Join Ajit, Shinde instead of...: Modi to Pawar, Uddhav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday advised the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasahbe Thackeray to join hands with Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde after Lok......

Sam Pitroda quits as Cong's overseas chief after row over remarks

Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Wednesday resigned as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress after his controversial remarks spurred the Bharatiya Janata Party to label the party "racist".......

Pitroda remarks: Modi dares Stalin to snap ties with Congress over Tamil pride

Slamming Congress' "divisive mindset," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed its leader Sam Pitroda's controversial remarks, and asked if a key ally of the national party, the Dravida......

People in east look Chinese, south like Africa: Sam Pitroda

Congress leader Sam Pitroda triggered another controversy on Wednesday with his "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africa" remarks, with the ruling Bharatiya......

Job Quotas In Private Sector?

Rather than a blind reproduction of the government template, a more productive way of enforcing affirmative action in the private sector could be to emulate an American model, suggests Kanika......

Inflation to further decline, assures Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday exuded confidence that inflation would further decline and the government is on track to meet its budgetary target for deficit and said that there......

US unlikely to see full economic recovery: Fed chairman

A full economic recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it's safe to resume their normal activities, US' central bank chief Jerome Powell has said, noting that all Americans can play a......

'Business and war cannot go side by side'

'Have you met anyone who said "I will not boycott Chinese products"?' IMAGE: A Youth Congress protest against China in Kolkata. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Photo The Swadeshi Jaagran Manch has......

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task.But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar (text), Rajesh Karkera (video) and......

Sports Shorts: Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. Photograph:......

Football Extras: Atletico scrape past fourth-tier club in King's Cup

IMAGE: Atletico Madrid players celebrate a goal by Gelson Martins against Sant Andreu durinng their Copa del Rey round of 32 first-leg match on Tuesday. Photograph: Atletico de Madrid/Twitter......

North America 2026 World Cup bid outscores Morocco after inspection

'Both bids have been deemed eligible on the basis of having met, or exceeded, the minimum hosting requirements for the 2026 FIFA World Cup technical evaluation.' The hosts for the 48-team......

Trump calls for ban on kneeling during anthem

Trump ramps up NFL fight IMAGE: Buffalo Bills players kneel during the American National anthem. Photograph: Brett Carlsen/Getty Images US President Donald Trump ramped up his fight with the......

Morocco to battle North American trio to host FIFA 2026 World Cup

Morocco has lodged a last-minute bid to host the 2026 soccer World Cup and will compete against a three-way bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Moroccan football federation announced......