bigg Boss 9: Lacklustre celebs, charismatic Salman!

As far as the opening episode of Bigg Boss 9 goes, it relies heavily on its superstar host’s impish impulses to prevent it from being a complete slog, write Sukanya Verma.  It’s......

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......

Seniors rested for Challenger Trophy

The experienced trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly will not play in this year's NKP Salve Challenger Trophy tournament, the BCCI announced on Friday. Most of the members of......

Senior players rested for Challenger series

India's top cricketers including the big three--Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid --will not take part in the upcoming NKP Salve Challenger Trophy with the selectors deciding to......

Asiad: India's medal winners

Indian medal winners at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. GOLD Athletics: Women's 4x400 Relay (Sati Geetha, Manjeet Kaur, K. Chitra and Pinki Paramanik) Chess:Women's Rapid (Koneru Humpy)Mixed Team's......

Asim shocks Nat. pool champ Chandra

Unheralded Mohammad Asim, a 33-year old journeyman from Kolkata, authored a major upset when he ousted reigning 9-ball Pool National champion and second seed Manan Chandra of New Delhi 2-1 en route......