Amid the ongoing row over the controversial appointment of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar under the disability quota, senior bureaucrat in Telangana Smita Sabharwal courted controversy by......
Asaduddin Owaisi, who was once the leader of a little-known outfit confined to the old city of Hyderabad, has emerged as a powerful voice of Muslims in the country in recent years. IMAGE: All......
At least 15 Muslim candidates have won Lok Sabha seats across the country, including the Trinamool Congress nominee and former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan who secured a comfortable victory over......
This election will be remembered for being the first election where the Election Commission failed to take action on gross violations involving the ruling party that repeatedly used religion,......
A voter turnout of nearly 63 percent was recorded on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections covering 96 constituencies spread over 10 states and Union Territories, with scattered......
Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......
Recovery of the Indian economy depends to a great extent on acceleration in the spending of these relatively richer households, explains Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com ......
While Dhanlaxmi Bank faces governance issues similar to those in Lakshmi Vilas Bank, the financial profile of the Kerala-based bank is better. Shareholders of Thrissur-based Dhanlaxmi Bank on......
The acid test for a GI product, therefore, is whether the consumers perceive it to originate from a certain geography and attribute the qualities, characteristics or reputation to that region.Latha......
In the European countries, one of the pivotal issues is quality control. Once a product is granted GI there is little possibility of fakes, which is not the case in India Be it ‘Basmati......
Film families celebrate Diwali with memorable pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy NTR Jr/Instagram Jr NTR, wife Lakshmi Pranathi and their sons Abhay Ram and Bhargav Ram make the......
Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani wed at the Jio World Convention Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex, north west Mumbai, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures star guests at......
Actors share adorable moments with their mums on Mother's Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Naga Chaitanya Akkineni/Instagram Naga Chaitanyaand his mum Lakshmi Daggubati celebrate Mother's Day with......
The star-studded Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani'S pre-wedding festivities spilled over to Day 3, as celebs continued to have a grand time in Jamnagar. The Gala Night saw stars in traditional......
Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan. Seconds into the song, Zinda Banda, from Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan,......
Sharath Kamal a 'nondescript sportsman' to be flag-bearer in Paris Olympics, protest TN athletics officials against Kamal as flag bearer IMAGE: Leaving out Neeraj Chopra as flag-bearer in......
A mega film star and a sports star came together in one frame. Five-time world champion Mary Kom was felicitated by superstar Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden residence in Chennai. Mary Kom was in......
IMAGE: India’s Shiva Thapa ((blue) in action. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images. Asian silver-medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri entered the finals while five other......
Milkha Singh, one of India's greatest athletes, is supporting the Indian Wheelchair Basketball team and its crowdfunding campaign to travel to Thailand for the Asia Oceania championship. India's......
Adille Sumariwalla was re-elected unopposed as the president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for a second term at its Annual General Body Meeting in New Delhi on Friday. Sumariwalla was the......