Amid the Maratha-Other Backward Class quota tussle in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Prasad leader Sharad Pawar on Monday said the Opposition will cooperate if the Centre......
A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......
Candidates in Punjab's Jalandhar can spend Rs 15 for a cup of tea and the same price for a samosa they offer to people during public meetings and campaign trails in the Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE:......
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha......
...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......
RBI's exercise will take into account standards of governance, the viability of the payment bank (PB) business model, and changes, if any, if needed. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......
The cryptocurrency exchanges in India have got a fresh lease of life following the bull run in Bitcoin, which briefly hit a new all-time high of more than $69,000. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters......
Few actors -- excluding Aamir Khan, of course -- can boast of rocking as many hairstyles and physical makeovers as Sanjay Dutt. It's no wonder the poster of his apocryphal biopic Sanju had its......
IMAGE: Deepika Padukone just can't stop glowing. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com "Just three months more," says mom-to-be Deepika Padukone in a witty reply when asked if she is still in......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Black Caps/Twitter New Zealand on Monday named a strong squad, which includes five spin bowling options, for next month's one-off Test against Afghanistan and the ensuing......
IMAGE: New Zealand have yet to decide on a replacement for Williamson for the white-ball roles. Photograph: BlackCaps/X New Zealand's senior players must step up to compensate for the loss of Kane......
IMAGE: Rohit Sharma finished second in the top run-scorers' list in the T20 World Cup, with 257 runs in eight innings. Photograph: ICC/X Rohit Sharma was named captain of the T20 World Cup 2024......
IMAGE: Following the World Cup exit, Kane Williamson declined a central contract to spend more time with family and be available for franchise cricket. Photograph: Kind courtesy Black Caps/X The......
Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams and opted out of a national contract for the 2024/25 season following the Black Caps'......