Maha polls: Parties need to justify picking tainted nominees, says CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday expressed concern over the 'apathy' of urban and young voters in Maharashtra, and said efforts are being made to ensure maximum polling in the......

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

CBI to probe financial irregularities at RG Kar hospital

The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered the transfer of the probe into the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal Sandip......

Lower input costs may aid pharma firms' Q2 margins

Analysts are expecting pharmaceutical companies to post sales growth of 10-11 per cent in the second quarter this financial year while the Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and......

What The Retail Investor Must Know

Many are attracted by the potential for large gains, but don't necessarily seem to understand that a single trade gone wrong can wipe out their accumulated profits. Illustration: Dominic......

RBI's inflation caution may halt FMCG rally

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) caution on inflation, highlighted during the recent monetary policy meeting, may put investors’ faith in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG)......

Sensex plunges 1,769 pts to 3-week low, investors lose Rs 9.78 lakh cr

Benchmark BSE Sensex tanked 1,769 points to slide to a three-week low on Thursday as a spiralling conflict in West Asia triggered selling in oil, banking and auto shares, wiping out Rs 9.78 lakh......

Last Action Hero: Vijay's Cinematic Legacy

As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks at his glorious filmography. IMAGE: Vijay in his debut film Naalaiya Theerpu. Two muscular hands lifting dumbbells come into......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

The Real Reason Why Movies Are Flopping

The consistently heavy downpour of films, shows, events, videos and whatnot is causing economic disruption. IMAGE: Alaya F and Tiger Shroff's Bade Miya Chote Miyan is among the year's biggest......

Sabalenka opens WTA Finals with sweep

IMAGE: Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her women's singles group stage match against China's Qinwen Zheng. Photograph: WTA/X No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus had little......

Zheng storms into Pan Pacific Open Final; Shelton upsets Rublev

Zheng downs Shnaider to book Kenin clash in Tokyo final IMAGE: Zheng Qinwen sealed a spot in the final in Tokyo for a second time in her career. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Zheng Qinwen......

Ranji Trophy: Gaikwad stuns Mumbai despite Iyer's ton

Gaikwad leads strong Maharashtra response after Iyer's ton lifts Mumbai IMAGE: RUturaj Gaikwad celebrate with team-mates. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ruturaj Gaikwad hit an unbeaten 80 to lead a......

Djokovic's 100th title dream shattered: Sinner claims Shanghai Masters

IMAGE: Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Novak Djokovic's bid to add a 100th singles......

Bopanna-Dodig advance at Shanghai Masters

  IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna is the only Indian remaining at the ongoing Shanghai Open. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters India's Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig cherished their......