Digvijay's visit to South Block fuels speculation

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh's visit to the prime minister's office on Tuesday, coinciding with a Cabinet meeting, fuelled speculation about his appointment as deputy......

Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

'Any meaningful food security programme should aim at gradually reducing the number of hungry dependent on government support,' says Devinder Sharma. 'This is only possible if the government had......

Patil may head out of Home for External Affairs

The next foreign minister of India will be from among the existing Congress members of Parliament. In all likelihood, Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be shifted to the external affairs......

Yechuri, Karat file nominations for RS

In a bid to enter the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo members Sitaram Yechuri and Brinda Karat on Monday filed their nominations for the upcoming election......

Arjun Sengupta may head Plan panel

Renowned economist Arjun Sengupta and Congress Economic Affairs Secretary Jairam Ramesh are among the front-runners for the post of deputy chairman, Planning Commission, which fell vacant following......

Can Sensex Hit 86,000 in 2024?

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Leading foreign brokerages, such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Barclays, are upbeat on the Indian equity markets for 2024, even as they remain......

Who is Prasanta Pattanaik, Padma Shri?

Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The year was 1971.......

Sengupta for private sector job quotas

Leading economist and co-chairman of Congress party's Economic Cell Arjun Sengupta on Tuesday defended the Manmohan Singh government's support for reservation of jobs for backward sections in the......

Why Kajol Can't Stop Glowing

Suparn S Verma's Web series, The Trial, adapted from the American show The Good Wife, has been getting rave reviews. Here's looking at the starry line-up at the show's special screening a day......

Pooja Hegde, Allu Arjun, Ranveer's Big Award Night

The 10th edition of South Indian International Awards took place in Bengaluru over the weekend. Pushpa: The Rise was the big winner at the event, which also saw a liberal sprinkling of......

Anarkali Padar Rahen Hain!

Taj: Divided by Blood, directed by Ron Scalpello, has some interesting actors playing key roles -- in his OTT debut, Dharmendra Shaikh plays Salim Chishti while Naseeruddin Shah plays Akbar. The......

'If you are good, you will last'

'There have been people who are the sons and the brothers of superstars, but they have not lasted more than one or two movies.'   IMAGE: Sanjay Kapoor in Bloody Daddy. Photograph: Kind......

Champions Mumbai shocked by Baroda in Ranji Trophy opener

IMAGE: Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt did the damage with the ball for Baroda, picking up 6/55 to finish with 10 wickets in the match.. Photograph: BCCI Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt grabbed six......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Pujara's fifty in vain as Mumbai edge out Saurashtra

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara struck a half-century, but in a losing cause. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters A day after their Test careers met with a dead end, veteran batters Cheteshwar......

Chess: Arjun Erigaisi clinches Abu Dhabi Masters

Photograph: Arjun Erigaisi/Twitter Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi clinched the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament, beating Spain's David Anton Guijjaro in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The......

Ranji: MP record resounding win over Jammu

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeeshan (116) was one of the three batters who scored a century to help the team put on a mammoth 510 in their first innings against Hyderabad on Thursday.. Photograph:......

Parimarjan Negi clinches National chess title

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi of PSPB clinched the National title after settling for a quick draw against Grandmaster Tejas Bakre in the final round of the REC National Premier Chess Championship in......