BJP counters with 'janata darbar' in Shinde's turf post warning

Maharashtra forest minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ganesh Naik will on Monday hold a janata darbar in Thane, a stronghold of deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde,......

NGT slams UP pollution panel over Sangam water report

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, asking whether it disputed the Central Pollution Control Board's finding on high levels of faecal......

The Lady Judge Who Heads Gujarat UCC Panel

On the basis of her committee's report, the UCC in Uttarakhand established mandatory registration for marriages and live-in relationships, banned polygamy, and provided equal inheritance rights for......

CRPF sets up new base in Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold

The Central Reserve Police Force has opened a new operations base in the heart of a strong Maoist corridor in Chhattisgarh's south Bastar region as part of its expanding footprint into core Left......

Will RBI's rate cut help drive India's growth

The Reserve Bank should focus on making liquidity easier rather than cutting rates if the intent is to drive growth, Axis Bank's chief economist Neelkanth Mishra said on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Novelis expects improved outlook in near term, Q4FY25 to outperform Q3

Hindalco Industries’ consolidated results for third quarter of financial year 2025 (Q3FY25) were in line with Bloomberg consensus estimates. mage: A worker operates an electrolysis furnace,......

'Budget Could Trigger Market Revival'

'The Budget must be pro-growth, focusing on infrastructure creation while also managing the fiscal deficit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The valuations for foreign institutional......

5% Reduction in Tax Can Stimulate Spending

While this will incur a revenue loss amounting to 0.2 per cent of GDP, it will provide a strong boost to consumer sentiment and spending, points out Rajani Sinha. Illustration: Dominic......

'I Have A Responsibility While Picking Roles'

'It's important for me now to choose characters that fairly represent the women of today.' IMAGE: Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha/Instagram.com   Samantha's quietly......

Azaad Review: The Horse Is The Star

When Ajay Devgn and the horse are off the screen, Azaad loses the little spark it has, observes Deepa Gahlot. The problem with making a film to launch industry kids is that more often than not,......

Khoj: Parchaiyon Ke Uss Paar Review: Predictable

Khoj: Parchaiyon Ke Uss Paar is too pretentious a title for the far-fetched, lightweight thriller that follows, observes Deepa Gahlot. A small police station in serene Panchgani. Not much crime......

When Hrithik Couldn't Sleep At Night

Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar bring back beautiful stories from The Roshans launch. IMAGE: Hrithik Roshan arrives for The Roshans launch. Photograph: Hitesh......

Will India Test their bench strength against New Zealand?

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant with Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav. Photograph: BCCI/X After a much-needed two-day respite, Team India returned to the training grounds with renewed vigour, setting their......

Prep and patience pays for young Vidarbha centurion Malewar

'I had prepared myself for this. I was getting dismissed (after half-centuries) so my plan was to play as much as I can with the straight bat and keep it simple after reaching fifty.' IMAGE:......

Adaptability key for South Africa, says coach Walter

  IMAGE: South Africa play their final group game against England on Saturday. Photograph: Proteas Men/X South Africa head coach Rob Walter doesn't want to spend time debating whether India......

PIX: PSG thrash Lille; Atletico go top of LaLiga

A summary of Saturday's action in Ligue 1, LaLiga and Bundesliga. IMAGE: Desire Doue celebrates scoring Paris St Germain's fourth goal against Lille at Parc des Princes, Paris, on Saturday.......

Head backs shaky Australia to click when it counts

IMAGE: Injury-depleted 50-overs World champions Australia go into their Champions Trophy opener against England, in Lahore on Saturday, on the back of two stinging defeats away to Sri Lanka and no......