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UP Dalits abandon BJP? Wins 8 of 17 SC seats, lowest in 3 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been performing well on the Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh in the last two general elections, has got a jolt in the latest......

Akhilesh's party chief whip resigns amid voting for Rajya Sabha polls

Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey on Tuesday resigned from the post of party chief whip a day after he skipped a meeting called by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on the Rajya Sabha elections.......

Ahead of RS polls, chief whip among 8 SP MLAs skip Akhilesh's meeting

As many as eight MLAs of the Samajwadi Party did not attend a meeting called by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, a day before the voting for the Rajya Sabha elections. IMAGE: SP chief......

MLAs loyal to Kamal Nath in Delhi amid switch to BJP buzz

Around half a dozen Madhya Pradesh MLAs loyal to senior Congress leader Kamal Nath reached Delhi on Sunday amid speculation that he and his MP son Nakul Nath are set to join the ruling Bhartiya......

Protesting farmers stopped from marching to Parliament

Thousands of farmers from around 100 villages of Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday took to the streets seeking hiked compensation for lands acquired by the government, bringing traffic to a......

Trade on road to recovery but Indian firms tread cautiously

Truck movements across the India-Bangladesh border are on the rise, with increasing rentals signalling a trade recovery between the two South Asian nations. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Yet,......

What India Inc says about Budget 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic.......

MapMyIndia plans to go public, raise Rs 1,200 crore

India’s first home-grown mapping company MapMyIndia is looking to list in the public market by raising around Rs 1,200 crore at a Rs 6,000-crore valuation. Sources said the company is ready......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I......

What ails the Indian economy?

Two prominent economists -- Dr Rakesh Mohan, former RBI deputy governor, and Dr Pronab Sen, former chairman of the Indian Statistical Commission -- discuss with Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore about......

Take The Karan Arjun Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out how much you know about the Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan starrer. A village stuck in time, a mother's wait of a lifetime, brothers reborn to exact revenge from a......

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review: Stree, Lies & Videotape

Between tons of sexual innuendo and Kapil Sharma brand of slapstick gags characterised in loud caricatures, moronic behaviour, flimsy wigs and cartoonish rhythm, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video's......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

Pashmina-Rohit Send You Love

A special screening of Ishq Vishk Rebound, was held in Mumbai last week and industry folk came forward to support the young actors in it: Rohit Saraf, Pashmina Roshan, Jibraan Khan and Naila......

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Review: Robo Rom-Com

A feeble fable masquerading as a robo rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya aspires to address what unrealistic expectations in a relationship can lead to, observes Sukanya Verma. Joining the......

Bihar cricket: Factionalism rears ugly head again

IMAGE: Bihar fielded two teams for their Ranji Trophy match. Photograph: Screengrab/X Factionalism is nothing new to Bihar cricket and the ugly infighting that has been running well over two......

Supreme Court issues direction to Azharuddin-led HCA

'Cricket has gone somewhere else and politics has taken precedence.' IMAGE: Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohammed Azharuddin. Photograph: BCCI The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed......

Vijay Hazare: Karnataka seal last-8 berth

IMAGE: Devdutt Padikkal continued his terrific form ahead of the IPL. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Young Karnataka sensation Devdutt Padikkal continued his terrific form ahead of the IPL with a third......

SAI announces selection trials, top gymnasts concerned

Over 12 top level gymnasts have already written to SAI, Sports Ministry and GFI, expressing concerns regarding the trials. IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar's mentor and coach Bishweshwar Nandi, a Dronacharya......

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