Sidda's advisor quits, cites grants shortage due to poll guarantees

Aland Congress MLA BR Patil, who resigned as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's political advisor, alleged on Sunday that, like other MLAs, he was not receiving grants due to the pre-poll guarantee......

Budget allocation makes Census unlikely this year too

If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on......

Will BJP give in to these demands of Bihar allies JD-U, LJP?

Bharatiya Janata Party ally Janata Dal-United has sought an extension in the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the bills proposing simultaneous elections, while another......

Delhi records over 60% voter turnout amid fake voting charges

Delhi recorded 60.10 percent voter turnout in the assembly polls on Wednesday amid charges of malpractices including money distribution and fake voting by both Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata......

'RBI has a tough balancing act to do'

'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......

Prosperity Is Not India's Birth Right

If growth reverts to the pre-Covid level, a lot of people may have to temper their rosy optimism, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   What seemed like a......

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners. IMAGE: Farmers harvest potatoes in the......

'Human Beings Are Like Trees, We Keep Growing Till...'

'Your relationship with your child is changing every single day, ditto your relationship with your parents.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Gul Panag/Instagram What makes interviewing Gul Panag always......

'2.5 Inch Knife Removed From Saif's Spine'

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Saif Ali Khan sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a knife lodged in it. A surgery was performed to remove the 2.5-inch-long knife......

Pushpa 2 Marching To 800 Crore Club!

IMAGE: Allu Arjun in Pushpa 2. The Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rule is the first film in the Rs 700 Crore Club (Rs 7 billion). Last year, Pathaan had kickstarted the campaign for films that......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

Samson OUT for months: IPL in doubt?

IMAGE: Sanju Samson was hit off the third ball bowled by Jofra Archer which was close to 150 clicks. Photograph: BCCI Star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has fractured his index finger after......

Chakravarthy added to ODI squad for Eng series

Mystery spinner bowls in nets as India prep for three-match ODI series vs England IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy finished the just concluded T20I series against England with 14 wickets to his credit.......

Big development coming in from ICC ahead of Champions Trophy...

Was Pakistan's unpreparedness for Champions Trophy responsible for ICC CEO Sam Allardyce's resignation?   IMAGE: The 2024 T20 World Cup flop in the USA is also being pinned on Sam Allardyce,......

No major calls at BCCI's review meeting

IMAGE: The BCCI held a meeting, in Mumbai, on Saturday, to review India's debacle the Test series Down Under. Photograph: ICC/X India's disastrous tour of Australia was reviewed by the BCCI in......

Afghanistan cricket reeling under sex apartheid

'We are committed to leveraging our influence constructively to support the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in fostering cricket development and ensuring playing opportunities for both men and......