Nitish, Naidu hold key to Modi 3.0 as BJP falls short of majority

With the Bharatiya Janata Party falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the National Democratic Alliance partners to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and......

4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory......

From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

Nitish Kumar: Longest-serving Bihar CM despite JD-U's majority challenges

Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar has distinguished himself as a leader who ruled Bihar for the longest time, without his party having ever won a majority on its own. IMAGE: Bihar acting CM......

Soccer Extras: City earn record revenue for 2018-19

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Pep Guardiola's men won an unprecedented domestic treble last season, while the women's team won the FA Cup and the Women's Super......

PIX: Toothless Barca held by Slavia; Liverpool go top

A summary of Tuesday's Group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Slavia Prague goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar saves a shot from Barcelona's Lionel Messi during the Champions League Group F......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......