National Democratic Alliance nominee Om Birla was elected as Lok Sabha speaker on Wednesday after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was adopted through voice vote, capping intense......
The Lok Sabha poll results have come as a reality check for "overconfident" Bharatiya Janata Party workers and many of its leaders as they were happy in their "bubble" and enjoying the glow of......
Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com accompanies 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as he canvasses for votes in his first Lok Sabha election.Photographs: Palashranjan Bhaumick. IMAGE: From left: Ujjwal Nikam,......
24 hours before campaigning ends in Thiruvanathapuram, Archana Masih/Rediff.com discovers Shashi Tharoor and his BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar are busy getting their message across to voters.......
In a spot inquiry into the Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission has flagged "several instances of atrocities", saying it indicates that there was a "violation of......
At a time when the role of corporate boards is once again under the scanner, independent directors on the Paytm Payments Bank board have indicated that red flags were raised over regulatory issues......
Companies don't have to be in the field to nudge people to return money they owe lenders. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Rishab Goel, co-founder of the digital-debt collections firm......
*IMAGE: A man checks his mobile phone. A Deloitte report released earlier this year estimates India to have 1 billion smartphones by 2026, in line with the country's current growth in mobile......
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday launched a new service, which will enable over 40 crore feature phone users to undertake digital payments in a secure way. Photograph: ANI Photo The service......
The applications range from disaster recovery to predicting demand and understanding customer choices using artificial intelligence. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The next time you buy......
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......
'We bonded over the fact that we are both from Delhi and he spent a lot of his childhood in the same neighbourhood as me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Indie singer Sanjeeta......
'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......
'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.''That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.' IMAGE: KK at the final performance in his......
'If I don't act for a week I become edgy, restless and moody.'Subhash K Jha salutes Manoj Bajpayee, actor extraordinaire, on his 53rd birthday. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
'Being a farmer's son, it is my responsibility to raise my voice for them' IMAGE: Amit Panghal helped his father with harvesting of wheat and in the process witnessed farmers’ misery.......