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......

Money laundering a big threat to online gaming and digital economy: Report

The fast-growing Indian online gaming sector is facing a significant threat from money laundering, necessitating urgent steps to ensure its sustained success and protect the country's robust......

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)......

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......

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag storm into semis; Lakshya ousted

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action during the China Masters tournament in Shenzhen, China, on Friday. Photograph: BAI Media/X Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

In-form Fritz beats De Minaur at ATP Finals

IMAGE: Taylor Fritz of the U.S. reacts during his singles group stage match against Australia's Alex de Minaur. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Taylor Fritz moved closer to the semis of......

Lyon has more complete game than Ashwin: Paul Adams

IMAGE: Ashwin in action for India against Bangladesh. Photograph: BCCI Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, expected to play a vital role in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, is a more......

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......