If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's ideological battle which often crossed the line of political decency and also challenged 'Tamil pride', argues......
In a bomb scare of unprecedented scale, over 130 schools in Delhi-NCR received an identical threat email on Wednesday claiming that explosives had been planted on their premises, triggering massive......
Constituencies that are going to the polls in the first phase, slated for April 19, have just 19 days for campaigning. Contrast that with those going to polls in the 7th phase, notes N Sathiya......
The Congress now knows that it is the only force -- however weakened it might be -- that stands between the BJP and India's evolution into a single-party Republic. Because, once it is out of the......
If the idea was to garner AIADMK votes with or without the three faction leaders after the party broke ties with the NDA, it may not work after all, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime......
The income tax department on Tuesday asked taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid tax deduction at a higher rate. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com As per income tax rules, if a......
Mutual fund investors no longer need to link their PAN with Aadhaar to obtain 'KYC-registered' status. IMAGE: The Securities and Exchange Board of India headquarters in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis......
Taxpayers are filing their income tax returns (ITRs) early for the Assessment Year 2024–25 (FY25). By April 29, over 592,000 returns were filed, with over 538,000 verified and 367,000......
The number of dematerialised (demat) accounts — required to hold shares and other securities in electronics format — crossed the 150-million mark for the first time in March.......
The Bombay high court has passed an ex-parte interim order restraining several entities from operating websites etc claiming to provide PAN card services on behalf of the government-owned UTI......
'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them and add meaning to their journey.' IMAGE: Kani Kusruti, left,......
'I am a very greedy actor. I want to explore everything.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nimisha Sajayan/Instagram Nimisha Sajayan is to Malayalam cinema what Vidya Balan is to Hindi cinema. Put her in......
A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......
'We like to look at a screenplay as a spiral staircase.''You never know what awaits at the next turning.' IMAGE: Bobby and Sanjay, superstar screenwriters. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.''But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
IMAGE: The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Photograph: Dhiraj Bommadevara / X India's archers secured team quota......
IMAGE: The trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Prathamesh Jawkar knocked out hosts Colombia to 236-228 for bronze at the third stage of the Archery World Cup, in Medellin, Colombia in June.......
IMAGE: China's Qin Haiyang in action during the men's 200m breaststroke semi final at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on Thursday. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters......
Coping with expectations a major factor in India's home World Cup campaign, says Kapil Dev Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC World Cup/Twitter India will enter the ICC World Cup 2023 as obvious......
IMAGE: Mohsin Khan is set to miss most of the season due to injury. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants head coach Andy Flower said on Thursday he "had written off Mohsin Khan as a selection......