Mumbai hotel owners move HC against dry day order on counting day

An association of owners of hotels, restaurants and bars on Tuesday moved the Bombay high court, challenging the orders passed by the Mumbai city and suburban Collectors, declaring the entire day......

'No one knows who funds the BJP'

'Who has given how much money to which party, the people of India must know this fact.'   IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister......

Will India That Is Bharat Become Ram Rajya Now?

Will BJP campaigners start using the term 'Ram Rajya' to refer to the nation under Modi's rule, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at the pran pratishtha......

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Petrol pumps in many cities witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new......

Amid volatility retail investor confidence unshaken

The spike in volatility, amid election uncertainty, has done little to dent the confidence of retail investors, shows demat account addition and equity mutual fund (MF) investment data.......

Are MF Stress Tests Of Any Use?

These are usually found among small and midcaps. It is not easy to find such stocks, especially after a strong bull market, discovers Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

India Inc feels the heat of West Asia conflict

Industry execs nervous about rising freight cost, longer delivery time Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Closely watched by the world for any escalation, the Iran-Israel conflict is already......

What Led To Paytm's Big Fall

At the heart of Paytm's slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy, notes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Photograph: ANI Photo For more than three weeks now, the......

Sam Bahadur Is A Delight To Watch

For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).......

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.' Even as a raging debate eddies around him about whether his film, Chhello Show (Last Film Show), is a......

'Shah Rukh was what Ranveer is like today'

'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.' IMAGE: Aishwarya Rai with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the sets of Devdas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhansali......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

No immersion of medals; wrestlers return from Haridwar

IMAGE: Protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat at Har ki Pauri ghat, in Haridwar, on Tuesday. Photographs: PTI On a drama-filled Tuesday, some of India's best......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Women's Premier League to be held from March 4-26 in Mumbai

IMAGE: The start date of March 4 means that WPL will start eight days after the conclusion of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI/IPL The much-awaited inaugural season of the......

Cricket on the big screen means green tills for Inox, PVR

IMAGE: The Inox-PVR merger plans to serve fans a big screen cricket bonanza. Photograph: Inox Twitter Cinema and cricket, the two 'religions' of the country will play out on the big screens on......