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From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

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:......

Why Is It An Attack On India?

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......

India's Future: Tier 2 Cities

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......

Naveen Patnaik will be Odisha CM for Life

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......

Why Russia Wants Ukraine

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......

New Force Gurkha Conquers The Rough And Tough

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......

Bidding of BSNL land assets fails to garner interest

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......

HDFC Bank shifts tack to focus on wholesale loans

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,......

Middle Income Groups See An Uptrend In Income

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......

Economic Recovery can't be taken for granted

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:......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

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......

Uri teaser: BJP propaganda for 2019 poll

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......

2018's Top 10 Hindi Movies

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......

'Konstas played a style of cricket new to India'

IMAGE: Australia's 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas did not show any nerves during his scintillating 60 off 65 balls on the opening day of the fourth Test, which was studded with two sixes off......

How Kohli inspired team-mates and rivals at Kotla

IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates the fall of a wicket with a Delhi team-mate during the Ranji Trophy match against Railways on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X With his aura and intensity, Virat......

McSweeney in fray but Head could open in Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Travis Head was the top-scorer in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy series Down Under. On Australla's tour to India in 2023, he scored 223 runs at 55.75 in five innings at the......

I'm not here to please everyone: Labuschagne

Everyone's here to write newspapers, write articles: Marnus Labuschagne hits back at David Warner IMAGE: Marnus Labuschagne has been struggling with his form for quite some time. Photograph:......

Afghans furious: Test marred due to woeful facilities

Poor drainage, woeful facilities in Greater Noida mar Day 1 of Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test Photograph: Kind courtesy Afghanistan Cricket Board/X Deplorable conditions at the Shaheed Vijay......

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