'Imposing Hindi Will Affect BJP's Prospects In Tamil Nadu'

'The vast majority of BJP supporters in Tamil Nadu can't speak any language other than Tamil.''When rural Tamil Nadu can't speak any other language than Tamil, how are they going to convince them......

What You Must Know About The Emergency

During the Emergency Indira Gandhi acquired absolute power. Lakhs of political opponents, students, activists were arrested. IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with her younger son Sanjay Gandhi. Photograph:......

Pune bus rape: Search for accused intensified; encounter squad revival urged

The police on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information about the history-sheeter who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune's Swargate bus station and deployed......

Why The Census Is Important

It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and- a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in......

Budget 2025: Rs 1.88 lakh crore outlay for rural development

The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. IMAGE: Ministry of Rural......

India Inc to clock 7-8% revenue growth in Q4

Domestic rating agency ICRA on Monday said Indian companies are likely to clock 7-8 per cent revenue growth during the March quarter of the current fiscal year, led by revival in rural demand and......

Budget 2025: FM announces 1.5 lakh rural post offices

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced the government's plan to transform India into a large logistics organisation with 1.5 lakh rural post offices. Image only for......

Budget sets a comprehensive blueprint for India's economic growth

Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman has presented a forward-looking Budget, reinforcing the government’s commitment to 'Reform, Perform, and Transform’. Photograph: Rahul......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

'We Sometimes Underestimate Our Parents'

'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because they just love their children.''Sometimes it's just that simple. That is what I wanted to show in this film.'......

Odisha cabinet nod to Rs 4124 cr project for sports facilities!

  IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives The Odisha government has approved a new project for construction of stadiums in all 314 blocks of......

Hyderabad FC sign teen prodigy Mohammed Kaif

IMAGE: Zinc Football's Mohammed Kaif was part of the Indian team at the 2023 Under-16 SAFF Tournament. Photograph: Hindustan Zinc/X Sixteen-year-old defender Mohammed Kaif, a product of Zinc......