Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Modi Looms Over India's Smallest Lok Sabha Seat

'It is necessary to have a person at the top who can make strict decisions without hesitation. Modiji has done that.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari addresses a roadshow in support......

Buried Art 370 in 'kabristan', Cong can't restore it: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday kept up the attack on the Congress, saying it should forget the "dream" of bringing back Article 370 as it has been "buried" in the "kabristan (graveyard)".......

Husband has no control over wife's 'stridhan': SC

A husband has no control over his wife's 'stridhan' (woman's property) and while he may use it during the time of his distress, he has a moral obligation to return it to his wife, the Supreme Court......

India's gold demand drops 5% in June quarter

Gold seems to be losing its glitter in India due to a rise in prices. Photograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters/Reuters Demand in Q2CY24 was 149.7 tonnes – a 5 per cent drop compared to 158.1......

Budget Encourages Gold Rush

'Customers are coming in; if they aren't buying, they are at least visiting the stores, which was not the case before the Budget.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Union Budget 2024 remains largely neutral for stock markets in India

Overall market reaction to the Budget was neutral. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investors absorbed the changes to the tax rates (positive for salaried class) and capital gains taxes......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Dedh Bigha Zameen: Pratik Gandhi's Show All The Way

Pratik Gandhi once again proves that he is an actor who can bring any character to life with his dedication to his craft and instinctive understanding of what the role requires, observes Deepa......

Why Was Richa Upset With Bhansali?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Richa Chadha/Instagram Richa Chadha is basking in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar's success and expressed her gratitude by sharing a series of behind-the-scenes pictures.......

Sobhita Chills In Cannes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram The gorgeous Sobhita Dhulipala makes her debut at Cannes, and she makes sure to share pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond......

Jurel in the Crown: Journey of Kargil war veteran's son Dhruv

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel was handed his maiden Test cap during India’s third Test against England in Rajkot. Photograph: BCCI The year was 2014. A small boy in his teens stood in front of Noida's......

World champs Aditi and Deotale's journey started from same sugarcane farmland

IMAGE: Ojas Deotale became the world champion when he bagged the compound men's title. Photograph: World Archery/Twitter Pravin Sawant, a police constable in Satara in Maharashtra, now hopes his......