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60% Goa MLAs switched parties in last 5 yrs, an Indian 'record'

As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said.......

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

It is a record that the BJP has created where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.A fascinating excerpt from Sandesh Prabhudesai's Ajeeb Goa's Gajab Politics, Goa......

US Worried About Security Leaks From India

GSOMIA does not cover the exchange of classified information with Indian private industry.Washington wanted this covered too, given New Delhi's emphasis on the proposed 'strategic partnership'......

Mira Nair's son wins election to New York State assembly

Indian-Ugandan Zohran Kwame Mamdani, son of filmmaker Mira Nair, has won the election for New York State Assembly, one of two candidates of Indian-origin elected to NY state office. ......

7 states where Congress MLAs quit to help BJP

It seems the Congress is imploding in the states as well.In Karnataka, its coalition government with the Janata Dal-Secular is on tenterhooks after some of its MLAs quit the party and resigned from......

How best to protect your identity from thieves

Documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card and I-T return papers, which are used for KYC, can get leaked from a number of sources, says Sanjay Kumar Singh, including the local xerox shop. Recently,......

Direct selling agents, RIP

Seema Gupta, a resident of Thane in the outskirts of Mumbai, was hugely successful as a direct selling agent of a large private sector bank. But all that she has now is a huge service tax......

Central retreat brings hope for GST agreement

In an attempt to get states to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by next April, the Centre has softened its stance on most proposals in the draft Constitutional Amendment Bill that Finance......

Steering through year-end car deals

Buying a car in December has its pros and cons. A four-wheeler purchased during the end of the year depreciates by a year just after a few months (March-end), helping the buyer get tax benefits.......

Loans available, but not easily

When Brajesh Dhoot approached a private bank for a home loan, he was offered a rate of 8.75 per cent for 20 years. Also, the bank was willing to pay 90 per cent of the total cost of the home.......

Anand@50: 7 MUST-KNOW facts

Anand marked the first of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's three historic collaborations with Rajesh Khanna, the other two being Bawarchi and Namak Haraam.Anand is without a shred of doubt Rajesh Khanna's......

The BRILLIANCE of Hrishikesh Mukherjee

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002. Read on: Hrishikesh Mukherjee's cinema could make......

Vidya, the bindas girl in college

We asked readers to tell us if they had grown up or studied with movie or television celebrities. And we got a great response! Sharing her memories is Averyl D'sa, who studied withVidya Balan.......

Match-fixing in Indian football: AIFF launches probe

IMAGE: Suspicions of match-fixing came to light in a Delhi league match on Monday when Ahbab FC, who were winning 4-0, conceded two dubious-looking own goals late in the match against Rangers FC.......

Golden Boys! Satwik-Chirag bag Asiad badminton gold!

Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games It was also India's first medal in men's doubles in 41 years since......

Humpy, K Srikanth and Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Koneru Humpy/Twitter Reigning women's world rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has been nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the All India Chess......

Rahane, Rijiju contribute to fight COVID-19

India's Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Maharastra Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is just my tiny bit and a drop......

Indian Football Roundup: BFC leave it late to break NorthEast hearts

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's Sunil Chhetri, left, in action. Photograph: ISL Media Bengaluru FC sealed their place in the final of the Hero Indian Super League for the second successive year with a 3-0......

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