Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......
India's Right-wing has sought to own our democracy by making itself appear the stuff of majority, and sometimes, a national ethos older than the Constitution on which our democracy is based, argues......
Notwithstanding how the current impasse is solved, at some point in the future, Russia will realise that just as centuries ago it developed the paradigm of securing its heartland's safety through......
If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......
Because he knows Odisha; and Odisha knows him, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, seated, with the Indian men's hockey team, which won India's first Olympic medal......
This, my friends, is the ultimate off-road champion, gloats Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. For an off-road enthusiast like me, the ideal vehicle has always been a rugged 4x4. I always envisioned......
Defying trends, the country’s largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, has shifted its asset mix significantly towards high-rated segments. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters As a result,......
This is reflected in an improvement in their sentiments as well, explains Mahesh Vyas. Photograph: ANI Photo Consumer sentiments have been rising steadily in India since June 2021. Between......
The first ever auction of non-core assets through the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management’s (DIPAM) asset monetisation portal has failed to garner adequate response for land......
The fall in urban sentiments in June is worrisome, observes Mahesh Vyas. IMAGE: Tourists flock to the Ridge in Shimla after further relaxations in lockdown restrictions, July 4, 2021. Photograph:......
In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......
Sukanya Verma lists the 2018 films that impressed her. The power of good cinema is that it makes you look at the glass half-full. As I put together my list of all the wonderful Hindi movies I......
Syed Firdaus Ashraf is unimpressed by the Uri trailer. Sarhad par tanav hai kya?Kuch pata karao chunav hai kya. Rahat Indori's verse rings true: When it's the season of war, elections are probably......
'Sudhir Mishra takes us into the dreams and fears of our politicians, into their self-deceiving pitches, and he shows us their demons and angels,' says Sreehari Nair. Now where did that come from?......
Talented, rebellious, obsessive: Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find traces of the actor's different streaks in Mandi, Chandigarh and Mumbai. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut receives the National Award......
IMAGE: India's players celebrate their thrilling shoot-out victory over Great Britain in the Olympics men's hockey quarter-finals on Sunday. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The men's hockey......
Parul finishes 8th in 3000m steeplechase heat race, fails to qualify for final round Photograph: Kind courtesy IIS/X India's unimpressive show in the Paris Games athletics continued with national......
Young shooter Manu Bhaker kept India on course for their first medal at the Paris Olympics after advancing to the 10m women's air pistol final.A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 1, on......
IMAGE: Preeti Pawar (red) in action against Vietnam's Vo Thi Kim Anh in the women's 54kg first round bout at the Paris Olympics on Saturday Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters India's Preeti Pawar......
'This pitch is definitely not good. I mean, we are talking about the World Cup here, not even a bilateral series.' IMAGE: Rishabh Pant was hit on his left elbow by a sharp rising delivery during......