Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a crisis that is not only limited to the 'recent wave of authoritarianism' but also suppression of opposition......
In a landmark verdict just months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding, calling it......
For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the......
By keeping the Sanatana Dharma row alive and adding the Ayodhya temple consecration scheduled for January 22 and adding the free darshan promise from four polled states to the entire country, the......
Pushkar Singh Airay, one of the 41 workers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, on Wednesday said the initial several days were very difficult for them as they had to survive without......
Kinetic on Wednesday relaunched the iconic two-wheeler Luna in an electric avatar, addressing the demand for affordable electric vehicles (EVs), more than two decades after its initial......
With the government clearing the decks for direct listing at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), issuers will wait for the......
For the time being, digital lending remains a grey area, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During a visit to Kolkata in December, I decided to drop by a bar......
Quick commerce startups hope to race towards better days. Can they crack the execution code? Photograph: Kind courtesy Zepto/Linkedin This is what one big funding round can do. Quick commerce rode......
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday unveiled the prototype of the world’s first Bharat Stage (BS)-VI-compliant electrified flex-fuel car, developed by......
Action, drama, romance, comedy -- there's something for every kind of audience on OTT this week. Check out Sukanya Verma's recommendations. Do Aur Do PyaarWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage:......
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......
'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In 1960, when the film Dil Apna Aur......
'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohini Hattangady/Instagram Rohini......
IMAGE: Indian fans have a field time at the Nassau County Cricket Ground in New York. Photograph: ICC/X The International Cricket Council has revealed the umpires for the upcoming Super 8......
'I would love to make the first game, but I don't want to rush too quickly because realistically I've only got one chance. If I feel something, then that's it. I don't want that to happen.' ......
IMAGE: Belgium handed India a 7-2 defeat in the 5 Nations Tournament in Valencia,. Photographs: Hockey India The Indian men's hockey team produced a listless show as they suffered a 2-7 thrashing......
IMAGE: Captain Kapil Dev holds aloft the trophy after India won the 1983 Prudential World Cup. Photograph: Dave Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives With nearly half a century of......
IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy smashed a decade-long record set in May 2013. Photograph: Andrew Boyer/Reuters Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the......