Amid logjam in Parliament, Oppn MPs offer roses to BJP members

Several opposition MPs on Wednesday greeted their Bharatiya Janata Party counterparts in Parliament premises with the tricolour in one hand and a red rose in the other, as they urged the ruling......

'Because he never read it': Rahul's retort to Modi on Constitution

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that the Constitution of India is 'blank' because he has never read it. IMAGE: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader......

Maha IAS officer in soup over fake certificates, lavish life

Pooja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, allegedly submitted fake disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates to clear the civil services exam, an official said......

She hadn't done...: Puja Khedkar's father defends her

The father of IAS officer Puja Khedkar, accused of using fake disability and OBC certificates to clear the civil services exam, defended her, stressing that she hadn't done anything illegal. Puja......

January Crash: Record 2,461 Stocks Flash Red

'The market's sharp decline recently has shaken the confidence of retail investors, leading to increased selling.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   January 2025 is shaping up to be......

The story behind Nirmala's sari

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is often known for making statements with her sarees on Budget Day. Each year, she wears a saree that represents India's rich textile heritage and......

Markets end in red on surging crude prices, FII outflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty nursed losses for the third consecutive session on Friday, in lockstep with a weak trend in global equities as concerns over economic growth and a slowdown......

Sensex reclaims 80K; Nifty surges 405 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, helped by a rally in blue-chip stocks and the BJP pulling off a stunning performance in Maharashtra, winning a......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

All We Imagine As Light Review: Ode To Hope, Humanity And Her

Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma. Three immigrant women from different......

Who SLAYED at the Cannes This Year? VOTE!

While Deepika Padukone was sorely missed at Cannes this year, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Urvashi Rautela and others made their presence felt by making BOLD and BEAUTIFUL style......

When Bollywood Showed Off Its Tricolours

Red, blue or tricolour, Bollywood folks love to douse themselves in hues of celebration. On the occasion of Republic Day, Sukanya Verma looks at the times the colours of the tiranga adorned the......

Siraj reveals how he bounced back from lean patch

IMAGE: Siraj said he worked on his bowling and fitness after he was left out of India's Champions Trophy squad. Photograph: BCCI Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj said on Wednesday that his break......

Can Axar Patel bring DC the elusive trophy?

IMAGE: Axar Patel will be carrying huge expectations going into the Indian Premier League. Out of 17 matches he has captained in T20s, Axar has won 10 and lost seven. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Axar Patel to lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025

IMAGE: In the 82 matches since Axar Patel has donned the red and blue of Delhi Capitals, he scored 967 runs and taken 62 wickets, at an impressive economy of 7.09. Photograph: BCCI Axar Patel will......

Paddy Shivalkar: Man who accepted his fate with smile

'It was career of a small man. Till you don't get that stamp (Test cap), you are a small man.' IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that......

Duleep Trophy game ends in draw; India Blue & Red in final

The Duleep Trophy match between India Green and India Blue ended in a draw after relentless rain washed out play for the third day in a row here. The result means that India Blue and India Red......