RG Kar fails to sway voters as TMC makes clean sweep in Bengal bypolls

The Trinamool Congress swept the bypolls in West Bengal on Saturday, retaining five seats and wresting Madarihat from the Bharatiya Janata Party, further cementing its political dominance in the......

Not many takers for NOTA in these polls too

The None of the Above (NOTA) option once again found few takers, with 0.75 per cent of the electorate pressing the button in Maharashtra and 1.32 per cent in Jharkhand. Votes for the assembly......

Who will form next Maha govt? Stage set for counting today

Counting of votes in the Maharashtra assembly elections will begin at 8 am on Saturday, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti coalition......

Maharashtra final voter turnout revised to 66.05%

The final turnout in Maharashtra assembly polls was 66.05 percent as per EVM votes, up from 61.1 percent in 2019, Election Commission officials said on Thursday.  IMAGE: Voters waiting in a......

Why Gautam Adani is on a buying spree

Acquisitions to help build new airports, roads, Dharavi projects... Photograph: Amit Davec/Reuters The billionaire Adani family, which is building an in-house construction and engineering......

India's GDP growth likely to slip to 6.5% in Q2: Icra

Domestic rating agency Icra on Wednesday said India's real GDP growth for the September quarter is likely to decline to 6.5 per cent due to heavy rains and weaker corporate performance.......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

A third of iPhone output to be India-made

Apple and its vendors are aiming to assemble 32 per cent of iPhone’s global production volume and 26 per cent of its value in India by 2026-27 —a year after the final year of the......

Stars Buying Property After Property!

'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram Bollywood's influence extends beyond films.......

The Story Behind Sunny's Fists Of Fury

The tide has turned for Sunny Deol.He has another actioner in the upcoming Jatt and has reteamed with Rajkumar Santoshi after almost three decades for the Aamir Khan produced Lahore 1947.Dinesh......

Sunny Deol, Bollywood's Knockout Man!

At many stages, it has appeared as though Sunny Deol's career was running out of steam, but each time he has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes.Dinesh Raheja gives us a closer look at the man on his......

Perth Pitch: Pacer's Paradise To Batter's Bonanza

IMAGE: The Perth pitch, which had been a nightmare for batters on the first day, became a batting paradise on the second day, Photograph: BCCI/X   The first Test between India and Australia......

Sinner sends holders Italy into Davis Cup final

IMAGE: Italy's Jannik Sinner stretches for a return during the Davis Cup semi-final against Australia's Alex De Minaur, at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain, on......

The Stumps Show Day 1: Bowlers Crush Aussie Hopes

Day One of the first Test in Perth ended with Australia at 67 for 7 at stumps. This after India were bowled out for 150 in the first innings. So what did the Indian batters do wrong? What did......

Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer smash tons ahead of IPL Auction

IMAGE: Tilak Varma, who made hundreds recently against South Africa at Centurion and Johannesburg, added one more three-figure knock to the list against Meghalaya in Rajkot. Photograph:......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......