Dharmendra Pradhan, Maneka Gandhi among key contestants in 6th phase

Voting for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories, including all the seven seats in Delhi and the......

Kejriwal will continue as Delhi CM: AAP after HC remarks

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday asserted that Arvind Kejriwal will remain the chief minister of Delhi as it downplayed the High Court's observations that no person who holds this post can be......

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket

12 of the 20 MPs with the highest winning margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have not been re-nominated by their parties for the 2024 general elections. IMAGE: A Bharatiya Janata Party supporter......

HC admits CBI plea against acquittal of A Raja, 16 others in 2G scam case

The Delhi high court Friday admitted a Central Bureau of Investigation appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and 16 others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, paving......

Private banks' bottom line remains healthy in Q1, bad loans inch up

Private banks’ net profit grew 26.3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 48,982 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024 (Q1FY25) owing to healthy growth in credit and other income.......

Customs duty cut on silver likely to give Centre breather for now

The steep cut in Customs duty on silver in the FY25 Budget to 6 per cent from 15 per cent may provide the government temporary relief by checking the spurt in silver imports from the United Arab......

How to make India an electronic & semiconductor products nation

A task force set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) for transforming India into an “electronic and semiconductor products” nation is on the verge of......

ICAI, MCA secretary discuss road map to create big Indian companies

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has held discussions with ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) secretary Manoj Govil on the ‘Aggregation of CA Firms’ and the......

Is Erica The MOST GLAMOROUS TV Star?

The television fraternity attended the Iconic Gold Awards over the weekend. Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar brings us glimpses of the starry night. Please click on the images......

Bollywood's GHOSTBUSTERS

Bhoot Police takes on ghosts even as Saif Ali Khan doesn't believe in them. Interestingly, this is a character Bollywood seems to love. So we've had ghostbusters -- and they come in all sizes,......

Mumbai Saga review

For audiences who love gangster dramas, there is a lot of fun in store, promises Joginder Tuteja. I love masala films, especially when they belong to the gangster action thriller genre. Over the......

Deepika is no stranger to hatred

'The vitriol against Deepika Padukone, who is a hugely popular star, will fade over time. But let's not forget what caused it,' says Shuma Raha. IMAGE: Deepika Padukone at JNU. Photograph: ANI......

'Only one point agenda should be Indian cricket'

'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.' IMAGE: Ajit Agarkar, who took more than 300 international wickets in a decade-long career for India, was......

Talent or Favouritism? The curious case of KL Rahul!

IMAGE: KL Rahul is undergoing a prolonged lean patch. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images KL Rahul's continuation in the Test team, despite his repeated failures, is proving to be one of the......

Ranji Trophy: Akash Deep's five-for rocks Haryana

IMAGE: Skipper Himmat Singh (65*) and Vaibhav Rawal (68*) led the charge for Delhi as they took an innings lead against Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Pacer Akash Deep grabbed a......

Ranji: Bengal lose three in chase of 177 against Baroda

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir moved to 18/1 in the second innings after Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh led from the front with the bat on Day 3 on......

Ranji Trophy: Bengal in command over Uttarakhand; Avesh takes 5

A summary of all the action from Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh and India pacer Avesh Khan picked 5 wickets against Vidarbha on Wednesday. Photograph: Windies......