Why Nitish Supports '1 Nation, 1 Poll'

Nitish Kumar wants to assure the BJP that he will continue to be a part of the NDA.But he also wants to secure a larger number of seats for his party in the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar.......

NDA allies get 11 ministerial positions

Bharatiya Janata Party's National Democratic Alliance partners have got five cabinet ministerial berths in the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as against none in the outgoing......

What Delhi duties does Modi plan for Shivraj Singh?

Madhya Pradesh's longest-serving chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to play an important role in national politics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

RBI likely to hold repo rate at 6.5% on June 8

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will maintain the policy repo rate at 6.5 per cent during its upcoming June 8 announcement, considering the easing of retail inflation in April and the potential for......

Private Credit: PE Players Want To Plunge

More and more PE players are willing to test the waters now, just in case they become early entrants in a future booming business. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   India's potentially......

PE firm Multiples looks to raise $10 billion by 2030

Of the amount, the home-grown private equity player founded by Renuka Ramnath plans to deploy $8 billion in various companies as part of its blueprint for growth. Illustration: Uttam......

Media & entertainment space gets new PE fund

In what is amongst the first focused fund in the space, India Media Entertainment Fund (IMEF) is raising Rs 500 crore, which will provide both equity as well as instruments like non-convertible......

'We almost went bankrupt'

'Bottomline, hairline and waistline -- you have to watch them always.' IMAGE: Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Ltd. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Let's film him here.........

What Anupam Kher thinks of SRK and Aamir

A revealing excerpt from Anupam Kher's Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly: An Autobiography. IMAGE: Anupam Kher flanked by Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.   Over the years, I have enjoyed......

President Ram Nath Kovind meets Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar had a unique guest visiting her home on Sunday. President Ram Nath Kovind dropped in, overwhelming India's Nightingale.  'Namaskar, was deeply honoured and humbled, when the......

Dhoni joins Army troops in militancy-infested Kashmir

IMAGE: A file image of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's visit to the border. Photograph: MS Dhoni/Instagram Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army, joined Army......

Cotterell salutes 'true patriot' Dhoni

IMAGE: West Indies' Sheldon Cotterell gained popularity for his trademark celebrations during the recently-concluded World Cup. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters West Indies......

Sports shorts: Two wins for Yuki in Tashkent Challenger

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri had little to do in his opening singles match at the ATP Tashkent Open. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Yuki Bhambri advanced to the singles second round of the ATP......

India's Best 'Kar' XII: Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Wadekar, Vengsarkar...

Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Vijay Manjrekar and Eknath Solkar are among the 17 cricketers from Maharashtra who have the 'Kar' suffix in their surnames and have......