Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

'It's dull because this time the election is spread over such a long period.' IMAGE: A vendor sells flags and umbrellas printed with the symbols of different policital parties at a market in......

'Educated youth prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed'

'When manufacturing or even services cannot generate the kind of employment they are looking for, they prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

'Small mistake': Tamil Nadu minister on China flag in ISRO ad

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Fisheries Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan accepted the mistake on Thursday after the Tamil Nadu government was left red-faced after an advertisement for a......

Rajasthan all set for battle royale today

Rajasthan is all set to vote on Saturday to elect members of a new assembly with the Bharatiya Janata Party aiming to unseat the ruling Congress, which is fighting hard to change the trend of......

How the markets will fare this week

With the earnings season drawing to a close, stock markets will take cues from global trends and foreign investors' trading activity this week, analysts said. Illustration: Dominic......

Private banks' bottom line remains healthy in Q1, bad loans inch up

Private banks’ net profit grew 26.3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 48,982 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024 (Q1FY25) owing to healthy growth in credit and other income.......

In home and office, India's real estate market is charting a course for growth

India’s real estate market is poised for growth across categories – residential, commercial, and rental. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Currently valued at Rs 24 trillion, or......

Dalal Street minnows steal the show in FY24

The BSE mid-cap and small-cap stocks have outperformed the benchmark Sensex in 2023-24 with about 62 per cent returns, reflecting buoyant investors' sentiment amid robust macroeconomic conditions......

'India, come out and play sport'

Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to hockey great Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary and led a host of politicians and sportspersons in wishing the......

Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Biden 1, Macron 0

The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold medal in the men's 60kg judo in front of a few......

'Overwhelmed': Yuvraj to fans as #MissYouYuvi trends

'Cricket will always be my life, just as each of you will always be an irreplaceable part of me' IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh completed one year of his retirement from all forms of cricket. Photograph:......