Why 810 Million Indians Need Free Rations

Is it a case of poor targeting of a welfare scheme, or is it a reflection of the government's desire to expand the scope of this benefit to secure greater electoral dividends? asks A K......

Hamas War Is An Immediate Setback To India

India is one of the few countries in the region that enjoys good relations with both Israel and Saudi Arabia, and IMEC would allow it to recreate the old Spice Route to Europe.All this is in......

How Politicians Prevented Onion Tears

Even before NCP-Ajit Pawar leaders came to meet in Delhi, the central government decided to buy 200,000 tonnes of onions from farmers at Rs 24.1 per quintal.This was among the highest prices at......

IAF's Deadliest Helicopters!

IMAGE: The Prachand, IAF's first Made-In-India Light Combat Helicopter.Photograph: ANI Photo Amazing! Reverse auto racing. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: 88......

Budget: Nirmalaji sets the ball rolling; FM to hold meets

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to hold pre-budget consultations with industry chambers on June 20, sources said. Photograph: ANI Photo The budget for 2024-25 fiscal is likely to be......

US Treasuries drive RBI's bumper surplus to Centre

A combination of factors, including heavy investments in US Treasury bonds and dollar sales at a healthy profit, facilitated the Indian central bank in transferring a record surplus of Rs 2.11......

Are Markets Expecting Lower BJP Tally?

Market chatter suggests that the BJP could win fewer than 300 Lok Sabha seats. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi leaves after casting his vote at the Nishan Higher Secondary School in......

'Market has factored in BJP's victory'

'The trajectory of headline indices will be determined by the number of seats the BJP would win.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mid-and small-cap indices surged over 40 per cent in 2023.......

The Fighter Absurdity Goes Beyond The Thinkable

Bullets fly, the noise becomes unbearable and the plot finally ends with the hero doing an unbelievable leap on to the ski of the helicopter Schwarzenegger style, flown by our pretty heroine.UFF......

So Many Movies Coming Up In 2024!

It's raining movies on the 2024 marquee! After Part 1 and 2, Joginder Tuteja lists the Bollywood arrivals in theatres later this year.   VD18Release Date: May 31 Photograph: Kind courtesy......

25 DAZZLING FRAMES In Karan Johar Movies

Larger-than-life fun and froth are Karan Johar's mainstay.It's his ability to surprise in places he's least expected to that make him more versatile than he lets on. Karan Johar is a world within a......

Barbie Or Oppenheimer? Who Won BO Race?

IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as the scientist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Yet another week of Hollywood movies doing very well at the Indian box office. While it was Mission:......

Batters To Light Up T20 World Cup

The T20 World Cup is set to be a run feast when the tournament kicks off in the West Indies and the USA, on Saturday, June 1. Batters likely to set the World Cup alight with their big striking.........

'Unsung heroes': BCCI's bonanza for IPL's ground staff

IMAGE: The ground staff at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam pose with Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super......

RCB-SRH match shatters records with EPIC run-fest!

Photograph: BCCI The M Chinnaswamy Stadium witnessed a night of history as Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad rewrote the record books in a high-octane IPL encounter. A Run-Fest......

Bonanza for Team India! BCCI announces 'Test incentive' scheme

IMAGE: Commencing from the 2022-23 season, the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' will serve as an additional 'reward structure on top of the existing match fee for Test matches'. Photograph: BCCI......

'Phenomenon' Kane basks in praise after record goal run

IMAGE: Following his move to Bayern, Harry Kane has enjoyed a sensational goal-scoring run. Photograph: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane arrived in Germany on a......