RSS leader takes U-turn after 'stopped at 240' dig at BJP

Amid the controversy over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar's remark of calling Bharatiya Janata Party arrogant which restricted it to 240 and terming INDIA bloc anti-Ram, the......

Ex-Congressman Bittu is BJP's anti-Khalistan face in Punjab

BJP leader Amit Shah in a poll rally last month had asked people of Ludhiana to send Ravneet Singh Bittu to Parliament, promising them that he will make him a 'bada aadmi' (a big man). Even though......

Memes the weapon of choice as election wars go digital

From attacking political opponents to raising awareness among the electorate, colourful memes, including many drawing humorous elements from popular Bollywood films, have flooded social media as......

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility

It is only the Indian approach of holding on to multiple realities and contradictory ideas simultaneously that is likely to deliver peace and progress.Binary logic is out of sync with reality,......

LIC is world's fourth-largest insurer: S&P Global

Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world, according to a ranking based on life and accident & health reserves of companies in 2022 by......

BharatPe Fraud: Ashneer Grover, wife Madhuri stopped at Delhi airport

BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain were stopped at the Delhi international airport following a look out circular issued against them in the alleged fraud at the fintech......

Why everyone wants a pie of Adani Green Energy

French energy giant TotalEnergies SE's $300 million investment in clean energy projects of Adani Green Energy Ltd has taken the total investments poured in by global investors in India's largest......

Private equity dealings at listed firms to face shareholders' test

The special privileges granted to private equity (PE) investors by listed companies are set to go through shareholders’ test. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Under new rules introduced......

'I Wanted To Make A Happy Film'

'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.' IMAGE: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana with Divya Dutta and Sakshi Tanwar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tahira Kashyap......

Kill Review: The Great Train Rampage

An ultra-violent film about violence, Kill's greatest accomplishment isn't its death count alone but to challenge our perception of violence, observes Sukanya Verma. 'Aise kaun marta hai, bey?'......

'For Me, Light And Shade Is The Melody'

Santosh Sivan Sivan is the first Asian to receive the prestigious Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honour at the Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates outstanding contributions......

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.''Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.' Photograph: Kind......

Rohit reveals dance move inspired by Chahal, Kuldeep

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma’s walk during the T20 World Cup victory ceremony is still the talk of the town. Photograph: BCCI/X Following their thrilling T20 World Cup victory, the Indian cricket......

'Bumrah is a jewel'

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah won the Player of the Match for his spell of 3 for 14 against Pakistan, in New York, on Sunday. Photograph: ICC/X Following his side's narrow six-run win over Pakistan in......

Sachin Dhas: The prodigy who defied all odds

Living up to name: Beed's Little Sachin Dhas lives his father's dream IMAGE: Sachin Dhas smashed a brilliant 96 from 95 balls, hitting 11 fours and a six in the semi-final against South......

Satwik-Chirag duo ready to dominate BWF Worlds

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their dominant run. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and men's doubles......

I was mentally ready to bat at number four: Jadeja

'I just play according to the situation whenever I go out there. In T20, you don't have much time to think, you just go out there and express yourself. I just have to score runs while batting and......