'Omar Will Be Sure Shot Chief Minister'

'INDIA will easily cross 50 seats out of 90 in Jammu and Kashmir.' IMAGE: Omar Abdullah hits the campaign trail in Budgam. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Twenty four years is a long time......

Waqf bill sent to joint parliamentary panel after heated debate

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary panel after a heated debate, with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to......

Are These Parliament's Formidable MPs?

What would Parliament be without these nine ladies?   IMAGE: This is likely Congress MP Sonia Gandhi's final term in Parliament, having declared her intention to retire from politics.Soniaji......

Congress Challenge: Keep Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar Happy

There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying the hatchet among top leaders and not washing dirty linen in public can help, says Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

Drought: How govt bungling can hurt economy

The government's decision to downplay the monsoon's failure has only worsened its credibility and will lead to a worse panic, says Shreekant Sambrani. Some things never change. My previous column......

Raksha Bandhan Review

Dangerous messaging punctuates every ounce of its storyline wherein dowry is normalised, the kidney is a small price to pay for it, observes Sukanya Verma. Raksha Bandhan is like Lalita Pawar.......

Box Office: Slow start for Sui Dhaaga, but may do well

The hits and misses of the week. Sui Dhaaga saw an average opening at the box office, but it has grown by leaps and bounds over the weekend to rate as above average. It is showing potential to do......

Box Office: Batti Gul Meter Chalu below average

The hits and misses of the week. Batti Gul Meter Chalu saw a weak opening at the box office. Despite a marginal improvement over the weekend, the film remains below average. Manto had a limited......

Box Office: Manmarziyaan is below average

The hits and misses of the week. Manmarziyaan saw a weak opening, improving slightly over the weekend. It won't help much and keep the film below average. Love Sonia and Mitron fared poorly at the......

What are Sunny and Vengsarkar doing at Wankhede?

Cricketing legends Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar received yet another tribute in their native Mumbai when the Sunil Gavaskar Box and Dilip Vengsarkar Stand were inaugurated at the city's......

Ranji roundup: Jaggi hits unbeaten ton on Day 2

IMAGE: Chhattisgarh batsman Amandeep Khare being greeted by teammate after his double century during the Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha at VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Photograph: PTI Ishank Jaggi......

'One-state, one-vote' may dilute standard of Ranji: Gavaskar

'Not every county plays county cricket in England and not every state plays shield cricket in Australia' Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he feared that the Supreme Court-appointed Justice......

Can pressure-free India overpower in-form Bangladesh?

'Even though Bangladesh are playing their best cricket, this is a happy Indian side that has mastered the art of winning crunch games' India's Virat Kohli plays football during a practice session......

World Cup Fanzone: Sunny, sielfies and more...

Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar takes a selfie with Indian fans. Photograph: Vipin Pawar/Solaris Photos As India took on the United Arab Emirates at Perth in a Pool B World Cup match,......