Revealed! How much money BJP spent on 2024 elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent Rs 1,737.68 crore for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission of India. IMAGE: Prime......

Sonia calls Prez Murmu 'poor thing', Rashtrapati Bhavan hits back

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's "poor thing and very tired" remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's hour-long address to Parliament on Friday snowballed into a huge controversy,......

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul sacrificed: Is Sidda planning to resign?

Amid the alleged power tussle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka, with talks of leadership change once again coming to the fore, All India Congerss Committee general secretary in-charge of the......

'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......

Budget should cut taxes to boost consumption: Barclays

The government in FY26 Budget should announce an "effective" personal income tax cut to support consumption and demand, Barclays said on Thursday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In its......

Budget key trigger for life insurance companies' stocks in near term

The data for individual weighted received premium (WRP) showed divergent trends for life insurers in December 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Overall, the industry’s......

Budget 2025: What realtors want from Nirmala Sitharaman

As the Union Budget 2025-2026 (FY26) inches closer, the Indian real estate industry is seeking stamp duty cuts, revised home loan limits and updated affordable housing norms through Pradhan Mantri......

'Shyam Had The Answer To Every 'Why' Under The Sun'

'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.'Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal. PART I: 'Smita Didn't Want Anything......

Identity Review: Thrills Fizzle Out

Tovino Thomas' big budget action entertainer is a tonally inconsistent watch that keeps you hooked, observes Arjun Menon. Nothing is what it seems like in Identity. This unfortunately is a bug,......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

'I'm Being Used As A Potato For 25 Years'

'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.''The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.' IMAGE: Om Puri in Ardh Satya. In the final phase of his life, Om Puri......

Big development coming in from ICC ahead of Champions Trophy...

Was Pakistan's unpreparedness for Champions Trophy responsible for ICC CEO Sam Allardyce's resignation?   IMAGE: The 2024 T20 World Cup flop in the USA is also being pinned on Sam Allardyce,......

BCCI's earnings hit record highs as per latest reports

IMAGE: In FY24-25, the BCCI is expected to earn Rs 10,054 crore with the total budgeted expenditure set at Rs 2,348 crore. Photograph: Arko Datta / Reuters BCCI's healthy bank balance got......

The two contenders to replace Jay Shah as BCCI secretary

IMAGE: Anil Patel, the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association, is among the contenders to replace Jay Shah as the BCCI secretary. Photograph: Gujarat Cricket Association/X The primary focal......

Race to replace BCCI secretary Jay Shah heats up..

IMAGE: Jay Shah is expected to step down from his post in the last week of November . Photograph: BCCI The members who were present at the 93rd BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) in......

New ICC boss Jay Shah to continue as BCCI secretary till...

No election for BCCI secretary's post at BCCI's Annual General Body Meeting later this month. IMAGE: Jay Shah will not abdicate his present role as the BCCI secretary at the AGM because he has to......