About 50% of newly elected MPs face criminal cases, highest so far: ADR

As many as 251 (46 percent) of the 543 newly elected Lok Sabha members have criminal cases registered against them and 27 of them have been convicted, according to an analysis by poll rights body......

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

How Many Crorepatis In Fifth Phase?

IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holds a mace with Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in Jhansi, May 14, 2024, for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.......

Licences of 14 Patanjali, Divya Pharma products suspended: U'khand to SC

The Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that manufacturing licenses of 14 products of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and Divya Pharmacy have been "suspended with......

UltraTech acquisition fuels market consolidation talks

Ultratech Cement’s acquisition of a 23 per cent stake in Tamil Nadu-based India Cements is another instance of growing consolidation in the cement market in India. Photograph: Jayanta......

IPO-bound startups find favour with investors amid funding resurgence

The tide of startup-funding is turning in India, with a rising trend of overall funding while the deal sizes grow bigger. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com However, the spotlight now is on......

Auto, BFSI dominated Q4 earnings circuit

Operating margins put the pedal to the metal on corporate earnings, fuelled by sector-wide Ebitda margin gains, driving net profits to victory in five straight quarters. Krishna Kant and Ram Prasad......

Bucking the trend: Indian startups regain lost funding ground, says report

Finally, some good news for the Indian startup ecosystem. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After four consecutive half-year periods of declining funding since 2022, the first half (H1) of......

Rohit opens up about his Test, ODI future

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma will captain India in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle and the Champions Trophy next year in February-March. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India captain Rohit......

Jasprit Bumrah Beyond Numbers

159 dismissals in 36 Tests, 149 dismissals in 89 ODIs, and 89 dismissals in 70 T20s are very good by any standards. And yet they don't speak to Jasprit Bumrah's true value and his special appeal,......

Wicket should be credited to Bishnoi: Avesh on flying catch

IMAGE: A screengrab of India's Ravi Bishnoi taking a blinder at backward point to dismiss Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett in the 3rd T20I in Harare, on Wednesday. Photograph: X Ravi Bishnoi's fielding......

'Our batting and bowling was remarkable': Gill

IMAGE:  Shubman Gill scored a half-century during the third T20 International against Zimbabwe. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X India captain Shubman Gill praised his team's "remarkable"......

2nd T20 PIX: Gill, Sundar shine as India down Zimbabwe

Images from the third T20 International between Zimbabwe and India in Harare on Wednesday. Scorecard IMAGE: India captain Shubman Gill celebrates his half-century during the third T20......