UP polls: Victory margin less than 5,000 in 49 seats

The victory margin of 49 candidates was less than 5,000 votes in the recently-concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. IMAGE: A man dressed up as Lord Hanuman as BJP supporters celebrate party's......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Cong gives tickets to sons of Gehlot, Jaswant Singh

The Congress late on Thursday night issued a list of 31 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, fielding Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav from Jodhpur and former Bharatiya Janata......

4 AIIMS doctors move HC against reservation policy

Challenging the decision of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to reserve 50 percent seats in the hospital's super-speciality departments, four resident doctors from the institute have......

Traders' body asks top industrialists to join 'boycott China' campaign

Traders' body CAIT on Wednesday wrote to Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani and 50 other captains of India Inc, including Ratan Tata, Azim Premji, Gautam Adani, Ajay Piramal, Anand Mahindra......

'He comes out with so many novel ideas'

'The trading community will be a priority for Modi when he forms the next government.'Subhayan Chakraborty and Nivedita Mookerji report. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Five years ago, then......

M&A deal top $100 billion in 2018

Dealmakers and advisors feel investors are shifting their focus to Asia Pacific, especially India, owing to geopolitical instability driven by events such as Brexit and protectionist trade wars.......

100% FDI in retail: What it actually means

The Cabinet approval would help more than 200 fashion and apparel brands who are lined up to enter India, including international labels such as Avva, Colin’s, Damat, Tudba Deri and Dufy......

INTERESTING Web series COMING UP!

There is so much coming up on OTT these days! New shows, across genres, are arriving with a rapid frequency on the digital platform and making television viewing a lot of fun. Joginder Tuteja looks......

Box Office: Jabariya Jodi flops

Jabariya Jodi sees a poor opening, and fails at the box office. Pranaam finds no footfalls. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Jabariya Jodi Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth......

Wish list: What if Ileana was cast in Friends?

What if we these popular American television series were made in India? After remaking every film in sight, how could television be spared? The most interesting writing in America can currently be......

Review: Finding Fanny, discovering brilliance

Finding Fanny is a fine blend of soulful musings and nuanced filmmaking, feels Sukanya Verma. Finding Fanny opens to the sound of a loud sob and barking dogs.   Somewhere in fictitious......

Sethi wins world pro billiards

Billiards ace Geet Sethi regained the World Professional title in the three-ball game after seven years in Wales, the United Kingdom, defeating England's Lee Lagan by over 1000 points in the......

Tough task ahead for Alok

Alok Kumar would face a tough battle to repeat his last year's double crown winning feat in the National Billiards and Snooker championship, commencing at Mumbai on Saturday at the suburban......