Tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai to be new Chhattisgarh CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday picked Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal leader, as the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh, ending the suspense over who will helm the state which the saffron......

Why Anti-Defection Law Needs Scrutiny

Should the anti-defection law in India exist only to prevent democratically elected governments from being toppled? Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Last month, Churchill Alemao, former......

Bengal panchayat polls: Cong, govt employees demand more central forces

Stating that 822 companies of central forces would not be adequate for free and fair panchayat elections in West Bengal, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday demanded......

Haath Se Haath Jodo: Congress' Next Move

To highlight alleged misgovernance by the present regime, its first nationwide campaign ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections. IMAGE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders......

Monsoon in slowdown phase, no progress in 5 days

The southwest monsoon's progress has slowed down as it has not made any progress for the past five days, the weathermen on Thursday said. "For the fifth consecutive day, the Northern Limit of......

Tihar to Talkatora, Subrata Roy's emotional yatra

  Subrata Roy turned up at a New Delhi stadium, best known for hosting the Commonwealth Games, last week as part of his country wide Abhaar Yatra.N Sundaresha Subramanian reports. Last......

Tesla's Gigafactory promises to change the world

The Powerwall 'will be great for India where there is a scarcity of electricity. The sun is there pretty much all day and there is no real good way to store its energy,' Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan......

Hike customs duty on ferro alloys

Ferro alloy refers to various alloys of iron, which are used in the production of mild steel, carbon steel, special alloy steel and stain less steel. India's steel production is increasing every......

When Om Puri deserved an Oscar

'I started learning to pull a rickshaw from two regular rickshaw-pullers.' 'Once I stopped at a roadside tea-stall to have a cup of tea.''It was early morning and two elderly customers were......

AICF offers 'dissidents' final chance

AICF Secretary and FIDE Vice-President P T Ummer Koya offered a final opportunity to players, led by GM Dibyendu Barua, whom he termed "dissidents", to return to the '64 squares' to help the......