BJP to probe absence of MPs during voting on simultaneous polls bills

The Bharatiya Janata Party is inquiring into the absence of its nearly 20 MPs from the Lok Sabha during the voting on Tuesday on the introduction of the bill for simultaneous elections. IMAGE: A......

Am I a toy in your hands?: Bhujbal attacks Ajit Pawar

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday launched a veiled attack on party president Ajit Pawar over his exclusion from the new council of ministers, claiming Maharashtra......

Bhujbal disappointed over being left out of Maha cabinet

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday expressed his disappointment at not being included in the new Mahayuti government and said he would decide his future course......

Why BJP Is A Divided House In Karnataka

The BJP may be in the Opposition in many states, but nowhere is it as divided as it is in Karnataka, points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party President B Y Vijayendra with......

Are The Markets Headed For A Bubble?

'The problem is that the bubble may not only be in valuations, but also in investors' minds.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India's equity markets are currently polarised into small and......

'I Would Have Remained A Secret If...'

'...Shyam had not given me the roles he did.' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi in Cannes with their film, Nishant, 1976. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Instagram......

Will Poonawalla Let Karan Johar Thrive?

A non-strategic investor like Adar Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom.Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: Karan Johar......

'Didn't Know Mirch Masala Would Be Her Last Film'

'She was my only choice to play Sonbai. The moment she read the script, she slipped into character.' IMAGE: Smita Patil in Mirch Masala. Ketan Mehta's Mirch Masala was the last film that Smita......

The Sensation Called Smita Patil

IMAGE: Smita Patil. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Twitter Smita Patil would have been 69 today, October 17. The actor, who passed away at the young age of 31, had a rare appeal. Even......

Smriti, Richa star as India clinch T20 series vs Windies

IMAGE: India's Richa Gosh in action during her world record fifty against West Indies. Photograph: BCCI Richa Ghosh smashed a record-equalling fastest fifty while Smriti Mandhana made a graceful......

Windies cruise to victory over India in Women's T20I tie

IMAGE: India posted a total of 159 for West Indies to chase. Photograph: ICC / X Hayley Matthews' scintillating 85 not out overshadowed Smriti Mandhana's classy 62 as West Indies women ended their......

Why was Harmanpreet missing during India's fielding?

IMAGE: India Women's side had very little time to rest and prepare. Photograph: BCCI Women/X India Women's Titas Sadhu says being accustomed to conditions and bowling in right areas helped......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Struggling Shafali Verma dropped for Australia ODIs

IMAGE: Shafali Verma managed just 108 runs in six matches this year with 33 being the highest. Photograph: BCCI Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India's 16-member women's......