Shinde to KTR: 'Become our partner'

Here's what happened when Eknath Shinde, Nitin Gadkari and K T Rama Rao met at the Gateway of India.Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Hitesh Harisinghani listened in. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief......

Naveen Patnaik announces four BJD candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

Odisha Chief Minister and ruling Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced names of four candidates of his party for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The Biju Janata Dal......

6 workers killed in fire in chemical factory in AP

At least six workers were charred to death and 12 others grievously injured when a reactor in a chemical factory at Akkireddigudem village in the new Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, blew up and......

'No point meeting Modi-Shah'

'Many veteran leaders in the Odisha BJP had met them, but their problems were never sorted out.' IMAGE: Bharat Rashtra Samithi founder and Telangana Chief Minister K Chadrasekhar Rao, left, with......

'A rate cut likely over the next couple of months'

The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate at 7.25 percent on Tuesday, pausing as widely expected after a spike in food prices sent consumer inflation to an eight-month high. All but four of 51......

Too early for optimism on trade balance

The recent fall in commodity prices might not be sufficient to bring down the country’s widening current account deficit (CAD). Experts say more is needed for a significant change in this......

Wait till April for rate cut by RBI: Poll

Despite inflation easing, experts see RBI maintaining status quo on Dec 2 India Inc, it appears, might have to wait until the first quarter of next financial year for a reduction in the policy......

RBI's April 1 policy guidance might be limited to next review

In its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2014-15, scheduled for April 1, the Reserve Bank of India might give an estimate of interest rates only for the period up to the next policy......

Get Your Sex Education On OTT

Thank You For Coming recently discussed female desire and a 32-year-old woman's lack of an orgasm despite a vigorous sex life. Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and......

Music review: Guru En Aalu

Actor Madhavan seems to be in for a spot of clover: he's a part of the remake of Hindi's Yes Boss which is morphing into the Tamil Guru En Aalu, produced by KRG Movies International and directed by......

Music review: Arasangam

Initial copies of the audio album of actor-turned politician, Vijayakanth's 150th film Arasangam were, it is reported, lapped up by his party followers on the very first day of the music launch --......

Muthal Kanavae: Mixed bag

Muthal Kanavae is a one-man show-- story, screenplay, dialogue, lyrics, and direction-- by Balamurugan. Srikanth Deva scores the music. The album opens aesthetically with Mudhal mudhal, a lilting......

Prasanna Rao draws with top seed Aleksandrov

Local youngster Prasanna Rao, an International Master, surprisingly held top seed Aleksandrov Aleksey of Belarus to a draw in the fourth round of the 4th Mayor's Cup International Chess Tournament......

How 1974 Ranji Trophy win shaped Karnataka cricket

'It was an inspiration for all of us. Right from our U15 and U17 tours, all we could hear was how Karnataka beat the mighty Bombay' Photograph: Kind courtesy GR Viswanath/Instagram Warm spells of......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

'There will never be another Bishan Bedi'

'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...' Cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away into the ages on October 23, 2023.Regarded as one of the greatest spinners to have played the game,......

Anand loses again; Harikrishna, Abhijeet among leaders in Gibraltar

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand continued to struggle in his first open tournament in 23 years as he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of French Grandmaster Adrien Demuth in the fifth......