For the first time in his political career, he failed to carry his party to even a working majority -- and again, for the first time in his career, he finds himself in a situation where he cannot......
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
As more Bharatiya Janata Party MPs urged Speaker Om Birla to probe Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali's conduct in Lok Sabha, the lawmaker on Sunday claimed a narrative was being set for "lynching"......
A series of eviction drives were conducted in different places of Assam on Wednesday, leaving thousands of alleged "encroachers" in a quandary. IMAGE: Street Vendors Association of Assam members......
The Assam government on Tuesday began clearing nearly 1,900 hectares of forest and government land in Sonitpur district, affecting 12,000-odd people who were allegedly staying there illegally for......
'There are deeper, underlying, forces at work and we need institutional arrangements to guard against them.' IMAGE: Dr Viral Acharya, former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor. Photograph: PTI......
The Modi government caved in under American pressure without even token resistance.Two countries similarly placed as India with high dependence on Iranian oil -- China and Turkey -- have shown the......
'Once we are past this electoral season, during which all promises are presented as free lunches, could we bring such non-populist issues into focus?''Like fixing the problems of the public......
Savji Dholakia, the diamond magnate who sent away his son Dravya to Kerala to gain a 'hands-on' life experience, likes to do things the hard way, discovers Sohini Das. IMAGE: Savji Dholakia......
The panel's recommendations question the architecture of the goods and services tax, going far beyond the arithmetic calculation, but its proposal of an interim two-rate structure is far from......
IPL 2024 saw countless records falling by the wayside!A lot of the big names smashed their way to the top, while quite a few young players also left their mark with some sizzling performances. But......
IMAGES from the IPL Final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate with......
IMAGES from the IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 played between SunRisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad, on Tuesday. Scorecard IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas......
The league stage of IPL 2024 was dominated by the batters.The 200 run mark was breached 41 times this season in the league stages -- the most in a single IPL season. Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the......
IMAGE: India captain Uday Saharan celebrates with his players after winning the ICC Under-19 World Cup semi-final against South Africa on Tuesday. Photograph: ICC 2023 The clash between unbeaten......