BJP likely to keep big 4 portfolios, culture, education

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is set to take oath on Sunday for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government after two full tenures in which the Bharatiya Janata Party......

MVA allies seal poll pact in Maharashtra as Cong 'steps back'

The opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb......

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

Drug case accused Lalit Patil held in Bengaluru, claims he was made to run

Lalit Patil, a drug case accused who had escaped from a government hospital in Pune on October 2 has been arrested near Bengaluru, the city police said on Wednesday. Image used for......

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

Sugarcane, which is grown by no more than 1.1 million farmers, consumes 70 per cent of water available in Maharashtra for irrigation. In contrast, about 10 million jowar, pulses and oilseeds......

'Political meddling is at the root of India's power problems'

More than 10 per cent of India's electricity demand routinely goes unmet at peak periods, according to the country's Central Electricity Authority, rues John Kemp. For decades, India's power......

No proposal for revision of train fares for now: Minister

There is no proposal "for now" to revise train fares, Railway Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge said."There is no such proposal before the Railway Ministry for a revision of train fares for now," he......

Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka, Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our ‘economist prime minister’,’ says TVR......

'I'm not getting married'

When Amrita Rao came for a Rediff Chat on November 22, many of the readers had a similar worry -- that she would plan her own vivah, and quit the movies. The actress has a strong fan base, who......

U-19 World Cup: The young stars who made India proud!

The band of boys led by Uday Saharan could not go all the way in the Under-19 World Cup but their effort, that took India to their fifth successive final at the marquee age-group event, won hearts......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara strikes unbeaten century; Padikkal, Pandey ton powers Karnataka

IMAGE: India veteran Cheteshwar Pujara remained 157 not out at stumps. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Batting stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara, ignored for the two-Test series against South Africa,......

FIFA-AIFF football development program in seven Indian states

Dr Shaji Prabhakaran (left), Regional Development Officer for FIFA in South and Central Asia, and WIFA Chief Executive Officer Henry Menezes interact with media persons during AIFF Strategic Plan......

'Tharoor came in after we won IPL Kochi bid'

Team Kochi, the latest entrant to Indian Premier League, was put together by Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports World -- at least that's what Gaikwad says. RSW's bid, of $333.33 million......